Lowther Endowed SchoolYanwath Primary School

Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in Penrith.

Summary of the comparison

Lowther Endowed School and Yanwath Primary School are primary schools in Penrith.

  • Lowther Endowed School scores 58 out of 100 (grade C, average) and Yanwath Primary School scores 70 out of 100 (grade B, strong). Yanwath Primary School is ahead on our composite score.

  • Lowther Endowed School was judged Good and Yanwath Primary School was judged the expected standard.

  • On the share of pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at Key Stage 2, the latest published figures are 50.0% for Lowther Endowed School and 100.0% for Yanwath Primary School.

  • The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has risen at Lowther Endowed School (33.0% in 2022-23, 50.0% in 2024-25) and has risen at Yanwath Primary School (83.0% in 2022-23, 100.0% in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

Lowther Endowed School versus Yanwath Primary School compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure PenrithLowther Endowed SchoolPenrithYanwath Primary SchoolEngland average
Overview
Our scoreC58/100B70/100Stronger figure
Local ranking41st of 121 in Westmorland and Furness 16th of 121 in Westmorland and Furness Stronger figure
InspectionOfsted: GoodOfsted: Expected
School typeVoluntary aided school Academy sponsor led
PhasePrimary Primary
Age range4-11 3-11
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll44 172
Capacity105 185
LocationPenrith, CA10 2HT Penrith, CA10 2LA
Key Stage 2 (SATs)
Reading, writing & maths at expected standard50.0% 100.0% Stronger figure62.0%
At higher standard10.0% 33.0% Stronger figure8.0%
Reading average scaled score104.0 110.0 Stronger figure106.0
Maths average scaled score100.0 110.0 Stronger figure105.0
Pupils
Pupils in the census44 172
Free school meals (ever 6)20.4% 9.7%
English as an additional language0.0% 2.9%
SEN support18.2% 11.6%
SEN with an EHC plan0.0% 1.2%
Attendance
Overall absence4.8% 3.4% Stronger figure6.2%
Persistent absence10.0% 3.4% Stronger figure15.8%

marks the stronger figure on measures with a clear direction. Rows describing a school's intake, such as free school meals, English as an additional language and SEN, carry no marker: they describe who a school serves, not how well it serves them.

Historical trends

Each solid line is one school; the dashed line is the national average.

KS2: expected standard in reading, writing and maths

Overall absence

Free school meal eligibility (ever 6)

Pupils on roll

Ethnicity over time

One panel per school: the largest groups across this comparison, one colour per group, on a shared scale.

Lowther Endowed School

Yanwath Primary School

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