Belle Vue Primary School, Carlisle
Belle Vue Primary School is a primary school for pupils aged 4 to 11 in Carlisle. It was rated Good at its last graded Ofsted inspection, in September 2012. Ofsted's ungraded inspection in April 2025 did not change this grade. Its 2025 Key Stage 2 results were the 11th-highest of the 40 schools in Carlisle with published results, and 6,288th of 14,452 across England. For 2026 entry it had 1.2 first-choice applications for every place. It was full in 2025, at 102% of capacity.
- SATs results
- In line with England
- Ofsted
- Good (2012)
- Demand
- Oversubscribed
- Attendance
- In line with England
Reception applications for September 2027 close in 81 days
Deadline Friday 15 January 2027. Apply to Cumberland (the council where you live). Offers on 16 April.
Data last updated 26 Oct 2026
Belle Vue Primary School in detail
Results
In 2025, 80% of Year 6 pupils at Belle Vue Primary School reached the expected standard in reading and 78% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 73% and 70% in Cumberland and 77% and 75% across England.
Results rose from 80% in reading and 70% in maths in 2024.
Getting a place at Belle Vue Primary School
For September 2026 entry, 71 families put Belle Vue Primary School as their first choice and 126 named it as one of their preferences, for 59 places offered. That is 1.2 first choices for every place. 13 families who put it first were not offered a place there.
Admissions history and your chances at Belle Vue Primary School
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to Belle Vue Primary School are Yewdale School (0.5 miles, Good, 76% reading, 71% maths); Newtown Primary School (0.5 miles, Requires improvement, 67% reading, 61% maths); St Bede's Catholic Primary School (0.7 miles, Good, 70% reading, 70% maths); and Newlaithes Infant School (1 mile, Good).
Belle Vue Primary School's 2025 results were higher than all 3 of them.
Yewdale SchoolNewtown Primary SchoolSt Bede's Catholic Primary SchoolNewlaithes Infant School
What parents say
59 parents answered Ofsted's Parent View survey about Belle Vue Primary School (as of September 2025): 95% would recommend the school, 98% say their child is happy there and 67% of those with a view say bullying is dealt with well.
The strongest agreement was that the school has high expectations for their child (98%); the weakest, that the school deals with bullying well (among parents with a view) (67%).
Who goes there
3.1% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.
In 2026, 44 pupils (10.3%) received SEN support and 21 (4.9%) had an education, health and care plan, against 16.2% and 4.6% at the average state school. The most common need among them is speech, language and communication needs.
Getting there
The nearest railway station is Station Entrance, about 1.7 miles away in a straight line.
10 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Green Lane School (outside), 130 metres away.
The area around the school
In August 2026, police recorded 125 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, criminal damage and arson and public order offences. That is well above the typical figure around schools in Cumberland (22), as is usual near a town centre.
Suspensions and exclusions
In 2024/25, Belle Vue Primary School issued 12 suspensions, 2.8 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and 1 permanent exclusion.
Sources: DfE school performance data (averages: state mainstream schools); DfE school-level applications and offers; council admissions booklets; DfE appeals statistics; Ofsted Parent View; DfE school census and special educational needs statistics; NaPTAN (Department for Transport); English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG); data.police.uk street-level crime; DfE exclusions statistics
Location
Our estimate from how close the nearest similar schools are and how oversubscribed the council's schools are. It is not a published boundary.
Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Ofsted · 2 years agoThis judgement is from September 2012, 14 years ago, longer than Ofsted's usual 4-year cycle: the school may have changed since.
Overall
Quality of Education
Behaviour & Attitudes
Personal Development
Leadership & Management
Early Years
Ofsted Insights
From Ofsted's April 2025 inspection report.
What This School Does Well
Belle Vue Primary School excels at teaching reading and offers a rich, ambitious curriculum that sparks children's curiosity and love of learning. The school creates an inclusive, friendly community where all children - including those with additional needs - thrive and feel valued. Staff provide excellent support for personal development, helping pupils become confident learners who respect and care for each other.
Key Strengths
- Excellent teaching of reading with consistent phonics training, resulting in most pupils becoming fluent readers by end of key stage 1
- Ambitious, high-quality curriculum enhanced with rich experiences that ignite pupils' interests and broaden aspirations
- Strong inclusive culture with accurate identification of SEND needs and well-trained staff supporting all pupils to access the same content
- Effective personal development support creating confident learners with a strong sense of community
- Consistent approach to behaviour management resulting in respectful and polite pupils
Areas for Improvement
- In a small number of subjects, the school does not consistently check whether pupils have understood and remembered key learning, meaning misconceptions are sometimes not identified or addressed quickly enough
- Need to ensure pupils' understanding is checked consistently across all subjects so gaps in learning can be identified and addressed promptly
Safeguarding
Safeguarding arrangements are effective with leaders prioritising an open and positive culture that puts pupils' interests first.
Extracurricular Activities
Sport clubs, art clubs, residential visits, inter-school tournaments, educational trips to different areas of the country, school council, fundraising for local charities
Belle Vue Primary School is a popular and friendly school where pupils delight in attending and generally achieve well in many subjects. The school has high expectations for academic success and develops pupils' curiosity and concentration effectively from a young age.
At a Glance
20.0%
Free School Meals
No
Boarding
No
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
No
Special Measures
What Parents Think
59 responsesSource: Ofsted Parent View, responses as at September 2025 - % who strongly agree or agree
Primary Performance (KS2)
Academic year 2024/25KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)
Reading has remained stable at around 80% (2024 to 2025). Maths has improved from 70% to 78% (2024 to 2025). Writing has improved from 75% to 88% (2024 to 2025).
