Penruddock Primary School
Foundation school in Penrith, Westmorland and Furness.
School details
| Phase | Primary |
|---|---|
| Type | Foundation school |
| Age range | 3 to 11 |
| Gender | Mixed |
| Religious character | None |
| Sixth form | Does not have a sixth form |
| Pupils on roll | 48 (school census 15-01-2026) |
| Capacity | 56 |
| Free school meals | 2.10% |
| Local authority | Westmorland and Furness |
| Address | Penruddock, Penrith, Cumbria, CA11 0QU |
| Map | View on Google Maps |
| Website | www.penruddock.cumbria.sch.uk |
| Telephone | 01768483278 |
| URN | 112119 |
Ofsted inspection
Latest full inspection: report card inspection under Ofsted's renewed framework (in use since November 2025), started 27 January 2026, published 19 April 2026. Report cards grade each area separately; there is no single overall grade.
| Safeguarding standards | Met |
|---|---|
| Inclusion | Needs attention |
| Curriculum and teaching | Needs attention |
| Achievement | Needs attention |
| Attendance and behaviour | Expected standard |
| Personal development and wellbeing | Expected standard |
| Early years | Expected standard |
| Leadership and governance | Expected standard |
Earlier graded inspection under the previous framework (Education Inspection Framework), started 24 May 2023, published 10 July 2023:
| Overall effectiveness | Requires improvement |
|---|---|
| Quality of education | Requires improvement |
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Requires improvement |
| Early years provision | Good |
| Safeguarding effective | Yes |
Latest ungraded inspection: 4 February 2020, outcome: School remains Good (Concerns) - S5 Next.
Read the Ofsted reports for this school
Ofsted stopped giving single-word overall effectiveness grades in September 2024 and introduced report cards from November 2025. Older grades are shown with their dates and may not reflect the school today.
Nearby schools
- Greystoke Primary School (primary school, about 3.3 km)
- Stainton CofE Primary School (primary school, about 5.5 km)
- Skelton School (primary school, about 7.8 km)
- Yanwath Primary School (primary school, about 8.3 km)
- North Lakes School (primary school, about 9.0 km)
- Brunswick School (primary school, about 9.0 km)
- St Catherine's Catholic Primary School, Penrith (primary school, about 9.0 km)
- Beaconside CofE Primary School (primary school, about 9.8 km)
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Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. School data: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools (downloaded 11 October 2026). Inspection data: Ofsted, state-funded schools inspections and outcomes management information (as at 31 August 2026). Last updated 2026-10-11.