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Belle Vue Primary School

Community school · Carlisle · CA2 7PT

Ages 4–11 · 426 pupils · Cumberland

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Ofsted

Not judged

KS2 expected (RWM)

58%

Overall absence

4.7%

Admissions demand

0.98 · Balanced demand

Ofsted

Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.

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Headline

Not judged

Inspection date

2025-04-01

Overall effectiveness
Not judged
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour and attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership and management
Good
Safeguarding effective
Yes

Source: Ofsted monthly management information

Performance

Official school-level results. Figures are not rankings — suppressed values are omitted.

Key stage 2 (2023/24)

Expected standard (RWM)58%
Higher standard (RWM)3%
Avg scaled score — reading
105.0
Avg scaled score — maths
103.0
Avg scaled score — GPS
103.0

Source: DfE school and college performance tables

Absence

Academic year 2023/24. Persistent absence means 10%+ of sessions missed. Lower figures are better.

Overall absence4.7%
Persistent absence (10%+)10.6%
Unauthorised1.2%
Authorised absence
3.5%
Severe absence (50%+)
0.0%
Enrolments in measure
378

Absence trend

2021/22

2022/23

2023/24

  • Overall
  • Persistent (10%+)

Source: DfE pupil absence in schools in England

Admissions demand

Coordinated admissions for primary entry (2024/25 cycle, national offer day). Demand ratio compares families who listed this school 1st with total offers made — not a catchment or distance guarantee.

Demand ratio

0.98 · Balanced demand

1st preferences

58

Places offered

59

1st-preference offers

58

Total preferences (any rank)
105
Preferred offers (top 3)
59
Applications from outside LA
2
Offers to outside-LA applicants
2

Source: DfE primary and secondary school applications and offers. Figures reflect offers on national offer day; late applications, appeals and waiting lists are not included.

Size & intake

From the GIAS school census (15 Jan 2026).

Capacity fill101%

426 pupils · 420 places

Pupils on roll
426
Boys / girls
228 / 198
School capacity
420
Capacity fill
426 / 420 (101%)
Free school meals
20%
FSM pupils
85
Gender
Mixed
School type
Community school

Age range

Ages 4–11

05111619

Provision

Official GIAS characteristics

0 / 6

  • Nursery
  • Sixth form
  • Boarding
  • Special school
  • Independent
  • Academy

School characteristics

Special classes
No Special Classes
Governance
Community school
Headteacher
Mr Andrew Cairns

Location

Address
Beaver Road
Postcode
CA2 7PT
Town
Carlisle
County
Cumbria
Local authority
Cumberland
District
Cumberland
Constituency
Carlisle
Urban/rural
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city

Local context

How this school sits among open establishments in its area, using official GIAS records. These are counts, not rankings.

Mixed community school (primary), Ages 4–11, in Carlisle, Cumberland, 426 pupils on roll. Free school meals: 20%.

Open schools in Carlisle
56
Primary schools in Carlisle
45
Academies among open schools in Carlisle
29% (16)
Open schools in CA2
15
Primary in CA2
12
Open schools in Cumberland LA
181
Primary in Cumberland LA
146

Nearby primary schools

Open schools within about 3 miles, prioritising the same phase where possible. Distances are approximate from GIAS coordinates.

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  • Yewdale School

    Ofsted: School remains Good

    Academy sponsor led · Primary

    Carlisle · CA2 7SD · Cumberland

    Ages 3–11

    • KS235%
    • Absence5.9%
    • FSM16.2%
    • Demand0.97

    0.5 miles away

  • Newtown Primary School

    Ofsted: Not judged

    Academy sponsor led · Primary

    Carlisle · CA2 7LW · Cumberland

    Ages 3–11

    • KS236%
    • Absence5.4%
    • FSM62.5%
    • Demand1.00

    0.5 miles away

  • St Bede's Catholic Primary School

    Ofsted: Not judged

    Voluntary aided school · Primary

    Carlisle · CA2 7DS · Cumberland

    Ages 3–11

    • KS240%
    • Absence5.5%
    • FSM20.6%
    • Demand0.96

    0.7 miles away

  • Newlaithes Infant School

    Ofsted: Good

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    Carlisle · CA2 6DX · Cumberland

    Ages 3–7

    • Absence5.7%
    • FSM14.3%
    • Demand1.08

    1.0 miles away

  • Caldew Lea School

    Ofsted: Good

    Academy sponsor led · Primary

    Carlisle · CA2 7BE · Cumberland

    Ages 3–11

    • KS264%
    • Absence5.5%
    • FSM33.3%
    • Demand0.92

    1.0 miles away

  • Newlaithes Junior School

    Ofsted: Good

    Community school · Primary

    Carlisle · CA2 6DX · Cumberland

    Ages 7–11

    • KS252%
    • Absence5.3%
    • FSM21.2%

    1.0 miles away

  • Robert Ferguson Primary School

    Ofsted: School remains Good

    Community school · Primary

    Carlisle · CA2 5LA · Cumberland

    Ages 3–11

    • KS259%
    • Absence6.9%
    • FSM23.8%
    • Demand0.96

    1.6 miles away

  • Stanwix School

    Ofsted: School remains Good

    Academy converter · Primary

    Carlisle · CA3 9DW · Cumberland

    Ages 4–11

    • KS255%
    • Absence4.7%
    • FSM9.3%
    • Demand0.97

    1.8 miles away

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Contact

Headteacher
Mr Andrew Cairns
Telephone
01228593161
Website
www.bellevue.cumbria.sch.uk

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