Penny Bridge CofE School
Primary schoolPenny Bridge CofE School is a primary school in Westmorland and Furness, for pupils aged 4 to 11. It had 123 pupils at the school census in January 2026.
Ofsted
Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026Good (overall), July 2024
- Inspection
- Graded inspection, 10 July 2024
- Overall effectiveness
- Good
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- 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, 58% of pupils at Penny Bridge CofE School met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, against 58% in Westmorland and Furness and 62% in England.
8% 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 | 58% | 58% | 62% |
| Reached the higher standard | 8% | 6% | 8% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 104 | 105 | 106 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 106 | 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.
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).