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Cummersdale School

Community school · Carlisle · CA2 6BD

Ages 4–11 · 97 pupils · Cumberland

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Ofsted

Expected standard

KS2 expected (RWM)

50%

Overall absence

4.9%

Admissions demand

1.27 · Competitive

Ofsted

Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.

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Headline

Expected standard

Inspection date

2026-05-19

  • AchievementExpected standard
  • Curriculum and teachingExpected standard
  • InclusionExpected standard
  • Attendance and behaviourStrong standard
  • Personal development and wellbeingStrong standard
  • Leadership and governanceExpected standard

Safeguarding standards: Met

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)50%
Higher standard (RWM)6%
Avg scaled score — reading
101.0
Avg scaled score — maths
103.0
Avg scaled score — GPS
104.0

Source: DfE school and college performance tables

Absence

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

Overall absence4.9%
Persistent absence (10%+)10.8%
Unauthorised0.9%
Authorised absence
4.1%
Severe absence (50%+)
0.0%
Enrolments in measure
93

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

1.27 · Competitive

1st preferences

19

Places offered

15

1st-preference offers

15

Total preferences (any rank)
43
Preferred offers (top 3)
15
Applications from outside LA
0
Offers to outside-LA applicants
0

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 fill92%

97 pupils · 105 places

Pupils on roll
97
Boys / girls
46 / 51
School capacity
105
Capacity fill
97 / 105 (92%)
Free school meals
15.5%
FSM pupils
15
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 Gareth Jones

Location

Address
Cummersdale
Postcode
CA2 6BD
Town
Carlisle
County
Cumbria
Local authority
Cumberland
District
Cumberland
Constituency
Penrith and Solway
Urban/rural
Smaller rural: 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, 97 pupils on roll. Free school meals: 15.5%.

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.

Compare with theseAll in CarlisleNear CA2

  • Newlaithes Junior School

    Ofsted: Good

    Community school · Primary

    Carlisle · CA2 6DX · Cumberland

    Ages 7–11

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

    0.9 miles away

  • Newlaithes Infant School

    Ofsted: Good

    Community school · Primary

    Carlisle · CA2 6DX · Cumberland

    Ages 3–7

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

    0.9 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

    1.1 miles away

  • Upperby Primary School

    Ofsted: Good

    Community school · Primary

    Carlisle · CA2 4JT · Cumberland

    Ages 3–11

    • KS244%
    • Absence6.7%
    • FSM30.4%
    • Demand1.00

    1.2 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

    1.4 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

    1.6 miles away

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Contact

Headteacher
Mr Gareth Jones
Telephone
01228592087
Website
www.cummersdale.cumbria.sch.uk

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