Great Corby School and Nursery
Great Corby, Carlisle, CA4 8NE
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- GREAT CORBY SCHOOL
- Headteacher
- Mrs Kirsty Fox
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- SEN provision
- SpLD - Specific Learning Difficulty, SLCN - Speech, language and Communication, ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder, SEMH - Social, Emotional and Mental Health, MLD - Moderate Learning Difficulty
- Constituency
- Carlisle
- Setting
- Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 105
- Pupils on roll
- 99
- URN
- 137860
- Local authority
- Cumberland
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01228560399
About this school
Great Corby School and Nursery is a primary academy in Carlisle. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 99 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 21 March 2024, 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 | 17 | 14 | 15 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 71% | 71% | 80% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 12% | 0% | 13% |
| Expected standard in reading | 82% | 93% | 87% |
| Expected standard in maths | 82% | 79% | 93% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 82% | 79% | 93% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 109.0 | 109.0 | 108.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 105.0 | 105.0 | 108.0 |
| Reading progress | +3.50 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +0.30 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +0.40 | - | - |
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 Great Corby School and Nursery 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 | 71% | 53% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 71% | 52.2% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 80% | 54.9% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 3.7% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 3% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 103 |
| 2023/24 | 99 |
| 2024/25 | 101 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Great Corby School and Nursery compares
Great Corby School and Nursery ranked 12th of 111 primary schools in Cumberland for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 87% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 98% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 80% | 3% | 6.5% | 99 | — |
| Warwick Bridge Primary School | 59% | 4.4% | 13% | 182 | 1.3 miles |
| Cumwhinton School | 47% | 4.4% | 5.7% | 198 | 1.8 miles |
| Scotby CofE Primary School | 78% | 3.7% | 7.8% | 215 | 2.4 miles |
| Hayton CofE Primary School | 88% | 3.3% | 5.6% | 142 | 2.8 miles |
| Pennine Way Primary School | 51% | 5.8% | 30.7% | 558 | 2.8 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)
- 6.52%
- English as an additional language
- 3%
- Overall absence
- 2.96%
- Persistent absence
- 2.56%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Warwick Bridge Primary School1.3 miles
Primary · Carlisle
-
Cumwhinton School1.8 miles
Primary · Carlisle
-
Scotby CofE Primary School2.4 miles
Primary · Carlisle
-
Hayton CofE Primary School2.8 miles
Primary · Brampton
-
Pennine Way Primary School2.8 miles
Primary · Carlisle
Other schools in Carlisle
Great Corby School and Nursery ranks 5th 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 Orton Primary School Primary
- High Hesket CofE School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Great Corby School and Nursery teach?
- Great Corby School and Nursery teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Carlisle.
- Who is the headteacher of Great Corby School and Nursery?
- The headteacher of Great Corby School and Nursery is Mrs Kirsty Fox, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Great Corby School and Nursery last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Great Corby School and Nursery, 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 Great Corby School and Nursery?
- Great Corby School and Nursery has 99 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Great Corby School and Nursery full?
- Great Corby School and Nursery has capacity for 105 pupils and 99 on roll (94%), 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 Great Corby School and Nursery a faith school?
- No. Great Corby School and Nursery has no designated religious character.
- Does Great Corby School and Nursery have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Great Corby School and Nursery as having nursery classes.
- Who runs Great Corby School and Nursery?
- Great Corby School and Nursery is part of GREAT CORBY SCHOOL. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- What SEN provision does Great Corby School and Nursery have?
- The schools register lists Great Corby School and Nursery's special educational needs provision as: SpLD - Specific Learning Difficulty; SLCN - Speech, language and Communication; ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder; SEMH - Social, Emotional and Mental Health; MLD - Moderate Learning Difficulty. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- How have Great Corby School and Nursery's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 71% in 2022/23 and 80% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Great Corby School and Nursery rank locally?
- Great Corby School and Nursery ranked 12th of 111 primary schools in Cumberland for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 87% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 98% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Great Corby School and Nursery's absence rate?
- Great Corby School and Nursery's overall absence rate is 3% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Great Corby School and Nursery's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Great Corby School and Nursery'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.