Silloth Primary School

State-Funded School

silloth-primary-school-cumberland-north-west

North WestRegion

CumberlandLocal Authority

Penrith and SolwayConstituency

CA7 4DRPostcode

8.9

Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

Silloth Primary School is a state-funded primary for pupils aged 3–11, located in Cumberland, North West.

The school is rated Outstanding by Ofsted. It currently serves 185 pupils.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2017

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Outstanding

Early yearsprovision

Outstanding

Academic Performance

Well above average

Ranked against primary schools in England · 2023-24

Reading, writing & maths: 57%
Higher standard: 4%
Reading score: 102
Maths score: 101

Ethnicity

White

95%

Asian

<1%

Mixed

Chinese

<1%

Pupils

185

Total Pupils

57%Boys

43%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

18%

England average

27%

First language not English

England average

22%

Young carers

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Primary
Age range: 3 – 11
Deprivation band: Deprived
Total pupils: 185
IDACI quintile: 4 (Less deprived)

Inspection history

Ofsted has published one graded inspection for this school. The most recent ungraded inspection is shown below.

School remains Outstanding (Concerns)

Ungraded inspection on 10 July 2024. An ungraded inspection checks whether the existing grade still holds; it does not award a new one. Ofsted has scheduled a full graded inspection as a result.

Read the inspection letter on Ofsted

Report published					Overall
7 Sept 2017	Outstanding	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Outstanding

A grey dot means Ofsted did not report that judgement in the inspection of the day — the sub-judgements shown here were introduced with the 2019 framework.

Ofsted data as at 31 December 2024. A school may have been inspected since, or had an ungraded visit that does not change its grade — check Ofsted’s own record.