Kingmoor Nursery and Infant School
Hether Drive, Lowry Hill, Carlisle, CA3 0ES
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 3 to 7
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs Nicola Corfield
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- SEN provision
- SLCN - Speech, language and Communication, ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder, SEMH - Social, Emotional and Mental Health
- Constituency
- Carlisle
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 322
- Pupils on roll
- 312
- URN
- 112230
- Local authority
- Cumberland
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01228558892
About this school
Kingmoor Nursery and Infant School is a community primary school in Carlisle. It teaches children aged 3 to 7 and has 312 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Kingmoor Nursery and Infant 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
Confirmed by a short inspection, not a full one
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 14 March 2023, where inspectors confirmed the school remains Good and saw signs of improvement; a full inspection will follow. 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 Kingmoor Nursery and 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 | 7.7% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.5% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.7% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 289 |
| 2023/24 | 289 |
| 2024/25 | 293 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Kingmoor Nursery and Infant School compares
Its absence rate was lower than 69% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | — | 4.7% | 8.9% | 312 | — |
| Kingmoor Junior School | 60% | 4.6% | 17% | 316 | 0.0 miles |
| Stanwix School | 55% | 4.7% | 9.8% | 367 | 1.0 miles |
| Houghton CofE School | 68% | 5.7% | 6.6% | 179 | 1.2 miles |
| Caldew Lea School | 56% | 5.5% | 38.2% | 273 | 1.7 miles |
| Newtown Primary School | 55% | 5.6% | 63.9% | 131 | 1.7 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)
- 8.94%
- English as an additional language
- 4.8%
- Overall absence
- 4.66%
- Persistent absence
- 9.55%
Location
Nearby schools
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Kingmoor Junior School0.0 miles
Primary · Carlisle
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Stanwix School1.0 miles
Primary · Carlisle
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Houghton CofE School1.2 miles
Primary · Carlisle
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Caldew Lea School1.7 miles
Primary · Carlisle
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Newtown Primary School1.7 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 ages does Kingmoor Nursery and Infant School teach?
- Kingmoor Nursery and Infant School teaches children aged 3 to 7. It is a primary school in Carlisle.
- Who is the headteacher of Kingmoor Nursery and Infant School?
- The headteacher of Kingmoor Nursery and Infant School is Mrs Nicola Corfield, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Kingmoor Nursery and Infant School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Kingmoor Nursery and 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 many pupils are at Kingmoor Nursery and Infant School?
- Kingmoor Nursery and Infant School has 312 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 7.
- Is Kingmoor Nursery and Infant School full?
- Kingmoor Nursery and Infant School has capacity for 322 pupils and 312 on roll (97%), 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 Kingmoor Nursery and Infant School a faith school?
- No. Kingmoor Nursery and Infant School has no designated religious character.
- Does Kingmoor Nursery and Infant School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Kingmoor Nursery and Infant School as having nursery classes.
- What SEN provision does Kingmoor Nursery and Infant School have?
- The schools register lists Kingmoor Nursery and Infant School's special educational needs provision as: SLCN - Speech, language and Communication; ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder; SEMH - Social, Emotional and Mental Health. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- What is Kingmoor Nursery and Infant School's absence rate?
- Kingmoor Nursery and Infant School's overall absence rate is 4.7% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- Does Kingmoor Nursery and 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 Kingmoor Nursery and 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.