Schools in Penrith

• 29open schools
• 27primary
• 2secondary

Schools near Penrith by distance

Schools whose official address gives Penrith as the town, in Westmorland and Furness, grouped by type.

Primary schools 27

• Beaconside CofE Primary School

  Primary · Voluntary aided school · ages 3 to 11 · 445 pupils

  Hutton Hill, Beaconside C of E Primary School, Penrith, CA11 8EN

  Ofsted 27 Jun 2024 (ungraded): School remains Good

  Church of England

• Brunswick School

  Primary · Community school · ages 3 to 7 · 140 pupils

  Brunswick Road, Penrith, CA11 7LX

  Ofsted 23 Mar 2023 (ungraded): School remains Good

• Calthwaite CofE School

  Primary · Voluntary aided school · ages 4 to 11 · 69 pupils

  Calthwaite, Penrith, CA11 9QT

  Ofsted 10 Dec 2024 (ungraded): Improved significantly

  Church of England

• Clifton Primary School

  Primary · Community school · ages 3 to 11 · 76 pupils

  Clifton, Clifton Primary School, Penrith, CA10 2EG

  Ofsted 1 Mar 2023 (ungraded): School remains Good

• Crosby Ravensworth CofE School

  Primary · Voluntary aided school · ages 3 to 11 · 42 pupils

  Crosby Ravensworth, Penrith, CA10 3JJ

  Ofsted 3 Jun 2025: no overall grade (see grades)

  Church of England

• Culgaith CofE School

  Primary · Voluntary aided school · ages 2 to 11 · 56 pupils

  Culgaith, Penrith, CA10 1QL

  Ofsted 7 Nov 2023: Good

  Church of England

• Greystoke Primary School

  Primary · Community school · ages 3 to 11 · 51 pupils

  Icold Road, Greystoke, Greystoke School, Penrith, CA11 0TP

  Ofsted report card, 21 Apr 2026

• Hunter Hall School

  Primary · Other independent school · ages 2 to 11 · 80 pupils

  Frenchfield, Penrith, Cumbria, CA11 8UA

  Independent: inspected by the Independent Schools Inspectorate

  Independent

• Kirkby Thore School

  Primary · Academy sponsor led · ages 3 to 11 · 33 pupils

  Kirkby Thore, Penrith, CA10 1UU

  Ofsted 8 Mar 2023: Inadequate (predecessor school)

• Kirkoswald CofE School

  Primary · Voluntary controlled school · ages 3 to 11 · 48 pupils

  Kirkoswald, Penrith, CA10 1EN

  Ofsted 1 Jul 2025: no overall grade (see grades)

  Church of England

• Langwathby CofE Primary School

  Primary · Voluntary controlled school · ages 3 to 11 · 169 pupils

  Salkeld Road, Langwathby, Penrith, CA10 1ND

  Ofsted 21 Mar 2024 (ungraded): School remains Good

  Church of England

• Lazonby C of E Primary School

  Primary · Academy converter · ages 3 to 11 · 112 pupils

  Lazonby, Penrith, CA10 1BL

  Ofsted 25 Jan 2023: Good

  Church of England

• Lowther Endowed School

  Primary · Voluntary aided school · ages 5 to 11 · 34 pupils

  Hackthorpe, Penrith, CA10 2HT

  Ofsted 23 Apr 2024 (ungraded): School remains Good

• Milburn School

  Primary · Community school · ages 3 to 11 · 19 pupils

  Milburn, Penrith, CA10 1TN

  Ofsted 11 Feb 2025 (ungraded): Some aspects not as strong

• Morland Area CofE Primary School

  Primary · Voluntary aided school · ages 2 to 11 · 119 pupils

  Morland, Penrith, CA10 3AT

  Ofsted 10 Dec 2024: no overall grade (see grades)

  Church of England

• North Lakes School

  Primary · Community school · ages 7 to 11 · 161 pupils

  Huntley Avenue, Penrith, CA11 8NU

  Ofsted 10 Oct 2023: Good

• Orton CofE School

  Primary · Voluntary aided school · ages 3 to 11 · 47 pupils

  Orton, Penrith, CA10 3RG

  Ofsted report card, 30 Jun 2026

  Church of England

• Patterdale CofE Primary School

  Primary · Voluntary aided school · ages 3 to 11 · 23 pupils

  Patterdale, Penrith, CA11 0NL

  Ofsted report card, 2 Jun 2026

  Church of England

• Penruddock Primary School

  Primary · Foundation school · ages 3 to 11 · 48 pupils

  Penruddock, Penrith, CA11 0QU

  Ofsted report card, 27 Jan 2026

• Plumpton School

  Primary · Community school · ages 3 to 11 · 102 pupils

  Plumpton, Plumpton School, Penrith, CA11 9PA

  Ofsted report card, 24 Feb 2026

• Shap Endowed CofE Primary School

  Primary · Voluntary aided school · ages 3 to 11 · 88 pupils

  Main Street, Shap, Penrith, CA10 3NL

  Ofsted 16 Jul 2024 (ungraded): School remains Good

  Church of England

• Skelton School

  Primary · Community school · ages 3 to 11 · 87 pupils

  Skelton, Penrith, CA11 9SE

  Ofsted 25 Jun 2024: Good

• St Catherine's Catholic Primary School, Penrith

  Primary · Academy converter · ages 4 to 11 · 104 pupils

  Drovers Lane, St Catherine's Catholic Primary School, Penrith, CA11 9EL

  Ofsted 21 Jun 2022: Good (predecessor school)

  Roman Catholic

• Stainton CofE Primary School

  Primary · Voluntary aided school · ages 3 to 11 · 112 pupils

  Stainton, Penrith, CA11 0ET

  Ofsted 27 Mar 2024 (ungraded): School remains Good

  Church of England

• Tebay Primary School

  Primary · Academy sponsor led · ages 3 to 11 · 49 pupils

  Tebay, Penrith, CA10 3XB

  Ofsted 3 Jun 2025 (ungraded): Some aspects not as strong

• Temple Sowerby CofE Primary School

  Primary · Voluntary controlled school · ages 3 to 11 · 49 pupils

  Temple Sowerby, Temple Sowerby Ce School, Penrith, CA10 1RZ

  Ofsted 19 Jan 2023 (ungraded): School remains Good

  Church of England

• Yanwath Primary School

  Primary · Academy sponsor led · ages 3 to 11 · 166 pupils

  Yanwath, Penrith, CA10 2LA

  Ofsted report card, 24 Mar 2026

Secondary schools 2

• Queen Elizabeth Grammar School Penrith

  Secondary · Academy converter · ages 11 to 18 · 1,026 pupils

  Ullswater Road, Penrith, CA11 7EG

  Ofsted 24 Jan 2023: Good

• Ullswater Community College

  Secondary · Foundation school · ages 11 to 18 · 1,520 pupils

  Wetheriggs Lane, Penrith, CA11 8NG

  Ofsted 18 Apr 2023: Good

Nearby towns

• Appleby-in-Westmorland 10 miles
• Carlisle 12 miles
• Alston 17 miles
• Keswick 18 miles
• Ambleside 18 miles
• Carlisle 20 miles
• Windermere 20 miles

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