Schools in Carlisle

About schools in Carlisle

Most of the 56 schools listed in Carlisle are primary schools. Its five secondary schools are where families compare options once a child finishes primary. Another three schools provide for children with additional needs or alternative provision.

Every school on this page is inspected by Ofsted. Its newer reports judge a school across several areas rather than giving one overall grade, while older reports still carry the previous single grade, so read the framework and the date on each page before you set two schools side by side. Where results have been published you will also find key stage 2 scores for the primary schools and Attainment 8 for the secondary schools. An inspection or a results table captures a school at one past moment, so use this page to draw up a shortlist and then visit.

Key stage 2, 2024/25

57%

of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, across the 41 schools with published results

Key stage 4, 2024/25

42.1

average Attainment 8 score, across the 6 schools with published results

Primary schools45

The figure beside a school is the share of its pupils who reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths in 2024/25.

• Armathwaite School

  Community school · Ages 3 to 11

  80%

  expected standard
• Belle Vue Primary School

  Community school · Ages 4 to 11

  69%

  expected standard
• Bewcastle School

  Community school · Ages 3 to 11

• Blackford CofE Primary School

  Voluntary aided school · Ages 3 to 11

  13%

  expected standard
• Brook Street Primary School

  Community school · Ages 3 to 11

  43%

  expected standard
• Burgh by Sands School

  Community school · Ages 3 to 11

  50%

  expected standard
• Caldew Lea School

  Academy sponsor led · Ages 3 to 11

  56%

  expected standard
• Crosby-on-Eden CofE School

  Academy converter · Ages 3 to 11

  88%

  expected standard
• Cummersdale School

  Community school · Ages 4 to 11

  73%

  expected standard
• Cumwhinton School

  Community school · Ages 4 to 11

  47%

  expected standard
• Great Corby School and Nursery

  Academy converter · Ages 3 to 11

  80%

  expected standard
• Great Orton Primary School

  Community school · Ages 4 to 11

• High Hesket CofE School

  Voluntary controlled school · Ages 3 to 11

  52%

  expected standard
• Houghton CofE School

  Voluntary controlled school · Ages 4 to 11

  68%

  expected standard
• Inglewood Infant School

  Community school · Ages 2 to 7

• Inglewood Junior School

  Community school · Ages 7 to 11

  46%

  expected standard
• Irthington Village School

  Community school · Ages 3 to 11

  78%

  expected standard
• Ivegill CofE School

  Voluntary aided school · Ages 4 to 11

  77%

  expected standard
• Kingmoor Junior School

  Community school · Ages 7 to 11

  60%

  expected standard
• Kingmoor Nursery and Infant School

  Community school · Ages 3 to 7

• Kirkbampton CofE School

  Voluntary controlled school · Ages 3 to 11

  63%

  expected standard
• Longtown Primary School

  Academy sponsor led · Ages 3 to 11

  68%

  expected standard
• Newlaithes Infant School

  Community school · Ages 3 to 7

• Newlaithes Junior School

  Community school · Ages 7 to 11

  50%

  expected standard
• Newtown Primary School

  Academy sponsor led · Ages 3 to 11

  55%

  expected standard
• Norman Street Primary School

  Community school · Ages 4 to 11

  59%

  expected standard
• Pennine Way Primary School

  Community school · Ages 3 to 11

  51%

  expected standard
• Petteril Bank School

  Academy converter · Ages 2 to 11

  50%

  expected standard
• Raughton Head CofE School & Nursery

  Voluntary controlled school · Ages 3 to 11

  70%

  expected standard
• Robert Ferguson Primary School

  Community school · Ages 3 to 11

  38%

  expected standard
• Rockcliffe CofE School

  Voluntary controlled school · Ages 3 to 11

  58%

  expected standard
• Scotby CofE Primary School

  Foundation school · Ages 5 to 11

  78%

  expected standard
• Shankhill CofE Primary School

  Voluntary controlled school · Ages 3 to 11

  83%

  expected standard
• St Bede's Catholic Primary School

  Voluntary aided school · Ages 3 to 11

  57%

  expected standard
• St Cuthberts Catholic Primary School, Carlisle

  Academy converter · Ages 3 to 11

  60%

  expected standard
• St Margaret Mary Catholic Primary School, Carlisle

  Academy converter · Ages 3 to 11

  41%

  expected standard
• St Michael's CofE Primary School

  Voluntary controlled school · Ages 4 to 11

  45%

  expected standard
• Stanwix School

  Academy converter · Ages 4 to 11

  55%

  expected standard
• Stoneraise School

  Community school · Ages 4 to 11

  90%

  expected standard
• The Bishop Harvey Goodwin School (Church of England Voluntary Aided)

  Voluntary aided school · Ages 3 to 11

  43%

  expected standard
• Thursby Primary School

  Community school · Ages 3 to 11

  74%

  expected standard
• Upperby Primary School

  Community school · Ages 3 to 11

  61%

  expected standard
• Warwick Bridge Primary School

  Foundation school · Ages 3 to 11

  59%

  expected standard
• Wreay Church of England Primary School

  Academy converter · Ages 3 to 11

  54%

  expected standard
• Yewdale School

  Academy sponsor led · Ages 3 to 11

  68%

  expected standard

Secondary schools5

The figure beside a school is its average Attainment 8 score (out of 90) in 2024/25.

• Caldew School

  Academy converter · Ages 11 to 18

  44.3

  Attainment 8
• Richard Rose Central Academy

  Academy sponsor led · Ages 11 to 18

  42.3

  Attainment 8
• Richard Rose Morton Academy

  Academy sponsor led · Ages 11 to 18

  43.4

  Attainment 8
• St John Henry Newman Catholic School

  Voluntary aided school · Ages 11 to 18

  41.0

  Attainment 8
• Trinity School

  Academy converter · Ages 11 to 18

  41.4

  Attainment 8

Special schools and alternative provision3

• Gillford Centre

  Pupil referral unit · Ages 5 to 16

• James Rennie School

  Academy special converter · Ages 3 to 19

• Progress Schools - Carlisle

  Other independent special school · Ages 13 to 16

Independent schools2

• Austin Friars

  Other independent school · Ages 3 to 18

• Lime House School

  Other independent school · Ages 7 to 18

Other establishments1

• University of Cumbria

  Higher education institutions

Common questions about schools in Carlisle

How many schools are in Carlisle?

OfferDay lists 56 schools in Carlisle, including 45 primary schools and five secondary schools.

Who inspects schools in Carlisle?

Every school in Carlisle is inspected by Ofsted. Newer reports grade several areas of a school separately on a report card, while older reports carry a single overall grade, so check the framework and the date on each page before you compare two schools.

Which are the best schools in Carlisle?

OfferDay ranks schools in Carlisle where the Department for Education has published results, by key stage 2 scores for primary schools and Attainment 8 for secondary schools. The ranking links are near the top of this page. A results table only captures one part of a school, so use it to draw up a shortlist and then visit.

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. Information on this page was last updated on 24 July 2026.