Hunter Hall School
Hunter Hall School is an independent school in Penrith for boys and girls aged 2 to 11. It has 80 pupils and room for 140.
Frenchfield, Penrith, Cumbria, Penrith, CA11 8UA01768 891291hunterhall.co.ukMr Paul Borrows headteacherAll details
Inspection
This private school is inspected by the Independent Schools Inspectorate, not Ofsted. Its reports are at isi.net.
Results
The government does not publish comparable results for most independent schools (IGCSEs are left out of its measures), so none are shown here.
Getting a place
Open to all. There is no entrance test.
Each council publishes its own figures on how many families applied and how far away the last child to get a place lived. We are adding councils one at a time. If you have a link to Westmorland and Furness council's admissions booklet, send it to us.
Who goes here
Who the school teaches, from the latest school census.
How the mix of pupils has changed
| Census | 2026 | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils on roll | 80 | 97 | 111 | 101 | 96 | 84 |
| Pupils from low-income familiesFree school meals | – | – | – | – | 0% | 0% |
| Pupils learning EnglishEnglish as an additional language | – | – | – | – | 0% | 0% |
| Pupils getting extra supportSEN support | – | 16% | 10% | 12% | 6% | 11% |
| Pupils with an EHC planEducation, health and care plans | – | 1% | 0% | 1% | 1% | 0% |
The area around the school
Crime figures come from police.uk. The police record each crime at the nearest of a fixed set of map points rather than the exact spot, so “within 500 m” is only rough. House prices are from HM Land Registry sales nearby over the last two years.
Nearby schools
The closest schools, nearest first. Hover over a row to see it on the map.
| School | Type | Distance | Pupils | Ofsted | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beaconside CofE Primary School | Church of England | 1.0 miles | 445 | Good 2024 | 21 | Compare |
| Ullswater Community College | Foundation | 1.0 miles | 1,520 | Good 2023 | 46 | Compare |
| North Lakes School | Council | 1.2 miles | 161 | Good 2023 | 11 | Compare |
| Brunswick School | Council | 1.4 miles | 140 | Good 2023 | 18 | Compare |
| Queen Elizabeth Grammar School Penrith | Academy (grammar) | 1.4 miles | 1,026 | Good 2023 | 87 | Compare |
| St Catherine's Catholic Primary School, Penrith | Academy | 1.5 miles | 104 | Good 2022 | 3 | Compare |
| Clifton Primary School | Council | 1.9 miles | 76 | Good 2023 | 69 | Compare |
| Yanwath Primary School | Academy | 2.0 miles | 166 | Report card 2026 | 90 | Compare |
Questions parents ask
Is Hunter Hall School a good school?
We don't have enough published data to score Hunter Hall School yet.
How many pupils does Hunter Hall School have?
80 pupils aged 2 to 11 were on the roll in January 2024. It has 140 places, so it is 57% full.
These answers come straight from the figures on this page and update when new data comes out.
Contact and details
- Address
- Frenchfield, Penrith, Cumbria, Penrith, CA11 8UA
- Telephone
- 01768 891291
- Website
- www.hunterhall.co.uk
- Headteacher
- Mr Paul Borrows
- Type of school
- Independent school (Other independent school, independent schools)
- Phase
- Independent school, ages 2-11, with nursery
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Local authority
- Westmorland and Furness
- Ward
- Penrith South
- Constituency
- Penrith and Solway
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Opened
- 2 October 1985
- URN
- 112459 · LAESTAB 9436041 · UKPRN 10070269
Where these figures come from
- School details: Department for Education, Get Information About Schools, refreshed daily (this page rebuilt 13 September 2026).
- Inspections: Ofsted management information, monthly; latest publication in our data 27 August 2026.
- Pupil characteristics: DfE school census, January 2026.
- Neighbourhood: police.uk street-level crime, HM Land Registry price paid data, NaPTAN bus stops, English Indices of Deprivation 2025.
- All under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Full list and update calendar.