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Petteril Bank School

  • 2–11Ages
  • 147Pupils
  • PrimaryPhase
  • 149410URN

Burnett Road, Carlisle, CA1 3BX · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school
Latest Ofsted

Report card · inspected Mar 2026

  • Exceptional
  • Strong standard
  • Expected standard
  • Needs attention
  • Urgent improvement

Safeguarding standards met

Applications per place · Sept 2026
1.3per place
0.3 below Cumberland median (1.7)
Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Cumberland

20 applications for 15 places · 52nd of 63 in Cumberland
SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25
50%met the expected standard

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026
Report card · inspected 10 March 2026Published 10 May 2026 · safeguarding standards met · no overall grade
AreaExceptionalStrong standardExpected standardNeeds attentionUrgent improvement
InclusionExpected standard
Curriculum and teachingExpected standard
AchievementExpected standard
Attendance and behaviourStrong standard
Personal development and wellbeingExpected standard
Early yearsExpected standard
Post-16 provisionDoes not apply to this school
Leadership and governanceExpected standard
  • Exceptional
  • Strong standard
  • Expected standard
  • Needs attention
  • Urgent improvement
  • Does not apply

Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

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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
1.3applications per place, Reception
0.3 below Cumberland median (1.7) 0.9 below England median (2.2)

20 applications · 15 places offered · 15 named it first

  1. 2026 1.3; Cumberland median median 1.7
  2. 2025 1.6; Cumberland median median 1.7
  3. 2024 1.3; Cumberland median median 1.6
  4. 2023 1.4; Cumberland median median 1.7
  5. 2022 1.2; Cumberland median median 1.7; as the previous school
  6. 2021 1.5; Cumberland median median 1.6; as the previous school
  7. 2020 1.5; Cumberland median median 1.7; as the previous school
  8. 2019 1.2; Cumberland median median 1.7; as the previous school
  9. 2018 1.7; Cumberland median median 1.9; as the previous school
  10. 2017 1.3; Cumberland median median 1.8; as the previous school
  11. 2016 2.0; Cumberland median median 2.0; as the previous school
  12. 2015 1.4; Cumberland median median 1.8; as the previous school
  13. 2014 1.1; Cumberland median median 1.7; as the previous school
  • This school
  • Cumberland median

Dashed bars: as Petteril Bank School (URN 112220), 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.

EntryPlacesApplicationsPer placeFirst preferencesFirst-pref. ratio
Sep 202615201.3151.00
Sep 202516261.6161.00
Sep 202423301.3231.00
Sep 202313181.4131.00
Sep 2022 *14171.2141.00
Sep 2021 *14211.5130.93
Sep 2020 *14211.5141.00
Sep 2019 *27311.2250.93
Sep 2018 *19321.7191.00
Sep 2017 *17221.3171.00
Sep 2016 *10202.0101.00
Sep 2015 *18261.4160.89
Sep 2014 *15171.1140.93

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 55% · Writing 64% · Maths 55% → all three 50% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard50%67th of 111 in Cumberland
Reading
Expected standard55%
Higher standard14%
Average scaled score 103 (100 = expected standard)
Writing
Expected standard64%
Greater depth9%
Maths
Expected standard55%
Higher standard9%
Average scaled score 101 (100 = expected standard)
  • This school
  • Cumberland median
  • England median
Every year as a table
YearExpected standardHigher standardReading scoreMaths score
2024/2550%0%103101
2023/2419%0%97101
2022/2325%0%10099

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

  • 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 converter
Phase
Primary
URN · DfE number
149410 · 942/2610
Trust
Cumbria Education Trust
Capacity
210 pupils · 147 on roll
Free school meals
50.3% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery
Has nursery classes
Opened
1 November 2022
Replaced
Petteril Bank School (URN 112220)
Address
Burnett Road, Carlisle, CA1 3BX
Local authority
Cumberland

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