St Mary's CofE Primary School
Voluntary aided schoolPrimaryAges 3–11MixedChurch of England
Kendal Road, Kirkby Lonsdale, Carnforth, LA6 2DN
Headteacher · Mr Brian Jones
From Get Information About Schools (DfE), updated 3 September 2026. Report a correction
Key facts
Pupils220Capacity 223
OfstedGraded inspectionInspected 28 January 2025
Free school meals4.5%
Ofsted
Inspection on 28 January 2025. Ofsted no longer gives an overall grade.
- 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 Westmorland and Furness council, not the school. National offer day is 16 April 2027.
How to apply in Westmorland and FurnessApplications for September 2026
29 of the 31 families who put it first were offered a place.
Places offered29
Applications40
First choice31
First-choice offers29
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
- Leck St Peter's Church of England Primary School2.7 mi
- Arkholme Church of England Primary School4.4 mi
- Melling St Wilfrid Church of England Primary School4.7 mi
- Burton Morewood CofE Primary School4.8 mi
- Holme Primary School5.0 mi