- Ofsted:Good in every area
Results well above the Carlisle average.
71 first choices, 59 offers made
Met the standard at 1169%
Carlisle 53%England 62%
- Days missed
- 4.6%Carlisle 5.4%
- Pupils
- 426
- Pupils per teacher
- 22.4
Primary schools in Carlisle
All 24 primary schools in Carlisle. Narrow them down, then shortlist up to four to compare.
- Ofsted:Needs attention in 2 areas
Results above the Carlisle average.
Met the standard at 1160%
Carlisle 53%England 62%
- Days missed
- 4.6%Carlisle 5.4%
- Pupils
- 316
- Pupils per teacher
- 23.2
- Ofsted:Good or better
- Has a nursery
Results close to the Carlisle average.
15 first choices, 15 offers made
Met the standard at 1155%
Carlisle 53%England 62%
- Days missed
- 5.6%Carlisle 5.4%
- Pupils
- 131
- Pupils per teacher
- 15.3
- Ofsted:Good
Results above the Carlisle average.
28 first choices, 29 offers made
Met the standard at 1159%
Carlisle 53%England 62%
- Days missed
- 5.6%Carlisle 5.4%
- Pupils
- 322
- Pupils per teacher
- 23.0
- Ofsted:Expected standard or better
- Has a nursery
Results below the Carlisle average.
15 first choices, 15 offers made
Met the standard at 1150%
Carlisle 53%England 62%
- Days missed
- 4.5%Carlisle 5.4%
- Pupils
- 147
- Pupils per teacher
- 17.5
- Ofsted:Good
- Has a nursery
Results close to the Carlisle average.
49 first choices, 50 offers made
Met the standard at 1151%
Carlisle 53%England 62%
- Days missed
- 5.8%Carlisle 5.4%
- Pupils
- 558
- Pupils per teacher
- 21.0
- Ofsted:Good
Results close to the Carlisle average.
30 first choices, 32 offers made
Met the standard at 1155%
Carlisle 53%England 62%
- Days missed
- 4.7%Carlisle 5.4%
- Pupils
- 367
- Pupils per teacher
- 22.4
- Ofsted:Good
- Has a nursery
Results well above the Carlisle average.
27 first choices, 29 offers made
Met the standard at 1168%
Carlisle 53%England 62%
- Days missed
- 5.3%Carlisle 5.4%
- Pupils
- 266
- Pupils per teacher
- 21.5
St Margaret Mary Catholic Primary School, Carlisle
Carlisle, CA2 4JD · Academy · Primary · Ages 3 to 11
- Ofsted:Inadequate in 3 areas
- Catholic
- Has a nursery
Results well below the Carlisle average.
21 first choices, 21 offers made
Met the standard at 1141%
Carlisle 53%England 62%
- Days missed
- 5.3%Carlisle 5.4%
- Pupils
- 217
- Pupils per teacher
- 19.9
- Ofsted:Good
- Has a nursery
Results above the Carlisle average.
46 first choices, 46 offers made
Met the standard at 1161%
Carlisle 53%England 62%
- Days missed
- 5.7%Carlisle 5.4%
- Pupils
- 346
- Pupils per teacher
- 23.3
- Ofsted:Good
- Has a nursery
Results close to the Carlisle average.
27 first choices, 29 offers made
Met the standard at 1156%
Carlisle 53%England 62%
- Days missed
- 5.5%Carlisle 5.4%
- Pupils
- 273
- Pupils per teacher
- 18.6
- Ofsted:Good
Results below the Carlisle average.
Met the standard at 1150%
Carlisle 53%England 62%
- Days missed
- 4.8%Carlisle 5.4%
- Pupils
- 236
- Pupils per teacher
- 22.3
- Ofsted:Good
- Catholic
- Has a nursery
Results above the Carlisle average, high absence.
23 first choices, 23 offers made
Met the standard at 1160%
Carlisle 53%England 62%
- Days missed
- Pupils
- 188
- Pupils per teacher
- 18.7
- Ofsted:Good
- Has a nursery
Results well below the Carlisle average.
50 first choices, 51 offers made
Met the standard at 1138%
Carlisle 53%England 62%
- Days missed
- 5.3%Carlisle 5.4%
- Pupils
- 409
- Pupils per teacher
- 18.5
- Ofsted:Requires improvement in 1 area
- Catholic
- Has a nursery
Results above the Carlisle average.
21 first choices, 23 offers made
Met the standard at 1157%
Carlisle 53%England 62%
- Days missed
- 5.1%Carlisle 5.4%
- Pupils
- 213
- Pupils per teacher
- 19.0
- Ofsted:Needs attention in 2 areas
- Has a nursery
Results well below the Carlisle average.
22 first choices, 22 offers made
Met the standard at 1143%
Carlisle 53%England 62%
- Days missed
- 4.6%Carlisle 5.4%
- Pupils
- 228
- Pupils per teacher
- 20.0
The Bishop Harvey Goodwin School (Church of England Voluntary Aided)
Carlisle, CA2 4HG · State · Primary · Ages 3 to 11
- Ofsted:Good
- Church of England
- Has a nursery
Results well below the Carlisle average, high absence.
14 first choices, 14 offers made
Met the standard at 1143%
Carlisle 53%England 62%
- Days missed
- Pupils
- 139
- Pupils per teacher
- 18.0
- Ofsted:Needs attention in 3 areas
Results below the Carlisle average.
Met the standard at 1146%
Carlisle 53%England 62%
- Days missed
- 5.4%Carlisle 5.4%
- Pupils
- 229
- Pupils per teacher
- 20.1
James Rennie School
Carlisle, CA3 0BU · Academy · All-through · Ages 3 to 19
- Ofsted:Outstanding
- Has a nursery
- Has a sixth form
Specialist provision. Results aren't published in the same way.
Results
Not published for this kind of school.
- Days missed
- 8.6%
- Pupils
- 217
- Pupils per teacher
- 6.6
Gillford Centre
Carlisle, CA2 4JE · PRU · All-through · Ages 5 to 16
- Ofsted:Good
Short-stay provision. Results aren't published in the same way.
Results
Not published for this kind of school.
- Days missed
- –
- Pupils
- 56
- Pupils per teacher
- –
Inglewood Infant School
Carlisle, CA1 3LX · State · Primary · Ages 2 to 7
- Ofsted:Good
- Has a nursery
No published results yet.
47 first choices, 47 offers made
Results
Not published for this kind of school.
- Days missed
- Pupils
- 267
- Pupils per teacher
- 25.8
Kingmoor Nursery and Infant School
Carlisle, CA3 0ES · State · Primary · Ages 3 to 7
- Ofsted:Good
- Has a nursery
No published results yet.
98 first choices, 88 offers made
Results
Not published for this kind of school.
- Days missed
- 4.7%Carlisle 5.4%
- Pupils
- 312
- Pupils per teacher
- 31.7
Newlaithes Infant School
Carlisle, CA2 6DX · State · Primary · Ages 3 to 7
- Ofsted:Good
- Has a nursery
No published results yet.
45 first choices, 48 offers made
Results
Not published for this kind of school.
- Days missed
- 4.5%Carlisle 5.4%
- Pupils
- 196
- Pupils per teacher
- 20.4
Austin Friars
Carlisle, CA3 9PB · Independent · All-through · Ages 3 to 19
- ISI:Inspected
- Catholic
- Has a nursery
- Has a sixth form
Independent school. Results aren't published in the same way.
Results
Not published for this kind of school.
- Days missed
- –Carlisle 5.4%
- Pupils
- 278
- Pupils per teacher
- –
- Primary schools24including 1 special
- Met the standard at 1153.3%
- Good or Outstanding100%of graded schools ·
- Faith schools5 of 244 Catholic, 1 Church of England
- With a nursery class17take children from 2 or 3
- Free school meals24.6%of pupils get them
The big picture
How Carlisle's primary schools spread out
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Met the expected standard at 11
Share of Year 6 pupils reaching the expected level in reading, writing and maths.
Days missed
Share of school sessions pupils missed, for any reason. Lower is better.
Ofsted grades in Carlisle
The last full grade for each school Ofsted has graded. 11 newer or converted schools don't have a grade yet.
- Outstanding: 0 of 13
- Good: 13 of 13
- Requires improvement: 0 of 13
- Inadequate: 0 of 13
Before you apply
Four things worth knowing in Carlisle
Some are faith schools.
5 of the 24 primary schools in Carlisle have a religious character. When they're full, they can put families of their faith first, so check each school's rules.
Show schools with no religious characterA nursery place isn't a Reception place.
17 schools take children from age 2 or 3. You still need to apply for Reception, even if your child is already in the school's nursery.
Show schools with a nurseryApply by 15 January.
Apply to your council for a Reception place starting in September. Offers come out on 16 April.
Check how old the Ofsted grade is.
Some grades are many years old. Each school's page shows the date of its last inspection and what's changed since.
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About these schools
Primary schools in Carlisle, explained
There are 24 primary schools in Carlisle, teaching 6,337 children. 14 are run by the council and 8 are academies or free schools. Among them are 1 special and 1 independent schools.
100% of the mainstream state schools Ofsted has graded are Good or Outstanding, against 94.8% across England. 0 of them are Outstanding, though some grades are several years old, so check the date on each school's page.
53.3% of pupils in Carlisle met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at 11, against 62% across England. The gap between schools is wide, from 0% to 69%, which is why it's worth looking school by school.
24.6% of pupils get free school meals. Schools here spend £8,485 a year on each pupil, against £8,120 across England. 13.2% of pupils are persistently absent, missing one day in ten or more, against 18.1% across England.
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Questions
Questions parents ask
How many primary schools are in Carlisle?
There are 24 primary schools in Carlisle, including state-funded, academies, and independent schools.
What are the best primary schools in Carlisle?
The highest-ranked primary schools in Carlisle on Eduscope are Belle Vue Primary School, Kingmoor Junior School and Newtown Primary School. We rank each state school against schools of the same phase across England on its Ofsted inspection, results and attendance.
How are primary schools in Carlisle ranked on Eduscope?
Each state school gets a rank score out of 100. We place each measure as a percentile among state schools of the same phase across England, then weight them. Primary schools: latest Ofsted inspection 30%, pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 30%, pupils reaching the higher standard 10%, persistent absence (lower is better) 20%, average reading and maths scores 10%. Secondary schools: latest Ofsted inspection 25%, Attainment 8 25%, grade 5 or above in English and maths 15%, persistent absence (lower is better) 15%, pupils staying in education or work after GCSEs 10%, A level average points (sixth forms only) 10%. Results are averaged over up to three years, and an Ofsted grade older than five years counts for less. A school needs data for at least 60% of the weights. Special schools, pupil referral units, nurseries, independent schools and 16 to 19 schools aren't ranked, and are listed by Ofsted grade and name. Our methodology page explains more.
How do primary schools in Carlisle perform at Key Stage 2?
Across primary schools in Carlisle, 53% of pupils meet the expected standard in reading, writing, and maths at Key Stage 2. This figure is based on the latest published results from the Department for Education.
What is the average class size in Carlisle primary schools?
The average pupil-teacher ratio across primary schools in Carlisle is 21:1. While this is not a direct measure of class size, it indicates the level of teaching resource available per pupil.
How do I choose a primary school in Carlisle?
When choosing a primary school in Carlisle, consider Ofsted ratings, Key Stage 2 results, distance from home, school size, and whether the school offers wrap-around care. You can compare all 24 primary schools on Eduscope using filters for school type, gender, religious character, and more.
Sources: Department for Education school performance tables, school census and workforce data, Get Information About Schools and Ofsted. Distances are straight-line estimates.