Academy sponsor led · Cumberland

Caldew Lea School

3–11Ages
273Pupils
PrimaryPhase
147114URN

Ashley Street, Caldew Lea School, Ashley St, Carlisle, Ca2 7be, Carlisle, CA2 7BE · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Mar 2024 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.6per place

close to Cumberland median (1.7)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Cumberland

47 applications for 29 places · 33rd of 63 in Cumberland

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

56%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 · 12 March 2024Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Outstanding	Good
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes	Outstanding
Personal development	Outstanding
Leadership and management		Good
Early years provision		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

1.6applications per place, Reception

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

47 applications · 29 places offered · 27 named it first

2026 1.6; Cumberland median median 1.7
2025 1.9; Cumberland median median 1.7
2024 1.9; Cumberland median median 1.6
2023 1.4; Cumberland median median 1.7
2022 1.6; Cumberland median median 1.7
2021 1.3; Cumberland median median 1.6
2020 1.7; Cumberland median median 1.7
2019 1.1; Cumberland median median 1.7; as the previous school
2018 1.5; Cumberland median median 1.9; as the previous school
2017 1.4; Cumberland median median 1.8; as the previous school
2016 1.1; Cumberland median median 2.0; as the previous school
2015 1.3; Cumberland median median 1.8; as the previous school
2014 1.2; Cumberland median median 1.7; as the previous school

This school
Cumberland median

Dashed bars: as Caldew Lea School (URN 112237), 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	29	47	1.6	27	0.93
Sep 2025	23	43	1.9	22	0.96
Sep 2024	12	23	1.9	11	0.92
Sep 2023	27	39	1.4	25	0.93
Sep 2022	22	34	1.6	21	0.95
Sep 2021	27	34	1.3	23	0.85
Sep 2020	18	30	1.7	14	0.78
Sep 2019 *	38	41	1.1	25	0.66
Sep 2018 *	37	56	1.5	27	0.73
Sep 2017 *	50	68	1.4	37	0.74
Sep 2016 *	44	48	1.1	30	0.68
Sep 2015 *	38	50	1.3	30	0.79
Sep 2014 *	42	49	1.2	27	0.64

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 62% · Writing 62% · Maths 58% → all three 56% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard56%56th of 111 in Cumberland

Cumberland 56% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard62%

Cumberland 75% England 78%

Higher standard29%

Cumberland 28% England 33%

Average scaled score 102 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard62%

Cumberland 71% England 75%

Greater depth9%

Cumberland 9% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard58%

Cumberland 71% England 77%

Higher standard16%

Cumberland 17% England 24%

Average scaled score 100 (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	56%	7%	102	100
2023/24	64%	10%	103	104
2022/23	37%	0%	100	98

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

Caldew Lea SchoolThis school
This school

Good2024

1.6applications per place 56%met the SATs standard
St Bede's Catholic Primary School
0.6 km · Cumberland

Graded · no overall grade2025

1.6applications per place 57%met the SATs standard
Newtown Primary School
0.8 km · Cumberland

Graded · no overall grade2025

1.9applications per place 55%met the SATs standard
Robert Ferguson Primary School
1.2 km · Cumberland

Remains Good2023

1.6applications per place 38%met the SATs standard
Newlaithes Junior School
1.4 km · Cumberland

Standards maintained2025

50%met the SATs standard
Newlaithes Infant School
1.4 km · Cumberland

Good2022

1.9applications per place
Belle Vue Primary School
1.6 km · Cumberland

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.1applications per place 69%met the SATs standard
Stanwix School
1.7 km · Cumberland

Remains Good2023

3.1applications per place 55%met the SATs standard
Brook Street Primary School
2.0 km · Cumberland

2026

1.7applications per place 43%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: Academy sponsor led
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 147114 · 942/2022
Trust: Cumbria Education Trust
Capacity: 300 pupils · 273 on roll
Free school meals: 33.3% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Opened: 1 October 2019
Replaced: Caldew Lea School (URN 112237)
Address: Ashley Street, Caldew Lea School, Ashley St, Carlisle, Ca2 7be, Carlisle, CA2 7BE
Local authority: Cumberland

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