Cartmel Priory CofE School
About the school
Cartmel Priory CofE School is an open secondary school in Westmorland and Furness.
Latest Ofsted inspection
Published Ofsted information, current as at 31 July 2026. Inspection outcomes are not performance rankings.
- Latest inspection
- 19 May 2026
- Published
- 30 June 2026
- Inspection type
- S5 Inspection
Published inspection outcomes
Safeguarding
Met
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
Results and school context
GCSE and key stage 4
Attainment 8
- School
- 47.2
- Westmorland and Furness
- 45.4
- England
- 46.1
Progress 8
The DfE has not published this measure for 2024/25.
- School
- N/A
- Westmorland and Furness
- N/A
- England
- N/A
English and maths grade 5+
- School
- 37.70%
- Westmorland and Furness
- 42.30%
- England
- 45.40%
English and maths grade 4+
- School
- 58.00%
- Westmorland and Furness
- 62.50%
- England
- 64.80%
EBacc entry
- School
- 18.80%
- Westmorland and Furness
- 24.40%
- England
- 40.50%
EBacc average point score
- School
- 3.96
- Westmorland and Furness
- 3.9
- England
- 4.09
Pupil context and attendance
DfE context data for 2024/25. These characteristics provide context and are not quality ratings.
Pupils on roll
354
Girls
50.85%
Boys
49.15%
SEN support
9.60%
Education, health and care plan
7.06%
English as an additional language
5.60%
Eligible for free school meals in the past six years
15.25%
Overall absence
5.89
Persistent absence
14.17
Pupil destinations
DfE destination measures from the 2024/25 release. These outcomes are published after a time lag.
After Key Stage 4
Cohort
55
Sustained education or employment
96%
Education
85%
Apprenticeship
5%
Employment
5%
Not sustained
2%