Inglewood Infant School
School Road, Harraby, Carlisle, CA1 3LX
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 2 to 7
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs Rebecca Hind
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Carlisle
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 348
- Pupils on roll
- 267
- URN
- 112217
- Local authority
- Cumberland
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01228558774
About this school
Inglewood Infant School is a community primary school in Carlisle. It teaches children aged 2 to 7 and has 267 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
Overall judgement at the last full inspection
This inspection took place under the previous framework, which gave a single overall grade. Ofsted now publishes report cards instead, so newer inspections of other schools will look different. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Trends over time
How Inglewood Infant 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 | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 7.4% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 7.5% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 7.5% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 238 |
| 2023/24 | 236 |
| 2024/25 | 254 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Inglewood Infant School compares
Its absence rate was lower than 20% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | — | 7.5% | 31.6% | 267 | — |
| Inglewood Junior School | 46% | 5.5% | 42.6% | 229 | 0.1 miles |
| Petteril Bank School | 50% | 4.5% | 61.5% | 147 | 0.5 miles |
| Pennine Way Primary School | 51% | 5.8% | 30.7% | 558 | 0.6 miles |
| Upperby Primary School | 61% | 5.7% | 35.2% | 346 | 0.8 miles |
| St Margaret Mary Catholic Primary School, Carlisle | 41% | 5.3% | 32.8% | 217 | 0.8 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.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 31.61%
- English as an additional language
- 13%
- Overall absence
- 7.51%
- Persistent absence
- 22.55%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Inglewood Junior School0.1 miles
Primary · Carlisle
-
Petteril Bank School0.5 miles
Primary · Carlisle
-
Pennine Way Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Carlisle
-
Upperby Primary School0.8 miles
Primary · Carlisle
-
St Margaret Mary Catholic Primary School, Carlisle0.8 miles
Primary · Carlisle
Other 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 year groups does Inglewood Infant School teach?
- Inglewood Infant School teaches children aged 2 to 7. It is a primary school in Carlisle.
- Who is the headteacher of Inglewood Infant School?
- The headteacher of Inglewood Infant School is Mrs Rebecca Hind, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Inglewood Infant School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Inglewood Infant 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 big is Inglewood Infant School?
- Inglewood Infant School has 267 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 2 to 7.
- Is Inglewood Infant School full?
- Inglewood Infant School has capacity for 348 pupils and 267 on roll (77%), 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 Inglewood Infant School a faith school?
- No. Inglewood Infant School has no designated religious character.
- Does Inglewood Infant School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Inglewood Infant School as having nursery classes.
- What is Inglewood Infant School's absence rate?
- Inglewood Infant School's overall absence rate is 7.5% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- Does Inglewood Infant School publish exam results?
- OfferDay shows exam results for a school only where the Department for Education has published them, and none are shown for Inglewood Infant School. 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.