Academy converter · Cumberland

Stanwix School

4–11Ages
367Pupils
PrimaryPhase
141623URN

Church Street, Stanwix, Carlisle, CA3 9DW · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded GoodApr 2013

School remains GoodUngraded inspection · Mar 2023

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

3.1per place

1.4 above Cumberland median (1.7)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Cumberland

98 applications for 32 places · 1st of 63 in Cumberland

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

55%met the expected standard

Cumberland 56% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded GoodApr 2013

School remains GoodUngraded inspection · Mar 2023

Inspection history

14 March 2023
Ungraded inspection: School remains Good
30 April 2013
Graded inspection: Good · as Stanwix Primary School, URN 112221

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

3.1applications per place, Reception

1.4 above Cumberland median (1.7) 0.9 above England median (2.2)

98 applications · 32 places offered · 30 named it first

2026 3.1; Cumberland median median 1.7
2025 2.1; Cumberland median median 1.7
2024 2.3; Cumberland median median 1.6
2023 2.0; Cumberland median median 1.7
2022 2.1; Cumberland median median 1.7
2021 2.6; Cumberland median median 1.6
2020 2.1; Cumberland median median 1.7
2019 2.5; Cumberland median median 1.7
2018 2.6; Cumberland median median 1.9
2017 2.4; Cumberland median median 1.8
2016 2.5; Cumberland median median 2.0
2015 2.7; Cumberland median median 1.8
2014 2.2; Cumberland median median 1.7; as the previous school

More applications per place than the Cumberland median in 12 of 12 years.

This school
Cumberland median

Dashed bars: as Stanwix Primary School (URN 112221), the previous school.

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	32	98	3.1	30	0.94
Sep 2025	51	106	2.1	48	0.94
Sep 2024	40	90	2.3	39	0.98
Sep 2023	55	109	2.0	51	0.93
Sep 2022	40	84	2.1	40	1.00
Sep 2021	49	127	2.6	45	0.92
Sep 2020	54	112	2.1	50	0.93
Sep 2019	48	122	2.5	46	0.96
Sep 2018	60	156	2.6	75	1.25
Sep 2017	56	134	2.4	52	0.93
Sep 2016	57	144	2.5	56	0.98
Sep 2015	60	159	2.7	68	1.13
Sep 2014 *	60	130	2.2	58	0.97

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 85% · Writing 66% · Maths 74% → all three 55% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard55%57th of 111 in Cumberland

Cumberland 56% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard85%

Cumberland 75% England 78%

Higher standard38%

Cumberland 28% England 33%

Average scaled score 107 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard66%

Cumberland 71% England 75%

Greater depth5%

Cumberland 9% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard74%

Cumberland 71% England 77%

Higher standard22%

Cumberland 17% England 24%

Average scaled score 104 (100 = expected standard)

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Cumberland median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	55%	3%	107	104
2023/24	55%	5%	105	104
2022/23	56%	0%	106	104

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

Stanwix SchoolThis school
This school

Remains Good2023

3.1applications per place 55%met the SATs standard
Kingmoor Nursery and Infant School
1.6 km · Cumberland

Remains Good · improving2023

1.5applications per place
Kingmoor Junior School
1.7 km · Cumberland

2026

60%met the SATs standard
Caldew Lea School
1.7 km · Cumberland

Good2024

1.6applications per place 56%met the SATs standard
Norman Street Primary School
1.9 km · Cumberland

Remains Good2024

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

2026

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

Graded · no overall grade2025

1.9applications per place 55%met the SATs standard
Houghton CofE School
2.2 km · Cumberland

2026

2.9applications per place 68%met the SATs standard
St Bede's Catholic Primary School
2.3 km · Cumberland

Graded · no overall grade2025

1.6applications per place 57%met the SATs standard

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School details

Type: Academy converter
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 141623 · 942/2612
Trust: Stanwix School
Capacity: 436 pupils · 367 on roll
Free school meals: 9.3% of pupils (England median 23%)
Opened: 1 January 2015
Replaced: Stanwix Primary School (URN 112221)
Address: Church Street, Stanwix, Carlisle, CA3 9DW
Local authority: Cumberland

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