Newlaithes Junior School
Langrigg Road, Carlisle, CA2 6DX
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 7 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mr Richard Clark
- Constituency
- Carlisle
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 240
- Pupils on roll
- 236
- URN
- 112224
- Local authority
- Cumberland
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01228512768
About this school
Newlaithes Junior School is a community primary school in Carlisle. It teaches children aged 7 to 11 and has 236 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Newlaithes Junior 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
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
- Safeguarding
- Effective
A short monitoring inspection followed on : inspectors found that standards have been maintained.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 59 | 60 | 60 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 44% | 52% | 50% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 59% | 63% | 70% |
| Expected standard in maths | 54% | 73% | 63% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 58% | 70% | 72% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 101.0 | 102.0 | 103.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 99.0 | 103.0 | 101.0 |
| Reading progress | -2.00 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +0.20 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -3.10 | - | - |
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 Newlaithes Junior 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 | 44% | 53% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 52% | 52.2% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 50% | 54.9% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.2% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.3% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.8% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 238 |
| 2023/24 | 238 |
| 2024/25 | 237 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Newlaithes Junior School compares
Newlaithes Junior School ranked 73rd of 111 primary schools in Cumberland for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 21% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 64% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 50% | 4.8% | 18.6% | 236 | — |
| Newlaithes Infant School | — | 4.5% | 12.4% | 196 | 0.1 miles |
| St Bede's Catholic Primary School | 57% | 5.1% | 26.2% | 213 | 0.6 miles |
| Newtown Primary School | 55% | 5.6% | 63.9% | 131 | 0.8 miles |
| Robert Ferguson Primary School | 38% | 5.3% | 25.3% | 409 | 0.9 miles |
| Caldew Lea School | 56% | 5.5% | 38.2% | 273 | 0.9 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
-
Ungraded inspection report15 January 2025
- 28 January 2020
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 18.57%
- English as an additional language
- 2.1%
- Overall absence
- 4.82%
- Persistent absence
- 11.2%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Newlaithes Infant School0.1 miles
Primary · Carlisle
-
St Bede's Catholic Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Carlisle
-
Newtown Primary School0.8 miles
Primary · Carlisle
-
Robert Ferguson Primary School0.9 miles
Primary · Carlisle
-
Caldew Lea School0.9 miles
Primary · Carlisle
Other schools in Carlisle
Newlaithes Junior School ranks 31st 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 Newlaithes Junior School teach?
- Newlaithes Junior School teaches children aged 7 to 11. It is a primary school in Carlisle.
- Who is the headteacher of Newlaithes Junior School?
- The headteacher of Newlaithes Junior School is Mr Richard Clark, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Newlaithes Junior School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Newlaithes Junior 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 Newlaithes Junior School?
- Newlaithes Junior School has 236 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 7 to 11.
- Is Newlaithes Junior School full?
- Newlaithes Junior School has capacity for 240 pupils and 236 on roll (98%), so it is close to full. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Newlaithes Junior School a faith school?
- No. Newlaithes Junior School has no designated religious character.
- Does Newlaithes Junior School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Newlaithes Junior School as having no nursery classes.
- How have Newlaithes Junior School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 44% in 2022/23 and 50% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Newlaithes Junior School compare with other schools in Cumberland?
- Newlaithes Junior School ranked 73rd of 111 primary schools in Cumberland for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 21% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 64% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Newlaithes Junior School's absence rate?
- Newlaithes Junior School's overall absence rate is 4.8% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Newlaithes Junior School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Newlaithes Junior 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 29 June 2026.