Pennine Way Primary School
Edgehill Road, Harraby, Carlisle, CA1 3SN
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs Lindsay Burnett
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Carlisle
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 630
- Pupils on roll
- 558
- URN
- 131177
- Local authority
- Cumberland
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01228598978
About this school
Pennine Way Primary School is a community primary school in Carlisle. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 558 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. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Confirmed by a short inspection, not a full one
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 9 June 2022, 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.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 55 | 58 | 69 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 69% | 64% | 51% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 11% | 5% | 6% |
| Expected standard in reading | 73% | 74% | 67% |
| Expected standard in maths | 82% | 67% | 68% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 80% | 76% | 65% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 104.0 | 103.0 | 101.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 106.0 | 103.0 | 102.0 |
| Reading progress | -1.50 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +0.50 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +0.90 | - | - |
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 Pennine Way Primary 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 | 69% | 53% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 64% | 52.2% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 51% | 54.9% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 6.3% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.9% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.8% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 567 |
| 2023/24 | 558 |
| 2024/25 | 570 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Pennine Way Primary School compares
Pennine Way Primary School ranked 66th of 111 primary schools in Cumberland for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 24% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 41% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 51% | 5.8% | 30.7% | 558 | — |
| Inglewood Junior School | 46% | 5.5% | 42.6% | 229 | 0.5 miles |
| Inglewood Infant School | — | 7.5% | 31.6% | 267 | 0.6 miles |
| Scotby CofE Primary School | 78% | 3.7% | 7.8% | 215 | 0.8 miles |
| St Cuthberts Catholic Primary School, Carlisle | 60% | 7.2% | 37% | 188 | 0.9 miles |
| Petteril Bank School | 50% | 4.5% | 61.5% | 147 | 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.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 30.73%
- English as an additional language
- 9.6%
- Overall absence
- 5.81%
- Persistent absence
- 15.35%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Inglewood Junior School0.5 miles
Primary · Carlisle
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Inglewood Infant School0.6 miles
Primary · Carlisle
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Scotby CofE Primary School0.8 miles
Primary · Carlisle
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St Cuthberts Catholic Primary School, Carlisle0.9 miles
Primary · Carlisle
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Petteril Bank School0.9 miles
Primary · Carlisle
Other schools in Carlisle
Pennine Way Primary School ranks 29th 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 year groups does Pennine Way Primary School teach?
- Pennine Way Primary School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Carlisle.
- Who is the headteacher of Pennine Way Primary School?
- The headteacher of Pennine Way Primary School is Mrs Lindsay Burnett, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Pennine Way Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Pennine Way Primary 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 Pennine Way Primary School?
- Pennine Way Primary School has 558 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Pennine Way Primary School full?
- Pennine Way Primary School has capacity for 630 pupils and 558 on roll (89%), 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 Pennine Way Primary School a faith school?
- No. Pennine Way Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Pennine Way Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Pennine Way Primary School as having nursery classes.
- How have Pennine Way Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 69% in 2022/23 and 51% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Pennine Way Primary School rank locally?
- Pennine Way Primary School ranked 66th of 111 primary schools in Cumberland for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 24% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 41% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Pennine Way Primary School's absence rate?
- Pennine Way Primary School's overall absence rate is 5.8% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Pennine Way Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Pennine Way Primary 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 30 June 2026.