Cummersdale School
Primary · Community school · Ages 4–11 · Carlisle, Cumberland
Cummersdale School is a primary school in Carlisle, Cumberland for ages 4–11 (community school).
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Catchment area for Cummersdale School
- The council’s catchment or priority area for this school, on the map
- Earlier years of applications and offers
- Earlier exam results, 2022/23 to 2023/24
- Which schools pupils move on to or come from
- Crime, sold prices and rents, broadband and transport around the school
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Key facts
- Address
- Cummersdale, Carlisle, CA2 6BD
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4–11
- Council
- Cumberland
- Pupils on roll
- 97 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 15.5% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 19.4
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
No Ofsted grade Inspected 19 May 2026
Strengths
- “Pupils are proud to attend this happy school.”
- “They know that they belong, are well cared for and safe.”
- “They trust staff because of the positive relationships that they have with them.”
To improve
- “In contrast, some children in the early years and pupils in key stage 1 do not develop their handwriting skills as well.”
- “Some do not develop a fluent written style.”
- “This sometimes limits them from communicating their ideas clearly in English and other curriculum subjects.”
Safeguarding: met
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 7 July 2026 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| Key stage 2 · reading, writing and maths, expected standard (2024/25) | 73% | 62% |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Reception entry: 15 first-preference applications, 15 offers in total, 14 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Nearby primary schools
Straight-line distance, in Cumberland.
- Newlaithes Junior School 0.9 mi Standards maintained
- Newlaithes Infant School 0.9 mi Good
- Robert Ferguson Primary School 1.1 mi School remains Good
- St Margaret Mary Catholic Primary School, Carlisle 1.2 mi Not judged
- Upperby Primary School 1.2 mi Good
- The Bishop Harvey Goodwin School (Church of England Voluntary Aided) 1.3 mi Good
- St Bede's Catholic Primary School 1.4 mi Not judged
- Caldew Lea School 1.6 mi Good