St Herbert's CofE (VA) Primary and Nursery School

State-Funded School

st-herberts-cofe-va-primary-and-nursery-school-cumberland-north-west

North WestRegion

CumberlandLocal Authority

Penrith and SolwayConstituency

CA12 4HZPostcode

5.5

Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

St Herbert's CofE (VA) Primary and Nursery School is a state-funded primary for pupils aged 3–11, located in Cumberland, North West.

The school is rated Good by Ofsted. It currently serves 266 pupils.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2024

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Good

Quality ofeducation

Good

Personaldevelopment

Good

Behaviour &attitudes

Good

Early yearsprovision

Good

Academic Performance

Around average

Ranked against primary schools in England · 2023-24

Reading, writing & maths: 57%
Higher standard: 17%
Reading score: 105
Maths score: 103

Ethnicity

White

87%

Asian

Mixed

Any other group

<1%

Unclassified

Pupils

266

Total Pupils

48%Boys

52%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

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: Least deprived
Total pupils: 266
IDACI quintile: 1 (Most deprived)

Inspection history

2 graded inspections published by Ofsted. Ungraded and monitoring visits are not shown.

Report published					Overall
25 Mar 2024	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good
28 Mar 2014	Good	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	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.