Pennine Way Primary School
Primary · Community school · Ages 3–11 · Carlisle, Cumberland
Pennine Way Primary School is a primary school in Carlisle, Cumberland for ages 3–11 (community school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is School remains Good, from the inspection on 9 June 2022.
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Key facts
- Address
- Edgehill Road, Harraby, Carlisle, CA1 3SN
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3–11
- Sector
- See recorded establishment type
- Council
- Cumberland
- Pupils on roll
- 558 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 26.9% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 21
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
School remains Good Inspected 9 June 2022
Strengths
- “Pennine Way is a happy school.”
- “Pupils are taught to value cooperation, acceptance, respect and empathy.”
- “They are proud of their school and are eager to learn.”
To improve
- “However, in a small number of subjects, the key knowledge that pupils must learn and remember is not clearly identified.”
- “This makes it difficult for teachers to understand how knowledge needs to build logically.”
- “In these subjects, teachers do not have the subject knowledge needed to teach effectively.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 26 July 2022 (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) | 51% | 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: 49 first-preference applications, 50 offers in total, 49 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
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Nearby primary schools
Straight-line distance, in Cumberland.
- Inglewood Junior School 0.5 mi No Ofsted grade
- Inglewood Infant School 0.6 mi Good
- Scotby CofE Primary School 0.8 mi Good
- St Cuthberts Catholic Primary School, Carlisle 0.9 mi School remains Good
- Petteril Bank School 0.9 mi No Ofsted grade
- Norman Street Primary School 1.3 mi School remains Good
- Brook Street Primary School 1.3 mi No Ofsted grade
- Upperby Primary School 1.4 mi Good