Petteril Bank School
Burnett Road, Carlisle, CA1 3BX
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 2 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- CUMBRIA EDUCATION TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mrs Jemma Nicholson
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sponsor
- Cumbria Education Trust
- Constituency
- Carlisle
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 210
- Pupils on roll
- 147
- URN
- 149410
- Local authority
- Cumberland
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01228631650
About this school
Petteril Bank School is a primary academy in Carlisle. It teaches children aged 2 to 11 and has 147 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
Ofsted no longer gives schools a single overall grade. Each area of the school's work is graded on a five-point scale, and safeguarding is judged separately.
- Inclusion
- Expected standard
- Curriculum and teaching
- Expected standard
- Achievement
- Expected standard
- Attendance and behaviour
- Strong standard
- Personal development and wellbeing
- Expected standard
- Leadership and governance
- Expected standard
- Early years
- Expected standard
- Safeguarding
- Met
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 20 | 21 | 22 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 25% | 19% | 50% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 50% | 29% | 55% |
| Expected standard in maths | 50% | 57% | 55% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 40% | 38% | 50% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 100.0 | 97.0 | 103.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 99.0 | 101.0 | 101.0 |
| Reading progress | -2.50 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -2.30 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -3.00 | - | - |
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 Petteril Bank 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 | 25% | 53% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 19% | 52.2% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 50% | 54.9% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 8.6% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 6.9% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.5% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 170 |
| 2023/24 | 167 |
| 2024/25 | 160 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Petteril Bank School compares
Petteril Bank School ranked 74th of 111 primary schools in Cumberland for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 21% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 74% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 50% | 4.5% | 61.5% | 147 | — |
| Inglewood Infant School | — | 7.5% | 31.6% | 267 | 0.5 miles |
| Inglewood Junior School | 46% | 5.5% | 42.6% | 229 | 0.6 miles |
| Upperby Primary School | 61% | 5.7% | 35.2% | 346 | 0.6 miles |
| St Margaret Mary Catholic Primary School, Carlisle | 41% | 5.3% | 32.8% | 217 | 0.7 miles |
| The Bishop Harvey Goodwin School (Church of England Voluntary Aided) | 43% | 8.2% | 51.8% | 139 | 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)
- 61.54%
- English as an additional language
- 20.6%
- Overall absence
- 4.47%
- Persistent absence
- 5.26%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Inglewood Infant School0.5 miles
Primary · Carlisle
-
Inglewood Junior School0.6 miles
Primary · Carlisle
-
Upperby Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Carlisle
-
St Margaret Mary Catholic Primary School, Carlisle0.7 miles
Primary · Carlisle
-
The Bishop Harvey Goodwin School (Church of England Voluntary Aided)0.9 miles
Primary · Carlisle
Other schools in Carlisle
Petteril Bank School ranks 32nd 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 Petteril Bank School teach?
- Petteril Bank School teaches children aged 2 to 11. It is a primary school in Carlisle.
- Who is the headteacher of Petteril Bank School?
- The headteacher of Petteril Bank School is Mrs Jemma Nicholson, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Petteril Bank School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Petteril Bank 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 Petteril Bank School?
- Petteril Bank School has 147 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 2 to 11.
- Is Petteril Bank School full?
- Petteril Bank School has capacity for 210 pupils and 147 on roll (70%), 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 Petteril Bank School a faith school?
- No. Petteril Bank School has no designated religious character.
- Does Petteril Bank School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Petteril Bank School as having nursery classes.
- Who runs Petteril Bank School?
- Petteril Bank 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 Petteril Bank School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 25% in 2022/23 and 50% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Petteril Bank School rank locally?
- Petteril Bank School ranked 74th of 111 primary schools in Cumberland for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 21% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 74% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Petteril Bank School's absence rate?
- Petteril Bank School's overall absence rate is 4.5% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Petteril Bank School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Petteril Bank 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 10 July 2026.