Penruddock Primary School, Penrith
Data last updated 11 Sept 2026
Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Overall
Ofsted Insights
What This School Does Well
Penruddock Primary provides a warm, respectful environment where children feel safe and behave well. The school prioritises reading from the start with effective phonics teaching, and offers excellent enrichment opportunities including sports, music, trips and charity work. Staff build strong relationships with pupils and work closely with families to support all children's wellbeing.
Key Strengths
- Strong safeguarding culture with warm relationships between staff and pupils
- Effective early years provision with systematic phonics teaching
- High expectations for attendance and behaviour with rare bullying incidents
- Wide range of enrichment activities including music, sports, and charitable work
- Ambitious, broad curriculum with secure teacher subject knowledge
Areas for Improvement
- Some pupils do not make consistent connections between current and previous learning, limiting knowledge development
- Teachers do not routinely check pupils' prior knowledge before introducing new learning
- Gaps in foundational skills in reading, writing and maths for some disadvantaged pupils are not always identified or addressed
- Teachers lack confidence in adapting lessons for pupils with special needs
- The school's process for identifying and supporting pupils with SEND lacks rigour
Safeguarding
Safeguarding standards are met - leaders and governors fulfil responsibilities, maintain an open culture of safeguarding, and pupils feel safe.
Extracurricular Activities
Football, clubs, debating, music activities, sports, residential visit to York, conservation work for red squirrels, fundraising for charities
Penruddock Primary School provides a warm, safe environment where pupils behave well and enjoy coming to school. However, some pupils are not achieving as well as they could, with gaps in foundational skills and inconsistent connections between new and previous learning.
At a Glance
2.1%
Free School Meals
No
Boarding
Yes
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
No
Special Measures
Primary Performance (KS2)
Academic year 2025/26KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)
Reading has declined from 100% to 88%. Maths has improved from 67% to 75%. Writing has declined from 67% to 50%.
Class Sizes
17.0
Avg class size
17.0
KS2
3
Total classes
2024/25 academic year
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Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
86%
Available places
48 pupils
56 capacity
8 spare places available
Area Demand Pressure - Penrith
Based on MHCLG housing supply data for Penrith
Admissions Demand - Westmorland and Furness
Places available
2,627
Applications
1,698
Got 1st preference
97.9%
Got preferred school
99.4%
Primary admissions across Westmorland and Furness (2025/26)
Inspection History(13)
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SEN Provision
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Pupil Demographics
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School Funding
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Pupil Absence2024/25
3.29331%
Overall absence
4.34783%
Persistent absence
46
Enrolments
Absence trend
Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.
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