Voluntary aided school · Cumberland

The Bishop Harvey Goodwin School (Church of England Voluntary Aided)

3–11Ages
139Pupils
PrimaryPhase
Church of EnglandReligious character
133727URN

Harold Street, Currock, Carlisle, CA2 4HG · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Apr 2024 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.9per place

0.3 above Cumberland median (1.7)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Cumberland

27 applications for 14 places

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

43%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 · 30 April 2024Ofsted'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

1.9applications per place, Reception

0.3 above Cumberland median (1.7) 0.3 below England median (2.2)

27 applications · 14 places offered · 14 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

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

2026 1.9; Cumberland median median 1.7
2025 1.6; Cumberland median median 1.7
2024 1.9; Cumberland median median 1.6
2023 1.7; Cumberland median median 1.7
2022 1.8; Cumberland median median 1.7
2021 1.7; Cumberland median median 1.6
2020 2.3; Cumberland median median 1.7
2019 1.7; Cumberland median median 1.7
2018 2.2; Cumberland median median 1.9
2017 2.3; Cumberland median median 1.8
2016 1.6; Cumberland median median 2.0
2015 1.8; Cumberland median median 1.8
2014 1.6; 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	14	27	1.9	14	1.00
Sep 2025	14	23	1.6	13	0.93
Sep 2024	12	23	1.9	12	1.00
Sep 2023	17	29	1.7	17	1.00
Sep 2022	17	30	1.8	17	1.00
Sep 2021	20	34	1.7	20	1.00
Sep 2020	21	49	2.3	19	0.90
Sep 2019	20	33	1.7	14	0.70
Sep 2018	16	35	2.2	16	1.00
Sep 2017	21	48	2.3	19	0.90
Sep 2016	27	42	1.6	24	0.89
Sep 2015	28	50	1.8	26	0.93
Sep 2014	44	71	1.6	37	0.84

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 61% · Writing 57% · Maths 52% → all three 43% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard43%88th of 111 in Cumberland

Cumberland 56% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard61%

Cumberland 75% England 78%

Higher standard13%

Cumberland 28% England 33%

Average scaled score 101 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard57%

Cumberland 71% England 75%

Greater depth4%

Cumberland 9% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard52%

Cumberland 71% England 77%

Higher standard9%

Cumberland 17% England 24%

Average scaled score 101 (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	43%	0%	101	101
2023/24	35%	0%	100	99
2022/23	44%	4%	103	99

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

The Bishop Harvey Goodwin School (Church of England Voluntary Aided)This school
This school

Good2024

1.9applications per place 43%met the SATs standard
St Margaret Mary Catholic Primary School, Carlisle
0.5 km · Cumberland

Special measures Graded · no overall grade2024

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

Good2022

1.5applications per place 61%met the SATs standard
Brook Street Primary School
0.9 km · Cumberland

2026

1.7applications per place 43%met the SATs standard
Robert Ferguson Primary School
1.0 km · Cumberland

Remains Good2023

1.6applications per place 38%met the SATs standard
Norman Street Primary School
1.2 km · Cumberland

Remains Good2024

1.8applications per place 59%met the SATs standard
Inglewood Infant School
1.4 km · Cumberland

Good2023

1.6applications per place
Petteril Bank School
1.5 km · Cumberland

2026

1.3applications per place 50%met the SATs standard
Inglewood Junior School
1.5 km · Cumberland

2026

46%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: Voluntary aided school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 133727 · 942/2721
Religious character: Church of England
Capacity: 240 pupils · 139 on roll
Free school meals: 50.0% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Opened: 1 September 2002
Address: Harold Street, Currock, Carlisle, CA2 4HG
Local authority: Cumberland

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