Gillford Centre
Upperby Road, Carlisle, CA2 4JE
- Phase
- Local authority maintained schools
- School type
- Pupil referral unit
- Ages
- 5 to 16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mr James Nichols
- Constituency
- Carlisle
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Pupils on roll
- 56
- URN
- 112095
- Local authority
- Cumberland
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01228226957
About this school
Gillford Centre is a special school in Carlisle. It teaches children aged 5 to 16 and has 56 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Confirmed by a short inspection, not a full one
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 20 January 2023, where inspectors confirmed the school remains Good. The school's last full inspection took place before September 2019, so its area grades are not part of Ofsted's current published data. Older reports are on the school's Ofsted page.
Trends over time
How Gillford Centre has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 42 |
| 2023/24 | 68 |
| 2024/25 | 68 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 61.76%
- English as an additional language
- 1.5%
Location
Nearby schools
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Progress Schools - Carlisle1.3 miles
Special schools · Carlisle
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University of Cumbria1.5 miles
Universities · Carlisle
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Austin Friars2.4 miles
Independent schools · Carlisle
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James Rennie School3.4 miles
Academies · Carlisle
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Lime House School4.6 miles
Independent schools · Carlisle
Other schools in Carlisle
- James Rennie School Academies
- Progress Schools - Carlisle Special schools
- Armathwaite School Primary
- Belle Vue Primary School Primary
- Bewcastle School Primary
- Blackford CofE Primary School Primary
- Brook Street Primary School Primary
- Burgh by Sands School Primary
- Caldew Lea School Primary
- Crosby-on-Eden CofE School Primary
- Cummersdale School Primary
- Cumwhinton School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Gillford Centre teach?
- Gillford Centre teaches children aged 5 to 16. It is a special school in Carlisle.
- Who is the headteacher of Gillford Centre?
- The headteacher of Gillford Centre is Mr James Nichols, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Gillford Centre last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Gillford Centre, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How big is Gillford Centre?
- Gillford Centre has 56 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 5 to 16.
- Is Gillford Centre a faith school?
- No. Gillford Centre has no designated religious character.
- Does Gillford Centre publish exam results?
- OfferDay shows exam results for a school only where the Department for Education has published them, and none are shown for Gillford Centre. That is usual for infant, nursery, special and independent schools, and for schools without recent published results.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 29 June 2026.