St Catherine's Catholic Primary School, Penrith

State-Funded School

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North WestRegion

Westmorland and FurnessLocal Authority

Penrith and SolwayConstituency

CA11 9ELPostcode

5.5

Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

St Catherine's Catholic Primary School, Penrith is a state-funded primary for pupils aged 4–11, located in Westmorland and Furness, North West.

The school is rated Good by Ofsted. It currently serves 104 pupils. St Catherine's Catholic Primary School, Penrith is part of MATER CHRISTI MULTI-ACADEMY TRUST.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2022

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Good

Quality ofeducation

Good

Personaldevelopment

Good

Behaviour &attitudes

Good

Early yearsprovision

Good

Ethnicity

White

73%

Asian

Black

14%

Mixed

Any other group

Unclassified

<1%

Pupils

104

Total Pupils

39%Boys

61%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

14%

England average

27%

First language not English

34%

England average

22%

Young carers

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Primary
Age range: 4 – 11
Deprivation band: Less deprived
Total pupils: 104
IDACI quintile: 2 (More deprived)
MAT name: MATER CHRISTI MULTI-ACADEMY TRUST

Inspection history

Ofsted has published one graded inspection for this school. Ungraded and monitoring visits are not shown.

Report published					Overall
21 Sept 2022	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good

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.