The Bishop Harvey Goodwin School (Church of England Voluntary Aided)
Harold Street, Currock, Carlisle, CA2 4HG
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Voluntary aided school
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Headteacher
- Miss Kate Holland
- Diocese
- Diocese of Carlisle
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Carlisle
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 240
- Pupils on roll
- 139
- URN
- 133727
- Local authority
- Cumberland
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01228590794
About this school
The Bishop Harvey Goodwin School (Church of England Voluntary Aided) is a Church of England voluntary aided primary school in Carlisle. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 139 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
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 25 | 31 | 23 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 44% | 35% | 43% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 4% | 0% | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 60% | 42% | 61% |
| Expected standard in maths | 52% | 45% | 52% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 56% | 55% | 74% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 103.0 | 100.0 | 101.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 99.0 | 99.0 | 101.0 |
| Reading progress | -2.10 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -0.20 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -4.10 | - | - |
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 The Bishop Harvey Goodwin School (Church of England Voluntary Aided) 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 | 35% | 52.2% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 43% | 54.9% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 7.3% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 9% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 8.2% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 183 |
| 2023/24 | 165 |
| 2024/25 | 144 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How The Bishop Harvey Goodwin School (Church of England Voluntary Aided) compares
The Bishop Harvey Goodwin School (Church of England Voluntary Aided) ranked 89th of 111 primary schools in Cumberland for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 14% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 16% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 43% | 8.2% | 51.8% | 139 | — |
| St Margaret Mary Catholic Primary School, Carlisle | 41% | 5.3% | 32.8% | 217 | 0.3 miles |
| Upperby Primary School | 61% | 5.7% | 35.2% | 346 | 0.5 miles |
| Brook Street Primary School | 43% | 4.6% | 21.4% | 228 | 0.6 miles |
| Robert Ferguson Primary School | 38% | 5.3% | 25.3% | 409 | 0.6 miles |
| Norman Street Primary School | 59% | 5.6% | 20.3% | 322 | 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)
- 51.8%
- English as an additional language
- 11.1%
- Overall absence
- 8.18%
- Persistent absence
- 28.06%
Location
Nearby schools
-
St Margaret Mary Catholic Primary School, Carlisle0.3 miles
Primary · Carlisle
-
Upperby Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Carlisle
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Brook Street Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Carlisle
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Robert Ferguson Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Carlisle
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Norman Street Primary School0.8 miles
Primary · Carlisle
Other schools in Carlisle
The Bishop Harvey Goodwin School (Church of England Voluntary Aided) ranks 37th 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 The Bishop Harvey Goodwin School (Church of England Voluntary Aided) teach?
- The Bishop Harvey Goodwin School (Church of England Voluntary Aided) teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Carlisle.
- Who is the headteacher of The Bishop Harvey Goodwin School (Church of England Voluntary Aided)?
- The headteacher of The Bishop Harvey Goodwin School (Church of England Voluntary Aided) is Miss Kate Holland, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was The Bishop Harvey Goodwin School (Church of England Voluntary Aided) last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected The Bishop Harvey Goodwin School (Church of England Voluntary Aided), 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 The Bishop Harvey Goodwin School (Church of England Voluntary Aided)?
- The Bishop Harvey Goodwin School (Church of England Voluntary Aided) has 139 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is The Bishop Harvey Goodwin School (Church of England Voluntary Aided) full?
- The Bishop Harvey Goodwin School (Church of England Voluntary Aided) has capacity for 240 pupils and 139 on roll (58%), 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 The Bishop Harvey Goodwin School (Church of England Voluntary Aided) a faith school?
- Yes. The Bishop Harvey Goodwin School (Church of England Voluntary Aided) is designated Church of England, in the Diocese of Carlisle.
- Does The Bishop Harvey Goodwin School (Church of England Voluntary Aided) have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records The Bishop Harvey Goodwin School (Church of England Voluntary Aided) as having nursery classes.
- How have The Bishop Harvey Goodwin School (Church of England Voluntary Aided)'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 43% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does The Bishop Harvey Goodwin School (Church of England Voluntary Aided) rank locally?
- The Bishop Harvey Goodwin School (Church of England Voluntary Aided) ranked 89th of 111 primary schools in Cumberland for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 14% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 16% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is The Bishop Harvey Goodwin School (Church of England Voluntary Aided)'s absence rate?
- The Bishop Harvey Goodwin School (Church of England Voluntary Aided)'s overall absence rate is 8.2% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are The Bishop Harvey Goodwin School (Church of England Voluntary Aided)'s exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, The Bishop Harvey Goodwin School (Church of England Voluntary Aided)'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 1 July 2026.