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School admissions in Carlisle

How heavily each school was applied to for September 2026 entry, from the applications and offers every admissions authority reports to the DfE. Sorted by first preferences per place. We don't invent rankings: the order is arithmetic on a published figure, not a view about which school is better.

Reception places, September 2026

42 schools. 4 received more first preferences than they had places.

SchoolFirst preferences per placePlacesCutoff distance
Blackford CofE Primary SchoolCarlisle1.2589434.52 m (≈5.86 mi) 2026
Belle Vue Primary SchoolCarlisle1.2059939.6 m (≈0.58 mi) 2026
Irthington Village SchoolCarlisle1.12812866.56 m (≈7.99 mi) 2026
Kingmoor Nursery and Infant SchoolCarlisle1.11882503.775 m (≈1.56 mi) 2026
Armathwaite SchoolCarlisle1.006not published
Bewcastle SchoolCarlisle1.002not published
Brook Street Primary SchoolCarlisle1.0022not published
Burgh by Sands SchoolCarlisle1.009not published
Crosby-on-Eden CofE SchoolCarlisle1.0011not published
Cummersdale SchoolCarlisle1.00151998.72 m (≈1.24 mi) 2026
Cumwhinton SchoolCarlisle1.0028not published
Great Corby School and NurseryCarlisle1.008not published
Inglewood Infant SchoolCarlisle1.0047not published
Ivegill CofE SchoolCarlisle1.006not published
Newtown Primary SchoolCarlisle1.0015not published
Petteril Bank SchoolCarlisle1.0015not published
Raughton Head CofE School & NurseryCarlisle1.0098119.967 m (≈5.05 mi) 2026
Rockcliffe CofE SchoolCarlisle1.007not published
Shankhill CofE Primary SchoolCARLISLE1.007not published
St Cuthberts Catholic Primary School, CarlisleCarlisle1.0023not published
St Margaret Mary Catholic Primary School, CarlisleCarlisle1.0021not published
St Michael's CofE Primary SchoolCarlisle1.0025not published
Stoneraise SchoolCarlisle1.00245927.754 m (≈3.68 mi) 2026
The Bishop Harvey Goodwin School (Church of England Voluntary Aided)Carlisle1.0014not published
Thursby Primary SchoolCarlisle1.0012not published
Upperby Primary SchoolCarlisle1.0046not published
Warwick Bridge Primary SchoolCarlisle1.00285885.975 m (≈3.66 mi) 2026
Wreay Church of England Primary SchoolCarlisle1.007not published
Robert Ferguson Primary SchoolCarlisle0.9851not published
Pennine Way Primary SchoolCarlisle0.9850not published
Norman Street Primary SchoolCarlisle0.9729not published
Newlaithes Infant SchoolCarlisle0.9448not published
Stanwix SchoolCarlisle0.9432not published
Caldew Lea SchoolCarlisle0.9329not published
Yewdale SchoolCarlisle0.9329not published
Scotby CofE Primary SchoolCarlisle0.9328not published
St Bede's Catholic Primary SchoolCarlisle0.9123not published
Longtown Primary SchoolCarlisle0.8834not published
Great Orton Primary SchoolCarlisle0.888not published
High Hesket CofE SchoolCarlisle0.8312not published
Kirkbampton CofE SchoolCarlisle0.805not published
Houghton CofE SchoolCarlisle0.7722not published

First preferences per place is the number of families naming the school first, divided by its published admission number. Above 1.00 means more first choices than places. It is not a ranking and not a measure of quality: a popular school can be easy to get into and a quiet one hard, because places are allocated by each school's own criteria, siblings and faith and banding first, with distance often the last tie-breaker. Applications and offers on national offer day, DfE.

Year 7 places, September 2026

5 schools. 4 received more first preferences than they had places.

SchoolFirst preferences per placePlaces
Richard Rose Central AcademyCarlisle1.13201
St John Henry Newman Catholic SchoolCarlisle1.11114
Caldew SchoolCarlisle1.10164
Richard Rose Morton AcademyCarlisle1.06171
Trinity SchoolCarlisle0.81253

First preferences per place is the number of families naming the school first, divided by its published admission number. Above 1.00 means more first choices than places. It is not a ranking and not a measure of quality: a popular school can be easy to get into and a quiet one hard, because places are allocated by each school's own criteria, siblings and faith and banding first, with distance often the last tie-breaker. Applications and offers on national offer day, DfE.