Class Sizes
30.4
Avg class size
29.0
Infant (KS1)
31.5
KS2
14
Total classes
8 classes with more than 30 pupils
2025/26 academic year
How Does This School Compare?
Ranked against 5 nearby primary schools
Latest from Belle Vue Primary School
School Games - Platinum Award!
8 May 2026
Newsletter 6th May 2026
6 May 2026
Diary Dates Summer 2026
28 Apr 2026
Newsletter - Train Carriages
17 Apr 2026
Newsletter 28th Jan 2026 - includes diary dates
28 Jan 2026
Newsletter to Parents 19th December 2025
19 Dec 2025
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Term dates
Belle Vue Primary School is a community school, so its term dates are set by Cumberland. Training (INSET) days, when pupils are not in school, vary by school: check the school's own calendar.
2026 to 2027
- Autumn term: Wednesday 2 September to Friday 18 December 2026 (half term Monday 26 October to Friday 30 October 2026)
- Spring term: Tuesday 5 January to Thursday 25 March 2027 (half term Monday 15 February to Friday 19 February 2027)
- Summer term: Monday 12 April to Friday 16 July 2027 (half term Monday 31 May to Friday 4 June 2027)
2027 to 2028
- Autumn term: Monday 6 September to Friday 17 December 2027 (half term Monday 25 October to Friday 29 October 2027)
- Spring term: Wednesday 5 January to Friday 31 March 2028 (half term Monday 14 February to Friday 18 February 2028)
- Summer term: Tuesday 18 April to Thursday 20 July 2028 (half term Monday 29 May to Friday 2 June 2028)
Getting There
Bus Stops
Free school transport
Check free transport to Belle Vue Primary School from your postcode →
You apply to the council where you live. Belle Vue Primary School is in Cumberland; for families living there:
- Cumberland's school travel policy: Step by step guide of the Home to School Travel Assistance Policy
Safety and surroundings
Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)
- Collisions
- 14
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 4
- Children hurt
- 1
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 14 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 4 serious and 10 slight.
1 child aged 0 to 15 was hurt: 1 on foot.
2 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included.
The typical figure for schools in Cumberland is 5 (the median across 179 schools, same distance and years).
Serious and slight counts use the Department for Transport's severity adjustment, which allows for changes in how police forces record injuries; they are estimates, rounded to whole numbers. Distances are in a straight line. Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19), Open Government Licence v3.0.
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Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
102%
Over capacity
427 pupils
420 places
7 pupils over capacity in 2025
2025, DfE school capacity data
Area Demand Pressure - Carlisle
Based on MHCLG Live Table 122 (2024-25, last 5 years) for Carlisle
Across Cumberland council
Places available
3,537
Applications
2,352
Got 1st preference
98.2%
Got preferred school
99.7%
All primary applications across Cumberland council (2026/27), not just this school.
This school: Oversubscribed
Inspection History(8)
SEND & SEN Provision
SEN Overview
44
SEN Support
21
EHC Plans
15.3%
of Total Pupils
2026 academic year
Provision & Specialist Facilities
Pupils by Need Type
Pupil Demographics
Ethnicity
2026 academic year
Key Indicators
426
Total Pupils
228
Boys
198
Girls
2026 academic year
Workforce
22
Teachers
19.4:1
Pupil-teacher ratio
£51,927
Mean salary
2026 data
School Funding
£5,057
Per pupil
£2438k
Total funding
£124k
Pupil premium
2025-26 financial year allocations
Pupil Absence2024/25
4.6%
Overall absence
9.0%
Persistent absence
377
Enrolments
Absence trend
Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.
Secondary Schools Nearby
Secondary schools pupils are likely to move to
Belle Vue Primary School
Questions parents ask about Belle Vue Primary School
What are SATs results like at Belle Vue Primary School?
Of the pupils at Belle Vue Primary School who took the 2025 Key Stage 2 assessments, 80% reached the expected standard in reading and 78% did so in maths.
What is Belle Vue Primary School's Ofsted rating?
Belle Vue Primary School's most recent Ofsted inspection, in April 2025, was ungraded, so it gave no overall grade. At its last graded inspection, in September 2012, it was rated Good.
What is the catchment area for Belle Vue Primary School?
No fixed boundary. When Belle Vue Primary School is oversubscribed, Cumberland allocates places by its published criteria, usually ending with home-to-school distance.
Is it hard to get a place at Belle Vue Primary School?
Belle Vue Primary School was full in 2025, at 102% of its capacity, so places are allocated on the oversubscription criteria.
How big are the classes at Belle Vue Primary School?
Classes at Belle Vue Primary School average 30.4 pupils (2025/26). 8 classes have more than 30 pupils - infant classes are capped at 30 by law, with limited exceptions.
How many pupils go to Belle Vue Primary School?
Belle Vue Primary School has around 426 pupils on roll. 20% are eligible for free school meals.
What is attendance like at Belle Vue Primary School?
4.6% of sessions were missed at Belle Vue Primary School in 2024/25. 9% of pupils were persistently absent (missing 10% or more of sessions).
How do I apply to Belle Vue Primary School?
Apply through Cumberland's coordinated admissions process, naming Belle Vue Primary School on your application. Applications for Reception places starting in September 2027 close on Friday 15 January 2027, and offers are made on Friday 16 April 2027.
What are Belle Vue Primary School's term dates?
Belle Vue Primary School is a community school, so its term dates are set by Cumberland. In 2026 to 2027: Autumn term: Wednesday 2 September to Friday 18 December 2026 (half term Monday 26 October to Friday 30 October 2026); Spring term: Tuesday 5 January to Thursday 25 March 2027 (half term Monday 15 February to Friday 19 February 2027); