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What did Ofsted find?
Ofsted data to 30 September 2026Inspection history
- 28 September 2023Ungraded inspection: School remains Good
- 7 October 2014Graded inspection: Good · as Fairfield Primary School, URN 112131
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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 entry71 applications · 47 places offered · 47 named it first
- 2026 1.5; Cumberland median median 1.7
- 2025 1.6; Cumberland median median 1.7
- 2024 1.5; Cumberland median median 1.6
- 2023 1.4; Cumberland median median 1.7
- 2022 1.5; Cumberland median median 1.7
- 2021 1.5; Cumberland median median 1.6
- 2020 1.5; Cumberland median median 1.7
- 2019 1.5; Cumberland median median 1.7
- 2018 1.7; Cumberland median median 1.9
- 2017 1.9; Cumberland median median 1.8
- 2016 1.6; Cumberland median median 2.0
- 2015 2.1; Cumberland median median 1.8; as the previous school
- 2014 2.2; Cumberland median median 1.7; as the previous school
- This school
- Cumberland median
Dashed bars: as Fairfield Primary School (URN 112131), Fairfield Junior School (URN 112130), 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 | 47 | 71 | 1.5 | 47 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2025 | 51 | 80 | 1.6 | 51 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2024 | 50 | 76 | 1.5 | 50 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2023 | 47 | 65 | 1.4 | 47 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2022 | 57 | 86 | 1.5 | 57 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2021 | 42 | 63 | 1.5 | 42 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2020 | 54 | 80 | 1.5 | 54 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2019 | 47 | 68 | 1.5 | 47 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2018 | 30 | 52 | 1.7 | 30 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2017 | 34 | 64 | 1.9 | 34 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2016 | 39 | 63 | 1.6 | 39 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2015 * | 43 | 90 | 2.1 | 42 | 0.98 |
| Sep 2014 * | 36 | 79 | 2.2 | 36 | 1.00 |
How did pupils do in SATs?
DfE KS2 · 2024/25Reading 85% · Writing 89% · Maths 92% → all three 83% met the expected standard, End of Year 6
- This school
- Cumberland median
- England median
Every year as a table
| Year | Expected standard | Higher standard | Reading score | Maths score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 83% | 23% | 107 | 107 |
| 2023/24 | 67% | 18% | 106 | 105 |
| 2022/23 | 69% | 12% | 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
- Fairfield Primary SchoolThis schoolThis schoolRemains Good20231.5applications per place 83%met the SATs standard
- 1.1 km · CumberlandSpecial measures Graded · no overall grade2025
- 2.8 km · CumberlandGood20232.7applications per place 74%met the SATs standard
- 3.3 km · CumberlandGraded · no overall grade20252.5applications per place 87%met the SATs standard
- 4.0 km · CumberlandRemains Good20232.5applications per place 47%met the SATs standard
- 4.7 km · CumberlandRemains Good20241.8applications per place 72%met the SATs standard
- 6.3 km · CumberlandStandards maintained20252.7applications per place 67%met the SATs standard
- 6.9 km · CumberlandGood20231.8applications per place 45%met the SATs standard
- 7.1 km · CumberlandRequires improvement2023
School details
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- URN · DfE number
- 142196 · 942/2107
- Trust
- Learning for Life Trust
- Capacity
- 420 pupils · 455 on roll
- Free school meals
- 6.3% of pupils (England median 23%)
- Nursery
- Has nursery classes
- Opened
- 1 August 2015
- Replaced
- Fairfield Primary School (URN 112131); Fairfield Junior School (URN 112130)
- Address
- Gallowbarrow, Cockermouth, CA13 0DX
- Local authority
- Cumberland
Data last changed 3 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources