James Rennie School
Academy special converter
Carlisle · CA3 0BU · Cumberland
Ages 3–19
Status: Open
0.0 miles away
ClosedURN 112468
James Rennie School
Community special school · Carlisle · CA3 0BU
Age range
Ages 3–19
Pupils
137
Local authority
Pre-LGR 2023 Cumbria
Age range
Ages 3–19
05111619
Provision snapshot
Based on official GIAS characteristics
3 / 6
- NurseryHas Nursery Classes
- Sixth formHas 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 community special school, Ages 3–19, in Carlisle, Pre-LGR 2023 Cumbria, 137 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: nursery, sixth form, special school. Free school meals: 24.3%. SEN provision includes: SLD - Severe Learning Difficulty; PMLD - Profound and Multiple Learning Difficulty.
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Overview
- School type
- Community special school
- Age range
- 3–19
- Gender
- Mixed
- Status
- Closed
- URN
- 112468
Location
- Address
- California Road, Kingstown
- Postcode
- CA3 0BU
- Town
- Carlisle
- County
- Cumbria
- Local authority
- Pre-LGR 2023 Cumbria
- District
- Carlisle
- Constituency
- Carlisle
- Urban/rural
- (England/Wales) Urban city and town
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: 18 Jan 2018.
- Pupils on roll
- 137
- Boys / girls
- 94 / 43
- School capacity
- 150
- Capacity fill
- 137 / 150 (91%)
- Free school meals
- 24.3%
- FSM pupils
- 26
- Gender
- Mixed
School characteristics
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sixth form
- Has a sixth form
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Special classes
- Has Special Classes
- Governance
- Community special school
SEN & specialist provision
SEN types and resourced/SEN unit places as recorded in GIAS. This is provision detail, not an Ofsted judgement.
- SEN types
- SLD - Severe Learning Difficulty; PMLD - Profound and Multiple Learning Difficulty
- Special classes
- Has Special Classes
Contact
- Headteacher
- Mr Kris Williams