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OpenPrimaryOfsted: GoodURN 112403

Scotby CofE Primary School

Foundation school · Carlisle · CA4 8AT

Ages 5–11 · 215 pupils · Cumberland

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Ofsted

Good

KS2 expected (RWM)

70%

Overall absence

3.7%

Admissions demand

1.00 · Balanced demand

Ofsted

Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.

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Headline

Good

Inspection date

2022-03-22

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)70%
Higher standard (RWM)7%
Avg scaled score — reading
106.0
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 absence3.7%
Persistent absence (10%+)6.8%
Unauthorised1.3%
Authorised absence
2.4%
Severe absence (50%+)
0.0%
Enrolments in measure
207

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

28

Places offered

28

1st-preference offers

28

Total preferences (any rank)
60
Preferred offers (top 3)
28
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 fill95%

215 pupils · 226 places

Pupils on roll
215
Boys / girls
115 / 100
School capacity
226
Capacity fill
215 / 226 (95%)
Free school meals
7.4%
FSM pupils
16
Gender
Mixed
School type
Foundation school

Age range

Ages 5–11

05111619

Provision

Official GIAS characteristics

0 / 6

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

School characteristics

Religious character
Church of England
Diocese
Diocese of Carlisle
Special classes
No Special Classes
Governance
Supported by a trust
Headteacher
Miss Jacqueline Watson

Location

Address
Park Road, Scotby
Postcode
CA4 8AT
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 foundation school (primary), Ages 5–11, in Carlisle, Cumberland, 215 pupils on roll. Free school meals: 7.4%. 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 CA4
8
Primary in CA4
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 CA4

  • Pennine Way Primary School

    Ofsted: School remains Good

    Community school · Primary

    Carlisle · CA1 3SN · Cumberland

    Ages 3–11

    • KS264%
    • Absence5.9%
    • FSM27.9%
    • Demand1.00

    0.8 miles away

  • Inglewood Junior School

    Ofsted: Needs attention

    Community school · Primary

    Carlisle · CA1 3QA · Cumberland

    Ages 7–11

    • KS252%
    • Absence6.9%
    • FSM43.7%

    1.2 miles away

  • Inglewood Infant School

    Ofsted: Good

    Community school · Primary

    Carlisle · CA1 3LX · Cumberland

    Ages 2–7

    • Absence7.5%
    • FSM16.1%
    • Demand1.00

    1.3 miles away

  • Norman Street Primary School

    Ofsted: School remains Good

    Community school · Primary

    Carlisle · CA1 2BQ · Cumberland

    Ages 4–11

    • KS252%
    • Absence5.1%
    • FSM21.7%
    • Demand1.00

    1.6 miles away

  • Petteril Bank School

    Ofsted: Expected standard

    Academy converter · Primary

    Carlisle · CA1 3BX · Cumberland

    Ages 2–11

    • KS219%
    • Absence6.9%
    • FSM50.3%
    • Demand1.00

    1.7 miles away

  • Brook Street Primary School

    Ofsted: Needs attention

    Community school · Primary

    Carlisle · CA1 2JB · Cumberland

    Ages 3–11

    • KS227%
    • Absence5.6%
    • FSM18.2%
    • Demand1.00

    1.7 miles away

  • Cumwhinton School

    Ofsted: Good

    Community school · Primary

    Carlisle · CA4 8DU · Cumberland

    Ages 4–11

    • KS242%
    • Absence4.8%
    • FSM7.6%
    • Demand1.00

    1.9 miles away

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Contact

Headteacher
Miss Jacqueline Watson
Telephone
01228513270
Website
www.scotby.cumbria.sch.uk

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