St Catherine's Catholic Primary School, Penrith
PENRITH · Westmorland and Furness
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About St Catherine's Catholic Primary School, Penrith
St Catherine's Catholic Primary School, Penrith is a primary academy in PENRITH, Westmorland and Furness. View current jobs, teaching vacancies and school support roles posted by the school.
MATER CHRISTI MULTI-ACADEMY TRUST is a Multi-academy trust. The trust operates 16 member schools: 14 primary schools, 2 secondary schools. Local authorities: Cumberland | Lancashire | Westmorland and Furness. Regions: North West. — from the MATER CHRISTI MULTI-ACADEMY TRUST public record.
St Catherine's Catholic Primary School, Penrith is a primary academy in PENRITH, Westmorland and Furness, part of MATER CHRISTI MULTI-ACADEMY TRUST. It has no live vacancies on SchoolJobs right now.
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School information
- Official name
- St Catherine's Catholic Primary School, Penrith
- Address
- Drovers Lane, St Catherine's Catholic Primary School
- Postcode
- CA11 9EL
- Country
- England
- Local authority
- Westmorland and Furness
- Parliamentary constituency
- Penrith and Solway
- URN (official identifier)
- 151052
- Establishment number
- 3315
- School status
- Open
- Education phase
- Primary
- Age range
- 4–11 years
- Gender intake
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Number of pupils
- 104
- As of November 2026
- Capacity
- 140
- School type
- Academy (converter)
- Governance
- Academy
- Academy trust
- MATER CHRISTI MULTI-ACADEMY TRUST
- Local authority
- Westmorland and Furness
- Headteacher
- Miss Rebecca Davies
- Ofsted inspection
- Last inspected as St Catherine's Catholic Primary School on 21 Jun 2022, before it became St Catherine's Catholic Primary School, Penrith (Good)Source: Ofsted management information · 30 Sep 2026 · Open Government Licence v3.0
- Official website
- www.st-catherines.cumbria.sch.uk
- Telephone
- 01768864612
- Date opened
- 1 Sep 2024
Source: get-information-schools.service.gov.uk . Official data last refreshed November 2026.
Pupils at St Catherine's Catholic Primary School, Penrith
| 2025/26 | This school | Westmorland and Furness | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils | 104 | 29,937 | 8,355,420 |
| Eligible for free school meals | 14.4% | 15.7% | 26.5% |
| SEN support | 17.3% | 15.0% | 14.6% |
| Education, health and care plan (EHCP) | 4.8% | 6.3% | 5.9% |
| First language other than English (EAL) | 33.7% | 5.4% | 21.6% |
Local authority and England figures are calculated from the same DfE school-level files across state-funded schools.
Source: Department for Education, Schools, pupils and their characteristics and Special educational needs in England , academic year 2025/26. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Ofsted inspection history
5 published inspections for St Catherine's Catholic Primary School, Penrith, including inspections of the school it replaced.
· Maintained Academy and School Short inspection
Read reportInspected as St Catherine's Catholic Primary School (URN 112305)
- Is safeguarding effective
- Yes
- Outcomes for S8 inspections that did not convert
- Yes - improving (good)
Report published 2 May 2017
· S5 Inspection
Read reportInspected as St Catherine's Catholic Primary School (URN 112305)
Overall effectiveness: Good
- Pupils' achievement
- Good
- Quality of teaching
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Behaviour and safety of pupils
- Good
Report published 19 Dec 2012
· S5 Inspection
Read reportInspected as St Catherine's Catholic Primary School (URN 112305)
Overall effectiveness: Satisfactory
- Pupils' achievement
- Satisfactory
- Quality of teaching
- Satisfactory
- Early years provision
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Behaviour and safety of pupils
- Good
Report published 14 Jun 2010
· S5 Reinspection
Read reportInspected as St Catherine's Catholic Primary School (URN 112305)
Overall effectiveness: Satisfactory
- Pupils' achievement
- Satisfactory
- Quality of teaching
- Satisfactory
- Early years provision
- Satisfactory
- Leadership and management
- Satisfactory
- Behaviour and safety of pupils
- Good
Report published 4 Jul 2007
· S5 Inspection
Read reportInspected as St Catherine's Catholic Primary School (URN 112305)
Overall effectiveness: Inadequate
- Category
- NTI
- Pupils' achievement
- Satisfactory
- Quality of teaching
- Inadequate
- Early years provision
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Inadequate
- Behaviour and safety of pupils
- Satisfactory
Report published 14 Mar 2006
Source: Ofsted, State-funded school inspections and outcomes: management information (files from 2005 to the latest monthly release; data checked 6 Nov 2026). Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Pupil absence at St Catherine's Catholic Primary School, Penrith
| 2025/26 (autumn and spring term) | This school | Westmorland and Furness | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overall absence (sessions missed) | 4.5% | 4.5% | 5.1% |
| Persistent absence (pupils missing 10%+) | 11.2% | 9.9% | 13.2% |
Local authority and England figures are for state-funded primary schools in the same release.
Source: Department for Education, Pupil absence in schools in England , 2025/26 autumn and spring terms. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Pupil premium at St Catherine's Catholic Primary School, Penrith
Deprivation pupil premium allocation for 2026 to 2027: £24,800 for 16 eligible pupils.
| Financial year 2026-27 | This school | Westmorland and Furness | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils eligible | 15.4% | 17.2% | 27.7% |
| Allocation per pupil on roll | £238 | £227 | £370 |
Deprivation pupil premium only; service child and looked-after children premiums are not published per school. Local authority and England figures use the same file.
Source: Department for Education, Pupil premium allocations 2026 to 2027 (September 2026) . Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
School finances at St Catherine's Catholic Primary School, Penrith
2024/25 academic year (academy accounts return) · Primary · 108 pupils. Excludes the trust's central costs.
| This school | Westmorland and Furness average (per pupil · % of spend) | England average (per pupil · % of spend) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total income | £773,000 £7,157 per pupil | £7,393 | £7,179 |
| Total spending | £727,000 £6,731 per pupil | £7,091 | £6,721 |
| Teaching staff | £215,000 £1,991 per pupil · 29.6% | £3,091 · 43.6% | £3,211 · 47.8% |
| Education support staff | £94,000 £870 per pupil · 12.9% | £1,587 · 22.4% | £1,313 · 19.5% |
| Supply and agency staff | £21,000 £194 per pupil · 2.9% | £231 · 3.3% | £203 · 3.0% |
| …of which agency supply | £21,000 £194 per pupil · 2.9% | £225 · 3.2% | £160 · 2.4% |
| In-year balance | £46,000 | ||
| Revenue reserve | £109,000 | ||
Finance data is from the official return for that year and may not reflect the school's current position. Averages are pupil-weighted and use the same return, year and phase.
Full detail on DfE's Financial Benchmarking and Insights Tool · Local authority finance averages
Source: Department for Education, Academies Accounts Return 2024/25 via FBIT data sources, checked 6 Nov 2026. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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Where is St Catherine's Catholic Primary School, Penrith?
Drovers Lane, St Catherine's Catholic Primary School, PENRITH, CA11 9EL
01768864612
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