Stanwix School
Primary · Academy converter · Ages 4–11 · Carlisle, Cumberland
Stanwix School is a primary school in Carlisle, Cumberland for ages 4–11 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is School remains Good, from the inspection on 14 March 2023.
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Catchment area for Stanwix 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
- Church Street, Stanwix, Carlisle, CA3 9DW
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4–11
- Council
- Cumberland
- Pupils on roll
- 367 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 9.3% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 22.4
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
School remains Good Inspected 14 March 2023
Strengths
- “Pupils benefit from the strong community spirit that leaders have established at the school.”
- “Pupils are friendly and polite, and they provide a warm welcome to new pupils that join the school.”
- “Pupils, including children in the early years, flourish due to the respectful relationships that they enjoy with their teachers.”
To improve
- “In a small number of subjects, leaders have not set out the key knowledge that pupils should learn.”
- “In these subjects, teachers are not clear about the key information that they should prioritise in lessons.”
- “This means that some pupils develop gaps in their knowledge in these subjects.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 12 May 2023 (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) | 55% | 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: 30 first-preference applications, 32 offers in total, 30 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.
- Kingmoor Nursery and Infant School 1.0 mi School remains Good (Improving) - S5 Next
- Kingmoor Junior School 1.0 mi No Ofsted grade
- Caldew Lea School 1.0 mi Good
- Norman Street Primary School 1.2 mi School remains Good
- Brook Street Primary School 1.3 mi No Ofsted grade
- Newtown Primary School 1.4 mi Not judged
- Houghton CofE School 1.4 mi No Ofsted grade
- St Bede's Catholic Primary School 1.4 mi Not judged