North Lakes School
Primary schoolNorth Lakes School is a primary school in Westmorland and Furness, for pupils aged 7 to 11. It had 161 pupils at the school census in January 2026.
Ofsted
Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026Good (overall), October 2023
- Inspection
- Graded inspection, 10 October 2023
- Overall effectiveness
- Good
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
Outcomes as Ofsted published them. Report cards (from November 2025) give no overall grade, and grades under different frameworks can’t be compared.
Results
Department for EducationIn 2024/25, 39% of pupils at North Lakes School met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, against 58% in Westmorland and Furness and 62% in England.
0% reached the higher standard (8% in England).
End of primary school (KS2)
2024/25| Measure | This school | Westmorland and Furness | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 39% | 58% | 62% |
| Reached the higher standard | 0% | 6% | 8% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 103 | 105 | 106 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 100 | 104 | 105 |
- Progress scores from KS1 to KS2 were not published for 2024/25, because the KS1 tests that give the starting point were cancelled in 2020 and 2021.
- Results reflect the pupils a school admits as well as its teaching, and a year's results can move a lot in a small school.
Schools nearby
In a straight line- Ullswater Community CollegeSecondary. Good (overall), April 2023. Attainment 8 of 39.5 (2025/26, provisional)390 m
- Queen Elizabeth Grammar School PenrithSecondary. Good (overall), January 2023. Attainment 8 of 65.2 (2025/26, provisional)520 m
- Brunswick SchoolPrimary. School remains Good, March 20231.1 km
- St Catherine's Catholic Primary School, PenrithPrimary. Good (overall), June 2022, before the school changed. 39% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)1.4 km
- Beaconside CofE Primary SchoolPrimary. School remains Good, June 2024. 51% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)1.4 km
- Hunter Hall SchoolIndependent. Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file1.9 km
Admissions and catchments are set by councils and schools, which Open Index doesn’t map. Every school in Westmorland and Furness
Where these figures come from
- Schools: the school lists of the Department for Education, the Welsh Government and the Scottish Government, with Ofsted’s latest inspections for England.
- Results: the Department for Education’s school performance tables (Open Government Licence).