Community school · Primary
Carlisle · CA4 9PW · Westmorland and Furness
Ages 3–11
Status: Open
2.3 miles away
OpenPrimaryURN 112248
High Hesket CofE School
Voluntary controlled school · Carlisle · CA4 0HU
Phase
Primary
Age range
Ages 3–11
Pupils
136
Local authority
Westmorland and Furness
Age range
Ages 3–11
05111619
Provision snapshot
Based on official GIAS characteristics
1 / 6
- NurseryHas Nursery Classes
- Sixth formDoes not have a sixth form
- BoardingNo boarders
- Special school
- Independent
- Academy
Local context
How this school sits among open establishments in its area, using official GIAS records. These are counts, not rankings.
Mixed voluntary controlled school (primary), Ages 3–11, in Carlisle, Westmorland and Furness, 136 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: nursery. Free school meals: 3.2%. Religious character: Church of England. Diocese: Diocese of Carlisle.
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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Voluntary aided school · Primary
Penrith · CA11 9QT · Westmorland and Furness
Ages 4–11
Status: Open
2.5 miles away
Overview
- School type
- Voluntary controlled school
- Phase
- Primary
- Age range
- 3–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Status
- Open
- URN
- 112248
Location
- Address
- High Hesket
- Postcode
- CA4 0HU
- Town
- Carlisle
- County
- Cumbria
- Local authority
- Westmorland and Furness
- District
- Westmorland and Furness
- Constituency
- Penrith and Solway
- Urban/rural
- Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city
Size & intake
Pupil numbers and free school meals come from the GIAS school census fields. Capacity fill is calculated when both pupils and capacity are published. Census date: 15 Jan 2026.
- Pupils on roll
- 136
- Boys / girls
- 66 / 70
- School capacity
- 200
- Capacity fill
- 136 / 200 (68%)
- Free school meals
- 3.2%
- FSM pupils
- 4
- Gender
- Mixed
School characteristics
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sixth form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Special classes
- No Special Classes
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Diocese
- Diocese of Carlisle
- Governance
- Voluntary controlled school
Contact
- Headteacher
- Mrs Amy Harvey
- Telephone
- 01697473386
Official links
Ofsted
Latest inspection outcomes from Ofsted monthly management information. Report-card grades use the current framework where published; older OEIF grades are shown when that is the latest graded inspection.
Headline
Not judged
Inspection date
2025-03-04
- Overall effectiveness
- Not judged
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Safeguarding effective
- Yes
Performance
Official school-level results from DfE school and college performance tables. Figures are not rankings — suppressed or unavailable values are omitted.
Key stage 2 (2023/24)
- Expected standard (RWM)
- 76%
- Higher standard (RWM)
- 10%
- Avg scaled score — reading
- 108.0
- Avg scaled score — maths
- 107.0
- Avg scaled score — GPS
- 110.0