St Martin & St Mary Church of England Primary School
About St Martin & St Mary Church of England Primary School
St Martin & St Mary Church of England Primary School holds a Good rating from its most recent Ofsted inspection in 2024, with the school judged to have remained at that standard in a subsequent ungraded visit. The inspection breakdown reveals real strengths in leadership and management, which were rated Outstanding, and early years provision also earned an Outstanding grade. On the headline academic metric for primary schools, the proportion of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined was 39 per cent in the 2023/24 academic year. That is notably below the Westmorland and Furness local authority average of 58 per cent, placing the school 87th out of 99 primary schools in the area. Nationally, it sits in the bottom half of schools on this measure. The school’s ranking score of 39 reflects this, and it is worth noting that the top-performing local peer, Yarlside Academy, scored 100 on the same metric.
Key Details
The full report on this school
The inspection in plain English, admissions context, and how this school compares to nearby alternatives — all in one full school report.
- Ofsted inspection in plain EnglishStrengths, concerns and what inspectors flagged
- Parent View survey resultsWhat parents told Ofsted — when the school has 10+ responses
- Where Ofsted and parents disagreeGaps to probe + questions to ask at the open day
- Admissions & catchmentAdmission criteria, distance cutoffs (where the LA publishes them)
- Nearby schools comparedBackup options with Ofsted, demand and distance
- Attendance & behaviour dataPersistent absentees, suspensions and exclusions vs national
Ofsted Inspection Breakdown
13 Jun 2024Latest monitoring visit (13 Jun 2024): School remains Good
Source: Ofsted, 18 Nov 2014. Ratings: 1=Outstanding, 2=Good, 3=Requires Improvement, 4=Inadequate.
SEND Support
Source: Department for Education, 2024/25. Support availability based on current student population.
School day
Teaching hours
08:45 – 15:20
Source: windermere.cumbria.sch.uk. Extracted automatically — confirm with the school before relying on these times.
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