Stoneraise School
Durdar, Carlisle, CA5 7AT
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mr Clem Coady
- Constituency
- Penrith and Solway
- Setting
- Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 210
- Pupils on roll
- 169
- URN
- 112122
- Local authority
- Cumberland
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01228712277
About this school
Stoneraise School is a community primary school in Carlisle. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 169 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Stoneraise School, and its latest judgement is set out 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
Ofsted no longer gives schools a single overall grade. Each area of the school's work is graded on a five-point scale, and safeguarding is judged separately.
- Inclusion
- Strong standard
- Curriculum and teaching
- Expected standard
- Achievement
- Expected standard
- Attendance and behaviour
- Strong standard
- Personal development and wellbeing
- Expected standard
- Leadership and governance
- Expected standard
- Early years
- Strong standard
- Safeguarding
- Met
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 16 | 12 | 20 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 81% | 83% | 90% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 6% | 8% | 25% |
| Expected standard in reading | 81% | 100% | 90% |
| Expected standard in maths | 94% | 83% | 95% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 94% | 100% | 70% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 105.0 | 108.0 | 109.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 106.0 | 106.0 | 110.0 |
| Reading progress | +0.80 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +5.40 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +2.20 | - | - |
Progress measures ended nationally after the 2022/23 school year, when the key stage 1 assessments they were based on were stopped. Blank progress figures in later years are not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Stoneraise School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Cumberland average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 81% | 53% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 83% | 52.2% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 90% | 54.9% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 7.5% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.7% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 3.9% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 156 |
| 2023/24 | 162 |
| 2024/25 | 176 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Stoneraise School compares
Stoneraise School ranked 2nd of 111 primary schools in Cumberland for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 97% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 85% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 90% | 3.9% | 14.1% | 169 | — |
| St Michael's CofE Primary School | 45% | 4.8% | 11.6% | 186 | 2.0 miles |
| Wreay Church of England Primary School | 54% | 4.1% | 12% | 75 | 2.1 miles |
| Cummersdale School | 73% | 2.7% | 11.4% | 97 | 2.2 miles |
| Upperby Primary School | 61% | 5.7% | 35.2% | 346 | 2.4 miles |
| Petteril Bank School | 50% | 4.5% | 61.5% | 147 | 2.4 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
Inspection history
-
Graded inspection report14 April 2026
- 1 February 2022
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 14.11%
- English as an additional language
- 2.3%
- Overall absence
- 3.92%
- Persistent absence
- 7.33%
Location
Nearby schools
-
St Michael's CofE Primary School2.0 miles
Primary · Carlisle
-
Wreay Church of England Primary School2.1 miles
Primary · Carlisle
-
Cummersdale School2.2 miles
Primary · Carlisle
-
Upperby Primary School2.4 miles
Primary · Carlisle
-
Petteril Bank School2.4 miles
Primary · Carlisle
Other schools in Carlisle
Stoneraise School ranks 1st of the 40 ranked primary schools in Carlisle.
- 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
- Great Corby School and Nursery Primary
- Great Orton Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Stoneraise School teach?
- Stoneraise School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Carlisle.
- Who is the headteacher of Stoneraise School?
- The headteacher of Stoneraise School is Mr Clem Coady, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Stoneraise School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Stoneraise School, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How many pupils are at Stoneraise School?
- Stoneraise School has 169 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Stoneraise School full?
- Stoneraise School has capacity for 210 pupils and 169 on roll (80%), so it has space against its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Stoneraise School a faith school?
- No. Stoneraise School has no designated religious character.
- Does Stoneraise School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Stoneraise School as having no nursery classes.
- How have Stoneraise School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 81% in 2022/23 and 90% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Stoneraise School compare with other schools in Cumberland?
- Stoneraise School ranked 2nd of 111 primary schools in Cumberland for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 97% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 85% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Stoneraise School's absence rate?
- Stoneraise School's overall absence rate is 3.9% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Stoneraise School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Stoneraise School's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
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 15 July 2026.