Primary schools in Carlisle
45 primary schools in Carlisle, sorted by latest Ofsted grade. Grades come from two inspection systems; each school page states which, and the guide explains the difference. A grade shown with a year, like "Good (2019)", is the last one Ofsted published for that school and sorts below current grades. We don't invent rankings.
Carlisle in figures
For Reception places in September 2026, families named the 42 schools in Carlisle first 966 times for 970 places: 1.00 first choices per place. 4 of the 42 had more first choices than places.
Totals for the schools listed on this page. Applications and offers on national offer day, DfE; last-offer distances as the council published them.
- Belle Vue Primary School
- Bewcastle School
- Blackford CofE Primary School
- Caldew Lea School
- Crosby-on-Eden CofE School
- Cumwhinton School
- Great Corby School and Nursery
- Great Orton Primary School
- High Hesket CofE School
- Inglewood Infant School
- Irthington Village School
- Ivegill CofE School
- Kingmoor Nursery and Infant School
- Kirkbampton CofE School
- Newlaithes Infant School
- Newlaithes Junior School
- Newtown Primary School
- Norman Street Primary School
- Pennine Way Primary School
- Robert Ferguson Primary School
- Shankhill CofE Primary School
- St Cuthberts Catholic Primary School, Carlisle
- St Michael's CofE Primary School
- Stanwix School
- The Bishop Harvey Goodwin School (Church of England Voluntary Aided)
- Thursby Primary School
- Upperby Primary School
- Wreay Church of England Primary School
- Yewdale School
- Longtown Primary School
- Raughton Head CofE School & Nursery
- Armathwaite School
- Cummersdale School
- Petteril Bank School
- Rockcliffe CofE School
- Scotby CofE Primary School
- Stoneraise School
- Brook Street Primary School
- Burgh by Sands School
- Houghton CofE School
- Inglewood Junior School
- Kingmoor Junior School
- St Bede's Catholic Primary School
- St Margaret Mary Catholic Primary School, Carlisle
- Warwick Bridge Primary School
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