Cartmel Priory CofE School

Term dates

This school's own term dates broadly match Westmorland and Furness council's, so the council's dates are shown here. INSET days can differ, so check the school's calendar for those.

• Term
• Holiday
• INSET day
• Exeat

Admissions

Places for Year 7 are applied for through your home council, not the school.

Apply for a secondary school place on GOV.UK

How places are given: as a Church of England school, it may give priority to children of that faith, then usually by distance. Check its admissions policy.

How many families applied: Year 7

For September 2026, 63 families put this school as their first choice, and 64 places were offered. 63 of the families who put it first got a place (100%).

Offers made on national offer day, from the Department for Education. Waiting lists and appeals can change things later. The hardest schools to get into.

Ofsted inspection

Report card, 19 May 2026. Ofsted now grades each area separately, from exceptional to urgent improvement, with no single overall grade.

Inclusion

Needs attention

Curriculum and teaching

Needs attention

Achievement

Expected standard

Attendance and behaviour

Strong standard

Personal development and wellbeing

Strong standard

Leadership and governance

Expected standard

Safeguarding standards: met.

Read the Ofsted reports

From Ofsted's published inspection data (Open Government Licence). Report cards and older grades use different scales, so they can't be compared directly.

About and location

Type

Academy

Phase

Secondary

Ages

11–16

Pupils

371 (capacity 380)

Gender

Mixed

Religious character

Church of England

Diocese

Diocese of Carlisle

Academy trust

CARTMEL PRIORY CHURCH OF ENGLAND SCHOOL ACADEMY TRUST

Phone

01539536202

Address

Headless Cross, Cartmel, Grange-over-Sands, LA11 7SA

Website

cartmelprioryschool.co.uk

Official school record, including Ofsted reports