1
High Hesket CofE School
Carlisle • Cumbria • CA4 0HU
1
8 Oct 2014
Top 10 Primary schools in Carlisle
Updated for the latest inspections (median graded year: 2019)
This Top 10 showcases primary schools in the town of Carlisle. It’s built from the latest graded Ofsted inspections. We rank Outstanding (grade 1) above Good (grade 2), then prioritise newer inspections. As tie-breakers, we consider the “Quality of education” sub-judgement (where available), then %FSM and school size.
Total primary schools
45
Outstanding
1
Good
41
Median inspection year
2019
Ofsted grade mix (graded schools)
O: 2% · G: 95% · RI: 2% · I: 0%
2
Ivegill CofE School
Carlisle • Cumbria • CA4 0PA
2
11 Sep 2024
3
Crosby-on-Eden CofE School
Carlisle • Cumbria • CA6 4QN
2
10 Sep 2024
4
St Michael's CofE Primary School
Carlisle • Cumbria • CA5 7LN
2
18 Jul 2024
5
The Bishop Harvey Goodwin School (Church of England Voluntary Aided)
Carlisle • Cumbria • CA2 4HG
2
9 Jun 2024
6
Caldew Lea School
Carlisle • Cumbria • CA2 7BE
2
25 Apr 2024
7
Wreay Church of England Primary School
Carlisle • Cumbria • CA4 0RL
2
15 Jan 2024
8
Cumwhinton School
Carlisle • Cumbria • CA4 8DU
2
18 Dec 2023
9
Bewcastle School
Carlisle • Cumbria • CA6 6PF
2
16 Jul 2023
10
Inglewood Infant School
Carlisle • Cumbria • CA1 3LX
2
28 Mar 2023
How we rank these schools
- Headline Ofsted grade: Outstanding (1) outranks Good (2), then RI (3), then Inadequate (4).
- More recent graded inspection dates rank higher.
- Where available, we use the Quality of education sub-judgement as a tie-breaker.
- Lower free school meals (%) may break remaining ties.
- Larger roll (pupil count) is a final tie-breaker.
Only the ten highest-ranked schools are shown; we also list “near misses” just below.
About Ofsted grades
- Outstanding (1): Highest judgement across key areas.
- Good (2): Strong effectiveness; meets standards consistently.
- Requires improvement (3): Not yet good; clear areas to improve.
- Inadequate (4): Significant weaknesses found.
Ungraded Section 8 visits check whether the previous graded judgement still stands, but they don’t replace it.
Data freshness & coverage
We refresh inspections and school snapshots regularly. If a school was inspected very recently, its report may not yet appear here.
Top-10 pages only appear for areas with at least 10 primary schools that have a graded Ofsted inspection.
Map of the Top 10
Also highly rated nearby
- Rockcliffe CofE School 2 • Mar 2023
- Great Orton Primary School 2 • Feb 2023
- Newlaithes Infant School 2 • Feb 2023
- Upperby Primary School 2 • Jan 2023
- Kirkbampton CofE School 2 • Dec 2022
- Cummersdale School 2 • Jul 2022
- Inglewood Junior School 2 • Jun 2022
- Scotby CofE Primary School 2 • May 2022
- Stoneraise School 2 • Mar 2022
- Newlaithes Junior School 2 • Mar 2020