Foundation school · Cumberland

Scotby CofE Primary School

5–11Ages
215Pupils
PrimaryPhase
Church of EnglandReligious character
112403URN

Park Road, Scotby, Carlisle, CA4 8AT · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Report card · inspected Jun 2026

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement

Safeguarding standards met

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.3per place

0.6 above Cumberland median (1.7)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Cumberland

64 applications for 28 places · 9th of 63 in Cumberland

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

78%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 23 June 2026Published 8 September 2026 · safeguarding standards met · no overall grade
Area	Exceptional	Expected standard
Inclusion		Expected standard
Curriculum and teaching		Expected standard
Achievement		Expected standard
Attendance and behaviour		Expected standard
Personal development and wellbeing		Expected 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

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Inspection history

23 June 2026
Report card · 7 Expected standard
22 March 2022
Graded inspection: Good
21 November 2019
Ungraded inspection: School remains Good (Concerns)

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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

2.3applications per place, Reception

0.6 above Cumberland median (1.7) close to England median (2.2)

64 applications · 28 places offered · 26 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

2026 2.3; Cumberland median median 1.7
2025 2.2; Cumberland median median 1.7
2024 2.1; Cumberland median median 1.6
2023 2.6; Cumberland median median 1.7
2022 2.5; Cumberland median median 1.7
2021 2.4; Cumberland median median 1.6
2020 2.2; Cumberland median median 1.7
2019 2.1; Cumberland median median 1.7
2018 2.5; Cumberland median median 1.9
2017 2.4; Cumberland median median 1.8
2016 2.4; Cumberland median median 2.0
2015 2.4; Cumberland median median 1.8
2014 2.5; 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	28	64	2.3	26	0.93
Sep 2025	27	59	2.2	24	0.89
Sep 2024	28	60	2.1	28	1.00
Sep 2023	28	74	2.6	42	1.50
Sep 2022	30	75	2.5	32	1.07
Sep 2021	30	72	2.4	38	1.27
Sep 2020	38	82	2.2	41	1.08
Sep 2019	37	77	2.1	37	1.00
Sep 2018	44	109	2.5	49	1.11
Sep 2017	35	85	2.4	35	1.00
Sep 2016	37	90	2.4	37	1.00
Sep 2015	44	106	2.4	49	1.11
Sep 2014	35	88	2.5	33	0.94

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 85% · Writing 85% · Maths 88% → all three 78% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard78%14th of 111 in Cumberland

Cumberland 56% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard85%

Cumberland 75% England 78%

Higher standard29%

Cumberland 28% England 33%

Average scaled score 106 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard85%

Cumberland 71% England 75%

Greater depth20%

Cumberland 9% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard88%

Cumberland 71% England 77%

Higher standard34%

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	78%	12%	106	107
2023/24	70%	7%	106	107
2022/23	58%	13%	108	108

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

Scotby CofE Primary SchoolThis school
This school

2026

2.3applications per place 78%met the SATs standard
Pennine Way Primary School
1.2 km · Cumberland

Remains Good2022

1.7applications per place 51%met the SATs standard
St Cuthberts Catholic Primary School, Carlisle
1.6 km · Cumberland

Remains Good2023

1.3applications per place 60%met the SATs standard
Inglewood Junior School
1.9 km · Cumberland

2026

46%met the SATs standard
Inglewood Infant School
2.0 km · Cumberland

Good2023

1.6applications per place
Norman Street Primary School
2.6 km · Cumberland

Remains Good2024

1.8applications per place 59%met the SATs standard
Petteril Bank School
2.7 km · Cumberland

2026

1.3applications per place 50%met the SATs standard
Brook Street Primary School
2.8 km · Cumberland

2026

1.7applications per place 43%met the SATs standard
Cumwhinton School
3.1 km · Cumberland

Good2023

2.6applications per place 47%met the SATs standard

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

Eight dots, one per area: inclusion, curriculum, achievement, attendance, personal development, early years, post-16, leadership. Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

School details

Type: Foundation school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 112403 · 942/5201
Religious character: Church of England
Capacity: 226 pupils · 215 on roll
Free school meals: 7.4% of pupils (England median 23%)
Address: Park Road, Scotby, Carlisle, CA4 8AT
Local authority: Cumberland

Data last changed 19 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources