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What did Ofsted find?
Ofsted data to 30 September 2026Inspection history
- 14 March 2023Ungraded inspection: School remains Good (Improving)
- 4 October 2017Graded 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 entry131 applications · 88 places offered · 98 named it first
- 2026 1.5; Cumberland median median 1.7
- 2025 1.7; Cumberland median median 1.7
- 2024 1.4; Cumberland median median 1.6
- 2023 1.6; Cumberland median median 1.7
- 2022 1.7; Cumberland median median 1.7
- 2021 1.6; Cumberland median median 1.6
- 2020 1.6; Cumberland median median 1.7
- 2019 1.6; Cumberland median median 1.7
- 2018 1.8; Cumberland median median 1.9
- 2017 1.9; Cumberland median median 1.8
- 2016 1.5; Cumberland median median 2.0
- 2015 1.7; Cumberland median median 1.8
- 2014 1.8; Cumberland median median 1.7
- 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 | 88 | 131 | 1.5 | 98 | 1.11 |
| Sep 2025 | 84 | 145 | 1.7 | 87 | 1.04 |
| Sep 2024 | 76 | 109 | 1.4 | 76 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2023 | 82 | 127 | 1.6 | 82 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2022 | 58 | 100 | 1.7 | 57 | 0.98 |
| Sep 2021 | 67 | 108 | 1.6 | 65 | 0.97 |
| Sep 2020 | 71 | 114 | 1.6 | 71 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2019 | 68 | 107 | 1.6 | 67 | 0.99 |
| Sep 2018 | 66 | 121 | 1.8 | 57 | 0.86 |
| Sep 2017 | 63 | 119 | 1.9 | 62 | 0.98 |
| Sep 2016 | 87 | 128 | 1.5 | 87 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2015 | 74 | 128 | 1.7 | 70 | 0.95 |
| Sep 2014 | 65 | 117 | 1.8 | 62 | 0.95 |
Schools nearby
The 8 nearest primary schools in a straight line, in any local authority
- Kingmoor Nursery and Infant SchoolThis schoolThis schoolRemains Good · improving20231.5applications per place
- 0.1 km · Cumberland202660%met the SATs standard
- 1.6 km · CumberlandRemains Good20233.1applications per place 55%met the SATs standard
- 1.9 km · Cumberland20262.9applications per place 68%met the SATs standard
- 2.7 km · CumberlandGood20241.6applications per place 56%met the SATs standard
- 2.7 km · CumberlandGraded · no overall grade20251.9applications per place 55%met the SATs standard
- 3.1 km · CumberlandGraded · no overall grade20251.6applications per place 57%met the SATs standard
- 3.1 km · CumberlandGraded · no overall grade20252.1applications per place 69%met the SATs standard
- 3.6 km · CumberlandRemains Good20241.8applications per place 59%met the SATs standard
- Exceptional
- Strong standard
- Expected standard
- Needs attention
- Urgent improvement
- Does not apply
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School details
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- URN · DfE number
- 112230 · 942/2625
- Capacity
- 322 pupils · 312 on roll
- Free school meals
- 7.7% of pupils (England median 23%)
- SEN provision
- Resourced provision
- Nursery
- Has nursery classes
- Address
- Hether Drive, Lowry Hill, Carlisle, CA3 0ES
- Local authority
- Cumberland
Data last changed 3 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources