Community school · Cumberland

Cummersdale School

4–11Ages
97Pupils
PrimaryPhase
112107URN

Cummersdale, Carlisle, CA2 6BD · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Report card · inspected May 2026

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement

Safeguarding standards met

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.7per place

1.1 above Cumberland median (1.7)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Cumberland

41 applications for 15 places · 3rd of 63 in Cumberland

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

73%met the expected standard

Cumberland 56% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Report card · inspected 19 May 2026Published 6 July 2026 · safeguarding standards met · no overall grade
Area	Exceptional	Strong standard	Expected standard
Inclusion			Expected standard
Curriculum and teaching			Expected standard
Achievement			Expected standard
Attendance and behaviour		Strong standard
Personal development and wellbeing		Strong standard
Early years			Expected standard
Post-16 provision	Does not apply to this school
Leadership and governance			Expected standard

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement
Does not apply

Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

Inspection history

19 May 2026
Report card · 2 Strong standard, 5 Expected standard
10 May 2022
Graded inspection: Good

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About these grades

Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.

How hard is it to get a place?

DfE · Sept 2026 entry

2.7applications per place, Reception

1.1 above Cumberland median (1.7) 0.5 above England median (2.2)

41 applications · 15 places offered · 15 named it first

2026 2.7; Cumberland median median 1.7
2025 3.2; Cumberland median median 1.7
2024 2.9; Cumberland median median 1.6
2023 4.3; Cumberland median median 1.7
2022 2.8; Cumberland median median 1.7
2021 2.7; Cumberland median median 1.6
2020 3.7; Cumberland median median 1.7
2019 4.4; Cumberland median median 1.7
2018 3.4; Cumberland median median 1.9
2017 4.5; Cumberland median median 1.8
2016 3.1; Cumberland median median 2.0
2015 4.0; Cumberland median median 1.8
2014 3.6; Cumberland median median 1.7

More applications per place than the Cumberland median in 13 of 13 years.

This school
Cumberland median

Reception applications for September 2027 close 15 January 2027, through your council

How this is measured

Applications per place: every application naming the school at any preference, divided by places offered on National Offer Day. It is not your chance of a place. Methodology.

Entry	Places	Applications	Per place	First preferences	First-pref. ratio
Sep 2026	15	41	2.7	15	1.00
Sep 2025	15	48	3.2	13	0.87
Sep 2024	15	43	2.9	19	1.27
Sep 2023	11	47	4.3	11	1.00
Sep 2022	15	42	2.8	18	1.20
Sep 2021	14	38	2.7	11	0.79
Sep 2020	15	56	3.7	15	1.00
Sep 2019	13	57	4.4	17	1.31
Sep 2018	15	51	3.4	17	1.13
Sep 2017	11	49	4.5	8	0.73
Sep 2016	16	50	3.1	16	1.00
Sep 2015	12	48	4.0	18	1.50
Sep 2014	12	43	3.6	17	1.42

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 73% · Writing 80% · Maths 87% → all three 73% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard73%23rd of 111 in Cumberland

Cumberland 56% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard73%

Cumberland 75% England 78%

Higher standard33%

Cumberland 28% England 33%

Average scaled score 105 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard80%

Cumberland 71% England 75%

Greater depth7%

Cumberland 9% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard87%

Cumberland 71% England 77%

Higher standard27%

Cumberland 17% England 24%

Average scaled score 107 (100 = expected standard)

This school
Cumberland median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	73%	7%	105	107
2023/24	50%	6%	101	103
2022/23	13%	7%	100	103

Subject results are published for the latest year only. Scaled scores run from 80 to 120.

Schools nearby

The 8 nearest primary schools in a straight line, in any local authority

Cummersdale SchoolThis school
This school

2026

2.7applications per place 73%met the SATs standard
Newlaithes Junior School
1.4 km · Cumberland

Standards maintained2025

50%met the SATs standard
Newlaithes Infant School
1.5 km · Cumberland

Good2022

1.9applications per place
Robert Ferguson Primary School
1.8 km · Cumberland

Remains Good2023

1.6applications per place 38%met the SATs standard
St Margaret Mary Catholic Primary School, Carlisle
1.9 km · Cumberland

Special measures Graded · no overall grade2024

1.9applications per place 41%met the SATs standard
Upperby Primary School
2.0 km · Cumberland

Good2022

1.5applications per place 61%met the SATs standard
The Bishop Harvey Goodwin School (Church of England Voluntary Aided)
2.1 km · Cumberland

Good2024

1.9applications per place 43%met the SATs standard
St Bede's Catholic Primary School
2.3 km · Cumberland

Graded · no overall grade2025

1.6applications per place 57%met the SATs standard
Caldew Lea School
2.6 km · Cumberland

Good2024

1.6applications per place 56%met the SATs standard

School details

Type: Community school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 112107 · 942/2019
Capacity: 105 pupils · 97 on roll
Free school meals: 15.5% of pupils (England median 23%)
Address: Cummersdale, Carlisle, CA2 6BD
Local authority: Cumberland

Data last changed 3 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources