Bookwell Primary School
Community schoolPrimaryAges 4–11Mixed
Bookwell, Egremont, CA22 2LT
Headteacher · Mr Russell Hardy
From Get Information About Schools (DfE), updated 8 September 2026. Report a correction
Key facts
Pupils194Capacity 210
OfstedOutstandingInspected 5 June 2024
Free school meals11.9%
Ofsted
Outstanding
Graded inspection on 5 June 2024.
- Quality of educationOutstanding
- Behaviour and attitudesOutstanding
- Personal developmentOutstanding
- Leadership and managementOutstanding
- Early yearsOutstanding
- SafeguardingEffective
Ofsted management information, latest inspections as at 31 August 2026.
Reception applications close 15 January 2027
For September 2027. Apply through Cumberland council, not the school. National offer day is 16 April 2027.
How to apply in CumberlandApplications for September 2026
All 27 families who put it first were offered a place.
Places offered28
Applications62
First choice27
First-choice offers27
Applications count every family who named the school as any preference. Figures change every year, so they are a guide, not a guarantee.
Source: Department for Education, Primary and secondary school applications and offers 2026 (on-time applications, national offer day).
Nearby schools for the same ages
- St Bridget's Catholic Primary School0.3 mi
- Orgill Primary School0.4 mi
- Thornhill Primary School1.1 mi
- Beckermet CofE School2.3 mi
- Moor Row Community Primary School2.4 mi