Voluntary controlled school · Cumberland

Rockcliffe CofE School

3–11Ages
115Pupils
PrimaryPhase
Church of EnglandReligious character
112258URN

Rockcliffe, Carlisle, CA6 4AA · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Feb 2023 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

3.0per place

1.3 above Cumberland median (1.7)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Cumberland

21 applications for 7 places

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

58%met the expected standard

Cumberland 56% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Good · 7 February 2023Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Outstanding	Good	Requires improvement	Inadequate
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes		Good
Personal development		Good
Leadership and management		Good
Early years provision		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

3.0applications per place, Reception

1.3 above Cumberland median (1.7) 0.8 above England median (2.2)

21 applications · 7 places offered · 7 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

2026 3.0; Cumberland median median 1.7
2025 1.5; Cumberland median median 1.7
2024 2.2; Cumberland median median 1.6
2023 1.5; Cumberland median median 1.7
2022 1.3; Cumberland median median 1.7
2021 1.6; Cumberland median median 1.6
2020 2.7; Cumberland median median 1.7
2019 2.0; Cumberland median median 1.7
2018 2.3; Cumberland median median 1.9
2017 1.6; Cumberland median median 1.8
2016 2.4; Cumberland median median 2.0
2015 2.2; Cumberland median median 1.8
2014 2.3; 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	7	21	3.0	7	1.00
Sep 2025	21	31	1.5	19	0.90
Sep 2024	13	28	2.2	13	1.00
Sep 2023	16	24	1.5	14	0.88
Sep 2022	12	16	1.3	11	0.92
Sep 2021	18	28	1.6	17	0.94
Sep 2020	12	32	2.7	11	0.92
Sep 2019	19	38	2.0	18	0.95
Sep 2018	18	42	2.3	22	1.22
Sep 2017	20	32	1.6	21	1.05
Sep 2016	13	31	2.4	13	1.00
Sep 2015	13	28	2.2	13	1.00
Sep 2014	15	35	2.3	14	0.93

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 67% · Writing 71% · Maths 71% → all three 58% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard58%52nd of 111 in Cumberland

Cumberland 56% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard67%

Cumberland 75% England 78%

Higher standard13%

Cumberland 28% England 33%

Average scaled score 103 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard71%

Cumberland 71% England 75%

Greater depth13%

Cumberland 9% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard71%

Cumberland 71% England 77%

Higher standard21%

Cumberland 17% England 24%

Average scaled score 102 (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	58%	4%	103	102
2023/24	80%	20%	108	107
2022/23	50%	5%	105	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

Rockcliffe CofE SchoolThis school
This school

Good2023

3.0applications per place 58%met the SATs standard
Blackford CofE Primary School
3.6 km · Cumberland

Graded · no overall grade2024

2.3applications per place 13%met the SATs standard
Burgh by Sands School
4.5 km · Cumberland

Remains Good2022

2.2applications per place 50%met the SATs standard
Kingmoor Junior School
4.6 km · Cumberland

2026

60%met the SATs standard
Kingmoor Nursery and Infant School
4.7 km · Cumberland

Remains Good · improving2023

1.5applications per place
Houghton CofE School
5.6 km · Cumberland

2026

2.9applications per place 68%met the SATs standard
Belle Vue Primary School
6.2 km · Cumberland

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.1applications per place 69%met the SATs standard
Stanwix School
6.3 km · Cumberland

Remains Good2023

3.1applications per place 55%met the SATs standard
Newtown Primary School
6.4 km · Cumberland

Graded · no overall grade2025

1.9applications per place 55%met the SATs standard

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

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School details

Type: Voluntary controlled school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 112258 · 942/3031
Religious character: Church of England
Capacity: 145 pupils · 115 on roll
Free school meals: 9.2% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Address: Rockcliffe, Carlisle, CA6 4AA
Local authority: Cumberland

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