Yanwath Primary School

Yanwath Primary School demonstrates a strong standard of performance across various domains, with an evident commitment to the holistic development of its pupils. The school prides itself on its inclusive approach, ensuring that all students, including those with special educational needs and/or disabilities, receive tailored support that allows them to thrive academically and socially. Robust systems for monitoring attendance and promoting high behaviour standards contribute to a positive learning environment, where pupils feel safe and respected. The leadership is focused on continuous improvement, maintaining high expectations and providing effective professional development for staff.

Strengths

• Pupils' attendance is consistently above national averages.
• Leaders are tenacious in understanding and supporting students' needs.
• The school fosters a calm and focused learning environment.
• Strong leadership with a clear vision for continuous improvement.
• High-quality training for staff that enhances teaching practices.
• Students achieve above average in national tests in reading, writing, and mathematics.
• Bullying is rare, and students report feeling safe.

Areas for Improvement

• Curriculum delivery in foundation subjects needs improvement to deepen student knowledge.
• Interactions in early years do not consistently build on individual children's learning needs.

Admissions: local authority offers data from the Department for Education. A school is oversubscribed when at least 5% of the families who put it first were not offered a place, and undersubscribed when everyone who put it first got in but 10% or more of its places were unfilled in the Department's school capacity survey (the latest survey is used for entry years it does not cover). Places: Department for Education, School capacity, from local authorities' annual survey as at 1 May. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024–25); the survey was not run in 2020. Places include sixth form places. Forecasts are the local authority's own for the school's planning area, an area it uses to plan places that is not the school's catchment area. The forecast starts from a head count in 2025; the dashed line is the Department's estimate of places in that area, including those the authority has firm plans for. Planned places are cumulative, and only those with firm plans are counted.

In 2024–25 pupils at Yanwath Primary School attended 96.6% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 3.4% of pupils were persistently absent, missing at least one session in ten (nationally 13.0%).

Sessions missed

Pupils persistently absent

Source: Department for Education, Pupil absence in schools in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Persistent absence means missing 10% or more of sessions; severe absence means 50% or more. No figures were published for 2019/20.

In 2024–25, 0.0% of pupils at Yanwath Primary School were suspended at least once (nationally 1.1%). No pupils were permanently excluded.

Pupils suspended at least once

Source: Department for Education, Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). A pupil can be suspended more than once, so suspensions per 100 pupils can be higher than the share of pupils suspended. Very small numbers are hidden by the DfE. Exclusion figures dropped in 2020 and 2021 because of school closures.

In 2025–26 Yanwath Primary School had 23.9 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 0.0% were no longer at the school a year later (nationally 15.7%).

Pupils per teacher

Teachers who left the school within a year

Source: Department for Education, School workforce in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Pupils per teacher counts full-time-equivalent pupils and teachers. Turnover is the share of a year's teachers (full-time equivalent) who were not at the school the following year, whether they moved to another school or left state-funded teaching. Turnover and sickness figures run one year behind the ratios. Sick leave is the share of teachers who took at least one day in the year, so it swings widely at small schools, where a few teachers can make it 0% or 100%. The national figures are for all state schools of the same type.

In 2025–26, 11.4% of pupils at Yanwath Primary School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 2.4% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 4.1%).

Pupils by main type of need

Source: Department for Education, Special educational needs in England (the 2025–26 school census). SEN support is extra help in school without an EHC plan. National figures are for all state-funded primary schools. Counts are as published, with small numbers not hidden.

In 2024–25 Yanwath Primary School received £5,470 and spent £5,981 for each of its 172 pupils. It ended the year with a deficit of £20,000 (-£117 per pupil).

Across all 17 schools of Cumbria Education Trust, income was £7,121 and spending £7,168 per pupil.

Income per pupil

Spending per pupil

Source: Department for Education, Financial Benchmarking and Insights Tool. Each year is the one the financial year ends in (2024 is 2023–24). Academy figures include a share of the trust's central services, shared out by pupil numbers, and are rounded to the nearest £1,000. Premises costs were defined differently from 2024, so compare them across that gap with care.

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All schools in Penrith · Westmorland and Furness local authority: places and applications

Yanwath Primary School is part of Cumbria Education Trust, which runs 17 schools. The nearest others:

• Tebay Primary School Penrith
• Petteril Bank School Carlisle
• Castle Carrock School Brampton
• Caldew Lea School Carlisle
• Yewdale School Carlisle
• Newtown Primary School Carlisle
• Kirkby Stephen Grammar School Kirkby Stephen
• The Queen Katherine School Kendal
• William Howard School Brampton
• Stramongate Primary School Kendal

What is Yanwath Primary School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Yanwath Primary School is Expected standard, from an inspection in May 2026.

When was Yanwath Primary School last inspected by Ofsted?

Yanwath Primary School was last inspected in May 2026.

How many pupils does Yanwath Primary School have?

Yanwath Primary School has 166 pupils on roll.

What age range does Yanwath Primary School cover?

Yanwath Primary School for pupils aged 3 to 11.

What are Yanwath Primary School's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 100% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Yanwath Primary School?

Yanwath Primary School is at Yanwath, Penrith, Cumbria, CA10 2LA.