Community school · Cumberland

Pennine Way Primary School

3–11Ages
558Pupils
PrimaryPhase
131177URN

Edgehill Road, Harraby, Carlisle, CA1 3SN · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded GoodFeb 2012

School remains GoodUngraded inspection · Jun 2022

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.7per place

close to Cumberland median (1.7)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Cumberland

84 applications for 50 places · 27th of 63 in Cumberland

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

51%met the expected standard

Cumberland 56% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded GoodFeb 2012

School remains GoodUngraded inspection · Jun 2022

Inspection history

9 June 2022
Ungraded inspection: School remains Good
7 February 2012
Graded inspection: Good

Full reports on the Ofsted website · How to read Ofsted grades

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

1.7applications per place, Reception

close to Cumberland median (1.7) 0.5 below England median (2.2)

84 applications · 50 places offered · 49 named it first

HistoryEarlier years not shown: formed from, or split from, other schools.

2026 1.7; Cumberland median median 1.7
2025 1.6; Cumberland median median 1.7
2024 1.6; Cumberland median median 1.6
2023 1.4; Cumberland median median 1.7
2022 1.6; Cumberland median median 1.7
2021 1.5; Cumberland median median 1.6
2020 1.4; Cumberland median median 1.7
2019 1.5; Cumberland median median 1.7
2018 1.6; Cumberland median median 1.9
2017 1.9; Cumberland median median 1.8
2016 1.8; Cumberland median median 2.0
2015 1.9; Cumberland median median 1.8
2014 1.5; 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	50	84	1.7	49	0.98
Sep 2025	55	86	1.6	54	0.98
Sep 2024	55	86	1.6	54	0.98
Sep 2023	73	99	1.4	65	0.89
Sep 2022	61	96	1.6	60	0.98
Sep 2021	78	119	1.5	75	0.96
Sep 2020	69	98	1.4	67	0.97
Sep 2019	74	112	1.5	72	0.97
Sep 2018	56	87	1.6	55	0.98
Sep 2017	39	73	1.9	40	1.03
Sep 2016	38	67	1.8	35	0.92
Sep 2015	39	72	1.9	38	0.97
Sep 2014	43	66	1.5	42	0.98

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 67% · Writing 71% · Maths 68% → all three 51% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard51%66th of 111 in Cumberland

Cumberland 56% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard67%

Cumberland 75% England 78%

Higher standard17%

Cumberland 28% England 33%

Average scaled score 101 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard71%

Cumberland 71% England 75%

Greater depth12%

Cumberland 9% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard68%

Cumberland 71% England 77%

Higher standard14%

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	51%	6%	101	102
2023/24	64%	5%	103	103
2022/23	69%	11%	104	106

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

Pennine Way Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Remains Good2022

1.7applications per place 51%met the SATs standard
Inglewood Junior School
0.8 km · Cumberland

2026

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

Good2023

1.6applications per place
Scotby CofE Primary School
1.2 km · Cumberland

2026

2.3applications per place 78%met the SATs standard
St Cuthberts Catholic Primary School, Carlisle
1.5 km · Cumberland

Remains Good2023

1.3applications per place 60%met the SATs standard
Petteril Bank School
1.5 km · Cumberland

2026

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

Remains Good2024

1.8applications per place 59%met the SATs standard
Brook Street Primary School
2.2 km · Cumberland

2026

1.7applications per place 43%met the SATs standard
Upperby Primary School
2.2 km · Cumberland

Good2022

1.5applications per place 61%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: 131177 · 942/2713
Capacity: 630 pupils · 558 on roll
Free school meals: 27.9% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Opened: 1 September 1997
Address: Edgehill Road, Harraby, Carlisle, CA1 3SN
Local authority: Cumberland

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