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Rockcliffe CofE School

Voluntary controlled school · Carlisle · CA6 4AA

Ages 3–11 · 115 pupils · Cumberland

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Ofsted

Good

KS2 expected (RWM)

80%

Overall absence

5.2%

Admissions demand

1.00 · Balanced demand

Ofsted

Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.

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Headline

Good

Inspection date

2023-02-07

Overall effectiveness
Good
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)80%
Higher standard (RWM)20%
Avg scaled score — reading
108.0
Avg scaled score — maths
107.0
Avg scaled score — GPS
107.0

Source: DfE school and college performance tables

Absence

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

Overall absence5.2%
Persistent absence (10%+)11.1%
Unauthorised1.2%
Authorised absence
4.0%
Severe absence (50%+)
0.9%
Enrolments in measure
117

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

1.00 · Balanced demand

1st preferences

13

Places offered

13

1st-preference offers

13

Total preferences (any rank)
28
Preferred offers (top 3)
13
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 fill79%

115 pupils · 145 places

Pupils on roll
115
Boys / girls
58 / 57
School capacity
145
Capacity fill
115 / 145 (79%)
Free school meals
9.2%
FSM pupils
10
Gender
Mixed
School type
Voluntary controlled school

Age range

Ages 3–11

05111619

Provision

Official GIAS characteristics

1 / 6

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

School characteristics

Religious character
Church of England
Diocese
Diocese of Carlisle
Special classes
No Special Classes
Governance
Voluntary controlled school
Headteacher
Mrs Marie Jamieson

Location

Address
Rockcliffe
Postcode
CA6 4AA
Town
Carlisle
County
Cumbria
Local authority
Cumberland
District
Cumberland
Constituency
Carlisle
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 voluntary controlled school (primary), Ages 3–11, in Carlisle, Cumberland, 115 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: nursery. Free school meals: 9.2%. Religious character: Church of England. Diocese: Diocese of Carlisle.

Open schools in Carlisle
56
Primary schools in Carlisle
45
Academies among open schools in Carlisle
29% (16)
Open schools in CA6
8
Primary in CA6
8
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 CA6

  • Blackford CofE Primary School

    Ofsted: Not judged

    Voluntary aided school · Primary

    Carlisle · CA6 4ES · Cumberland

    Ages 3–11

    • Absence8.1%
    • FSM18.4%
    • Demand1.00

    2.3 miles away

  • Burgh by Sands School

    Ofsted: School remains Good

    Community school · Primary

    Carlisle · CA5 6AP · Cumberland

    Ages 3–11

    • KS240%
    • Absence2.3%
    • FSM5.1%
    • Demand0.80

    2.8 miles away

  • Kingmoor Junior School

    Ofsted: Needs attention

    Community school · Primary

    Carlisle · CA3 0DU · Cumberland

    Ages 7–11

    • KS261%
    • Absence5.3%
    • FSM16.8%

    2.9 miles away

  • Kingmoor Nursery and Infant School

    Ofsted: School remains Good (Improving) - S5 Next

    Community school · Primary

    Carlisle · CA3 0ES · Cumberland

    Ages 3–7

    • Absence4.5%
    • FSM7.7%
    • Demand1.00

    2.9 miles away

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Contact

Headteacher
Mrs Marie Jamieson
Telephone
01228674631
Website
www.rockcliffe.cumbria.sch.uk

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