Yewdale School
Yewdale Road, Carlisle, CA2 7SD
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- CUMBRIA EDUCATION TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mrs Cate Floyd (Executive Head)
- Religious ethos
- None
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sponsor
- Cumbria Education Trust
- Constituency
- Carlisle
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 420
- Pupils on roll
- 266
- URN
- 141995
- Local authority
- Cumberland
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01228830036
About this school
Yewdale School is a primary academy in Carlisle. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 266 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 20 September 2023, 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 | 43 | 49 | 38 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 53% | 35% | 68% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 7% | 0% | 8% |
| Expected standard in reading | 67% | 57% | 76% |
| Expected standard in maths | 63% | 49% | 71% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 67% | 49% | 61% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 104.0 | 101.0 | 104.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 102.0 | 100.0 | 104.0 |
| Reading progress | -1.50 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +1.40 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -1.80 | - | - |
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 Yewdale 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 | 53% | 53% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 35% | 52.2% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 68% | 54.9% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 6.1% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.9% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.3% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 294 |
| 2023/24 | 296 |
| 2024/25 | 288 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Yewdale School compares
Yewdale School ranked 32nd of 111 primary schools in Cumberland for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 61% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 54% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 68% | 5.3% | 18.5% | 266 | — |
| Belle Vue Primary School | 69% | 4.6% | 20.3% | 426 | 0.5 miles |
| Newtown Primary School | 55% | 5.6% | 63.9% | 131 | 0.9 miles |
| Newlaithes Infant School | — | 4.5% | 12.4% | 196 | 0.9 miles |
| St Bede's Catholic Primary School | 57% | 5.1% | 26.2% | 213 | 0.9 miles |
| Newlaithes Junior School | 50% | 4.8% | 18.6% | 236 | 1.0 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)
- 18.49%
- English as an additional language
- 5.6%
- Overall absence
- 5.27%
- Persistent absence
- 11.34%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Belle Vue Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Carlisle
-
Newtown Primary School0.9 miles
Primary · Carlisle
-
Newlaithes Infant School0.9 miles
Primary · Carlisle
-
St Bede's Catholic Primary School0.9 miles
Primary · Carlisle
-
Newlaithes Junior School1.0 miles
Primary · Carlisle
Other schools in Carlisle
Yewdale School ranks 14th 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 Yewdale School teach?
- Yewdale School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Carlisle.
- Who is the headteacher of Yewdale School?
- The headteacher of Yewdale School is Mrs Cate Floyd (Executive Head), as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Yewdale School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Yewdale 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 Yewdale School?
- Yewdale School has 266 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Yewdale School full?
- Yewdale School has capacity for 420 pupils and 266 on roll (63%), 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 Yewdale School a faith school?
- No. Yewdale School has no designated religious character.
- Does Yewdale School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Yewdale School as having nursery classes.
- Who runs Yewdale School?
- Yewdale School is part of CUMBRIA EDUCATION TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Yewdale School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 53% in 2022/23 and 68% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Yewdale School rank locally?
- Yewdale School ranked 32nd of 111 primary schools in Cumberland for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 61% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 54% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Yewdale School's absence rate?
- Yewdale School's overall absence rate is 5.3% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Yewdale School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Yewdale 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 2 July 2026.