Official figures · Demand
Schools in Carlisle by admissions demand
47 schools with a published Admissions demand figure in Carlisle. Source: DfE primary and secondary school applications and offers.
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| # | School | Admissions demand | Year | Ofsted | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cummersdale School Primary · Community school | 1.27 · Competitive | 2024/25 | Expected standard | |
| 2 | St John Henry Newman Catholic School Secondary · Voluntary aided school | 1.21 · Competitive | 2024/25 | Good | |
| 3 | Caldew School Secondary · Academy converter | 1.21 · Competitive | 2024/25 | Good | |
| 4 | Newlaithes Infant School Primary · Community school | 1.08 · Balanced demand | 2024/25 | Good | |
| 5 | Richard Rose Morton Academy Secondary · Academy sponsor led | 1.04 · Balanced demand | 2024/25 | Not judged | |
| 6 | Armathwaite School Primary · Community school | 1.00 · Balanced demand | 2024/25 | School remains Good | |
| 7 | Bewcastle School Primary · Community school | 1.00 · Balanced demand | 2024/25 | Good | |
| 8 | Cumwhinton School Primary · Community school | 1.00 · Balanced demand | 2024/25 | Good | |
| 9 | Irthington Village School Primary · Community school | 1.00 · Balanced demand | 2024/25 | School remains Good | |
| 10 | Stoneraise School Primary · Community school | 1.00 · Balanced demand | 2024/25 | Expected standard | |
| 11 | Inglewood Infant School Primary · Community school | 1.00 · Balanced demand | 2024/25 | Good | |
| 12 | Norman Street Primary School Primary · Community school | 1.00 · Balanced demand | 2024/25 | School remains Good | |
| 13 | Kingmoor Nursery and Infant School Primary · Community school | 1.00 · Balanced demand | 2024/25 | School remains Good (Improving) - S5 Next | |
| 14 | Brook Street Primary School Primary · Community school | 1.00 · Balanced demand | 2024/25 | Needs attention | |
| 15 | Upperby Primary School Primary · Community school | 1.00 · Balanced demand | 2024/25 | Good | |
| 16 | St Michael's CofE Primary School Primary · Voluntary controlled school | 1.00 · Balanced demand | 2024/25 | Good | |
| 17 | High Hesket CofE School Primary · Voluntary controlled school | 1.00 · Balanced demand | 2024/25 | Not judged | |
| 18 | Houghton CofE School Primary · Voluntary controlled school | 1.00 · Balanced demand | 2024/25 | Needs attention | |
| 19 | Kirkbampton CofE School Primary · Voluntary controlled school | 1.00 · Balanced demand | 2024/25 | Good | |
| 20 | Raughton Head CofE School & Nursery Primary · Voluntary controlled school | 1.00 · Balanced demand | 2024/25 | Improved significantly | |
| 21 | Rockcliffe CofE School Primary · Voluntary controlled school | 1.00 · Balanced demand | 2024/25 | Good | |
| 22 | Shankhill CofE Primary School Primary · Voluntary controlled school | 1.00 · Balanced demand | 2024/25 | School remains Good (Improving) - S5 Next | |
| 23 | Blackford CofE Primary School Primary · Voluntary aided school | 1.00 · Balanced demand | 2024/25 | Not judged | |
| 24 | Ivegill CofE School Primary · Voluntary aided school | 1.00 · Balanced demand | 2024/25 | Good | |
| 25 | Scotby CofE Primary School Primary · Foundation school | 1.00 · Balanced demand | 2024/25 | Good | |
| 26 | Warwick Bridge Primary School Primary · Foundation school | 1.00 · Balanced demand | 2024/25 | Standards maintained | |
| 27 | Pennine Way Primary School Primary · Community school | 1.00 · Balanced demand | 2024/25 | School remains Good | |
| 28 | The Bishop Harvey Goodwin School (Church of England Voluntary Aided) Primary · Voluntary aided school | 1.00 · Balanced demand | 2024/25 | Good | |
| 29 | Great Corby School and Nursery Primary · Academy converter | 1.00 · Balanced demand | 2024/25 | School remains Good | |
| 30 | Crosby-on-Eden CofE School Primary · Academy converter | 1.00 · Balanced demand | 2024/25 | Good | |
| 31 | Longtown Primary School Primary · Academy sponsor led | 1.00 · Balanced demand | 2024/25 | Improved significantly | |
| 32 | Wreay Church of England Primary School Primary · Academy converter | 1.00 · Balanced demand | 2024/25 | Good | |
| 33 | Newtown Primary School Primary · Academy sponsor led | 1.00 · Balanced demand | 2024/25 | Not judged | |
| 34 | St Cuthberts Catholic Primary School, Carlisle Primary · Academy converter | 1.00 · Balanced demand | 2024/25 | School remains Good | |
| 35 | St Margaret Mary Catholic Primary School, Carlisle Primary · Academy converter | 1.00 · Balanced demand | 2024/25 | Not judged | |
| 36 | Petteril Bank School Primary · Academy converter | 1.00 · Balanced demand | 2024/25 | Expected standard | |
| 37 | Belle Vue Primary School Primary · Community school | 0.98 · Balanced demand | 2024/25 | Not judged | |
| 38 | Stanwix School Primary · Academy converter | 0.97 · Balanced demand | 2024/25 | School remains Good | |
| 39 | Yewdale School Primary · Academy sponsor led | 0.97 · Balanced demand | 2024/25 | School remains Good | |
| 40 | Robert Ferguson Primary School Primary · Community school | 0.96 · Balanced demand | 2024/25 | School remains Good | |
| 41 | St Bede's Catholic Primary School Primary · Voluntary aided school | 0.96 · Balanced demand | 2024/25 | Not judged | |
| 42 | Richard Rose Central Academy Secondary · Academy sponsor led | 0.92 · Balanced demand | 2024/25 | Not judged | |
| 43 | Thursby Primary School Primary · Community school | 0.92 · Balanced demand | 2024/25 | School remains Good | |
| 44 | Caldew Lea School Primary · Academy sponsor led | 0.92 · Balanced demand | 2024/25 | Good | |
| 45 | Trinity School Secondary · Academy converter | 0.90 · Often has places | 2024/25 | Not judged | |
| 46 | Burgh by Sands School Primary · Community school | 0.80 · Often has places | 2024/25 | School remains Good | |
| 47 | Great Orton Primary School Primary · Community school | 0.80 · Often has places | 2024/25 | Good |
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