Crosthwaite CofE School

Voluntary aided schoolPrimaryAges 3–11MixedChurch of England

Crosthwaite, Kendal, LA8 8HT

Headteacher · Mr Matthew Jessop

From Get Information About Schools (DfE), updated 6 October 2026. Report a correction

Key facts

Pupils109Capacity 100

OfstedSchool remains OutstandingInspected 18 January 2023

Free school meals7.9%

School remains Outstanding

Ungraded inspection on 18 January 2023.

Ofsted management information, latest inspections as at 31 August 2026.

Reception applications close 15 January 2027

For September 2027. Apply through Westmorland and Furness council, not the school. National offer day is 16 April 2027.

All 9 families who put it first were offered a place.

Places offered9

Applications23

First choice9

First-choice offers9

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).