Progress Schools - Carlisle
7 Victoria Place, Carlisle, CA1 1EJ
- Phase
- Special schools
- School type
- Other independent special school
- Ages
- 13 to 16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Head Teacher
- Mrs Philippa Skate
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Constituency
- Carlisle
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 40
- Pupils on roll
- 9
- URN
- 135555
- Local authority
- Cumberland
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01228586004
About this school
Progress Schools - Carlisle is an independent special school in Carlisle. It teaches children aged 13 to 16 and has 9 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has not yet inspected Progress Schools - Carlisle under its current framework. 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
Progress Schools - Carlisle has not been inspected by Ofsted yet. It opened in its current form in April 2008, and new or converted schools usually wait a few years for their first inspection.
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 1 | 2 | 7 |
| Attainment 8 score | - | - | 4.6 |
| Progress 8 score | - | - | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | - | - | 0% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | - | - | 0% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | - | - | 0% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | - | - | 0.2 |
Progress 8 is paused nationally for the 2024/25 and 2025/26 school years. Those pupils sat no key stage 2 tests during the Covid pandemic, so there is no starting point to measure progress from. A blank figure here is not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Progress Schools - Carlisle has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 1 |
| 2023/24 | 5 |
| 2024/25 | 12 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 0%
- Pupils with an EHC plan
- 1
- Pupils on SEN support
- 7
Location
Nearby schools
-
University of Cumbria0.3 miles
Universities · Carlisle
-
Austin Friars1.1 miles
Independent schools · Carlisle
-
Gillford Centre1.3 miles
Local authority maintained schools · Carlisle
-
James Rennie School2.1 miles
Academies · Carlisle
-
Lime House School5.7 miles
Independent schools · Carlisle
Other schools in Carlisle
- Gillford Centre Local authority maintained schools
- James Rennie School Academies
- 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
Common questions
- What ages does Progress Schools - Carlisle teach?
- Progress Schools - Carlisle teaches children aged 13 to 16. It is a special school in Carlisle.
- Who is the head teacher of Progress Schools - Carlisle?
- The head teacher of Progress Schools - Carlisle is Mrs Philippa Skate, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Progress Schools - Carlisle been inspected?
- Ofsted has not inspected Progress Schools - Carlisle under its current framework, so no current judgement is shown. That is common for newer schools and is not a mark against a school.
- How many pupils are at Progress Schools - Carlisle?
- Progress Schools - Carlisle has 9 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 13 to 16.
- Is Progress Schools - Carlisle full?
- Progress Schools - Carlisle has capacity for 40 pupils and 9 on roll (23%), 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 Progress Schools - Carlisle a faith school?
- No. Progress Schools - Carlisle has no designated religious character.
- Is Progress Schools - Carlisle a selective school?
- No. Progress Schools - Carlisle is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- What are Progress Schools - Carlisle's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Progress Schools - Carlisle'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 24 July 2026.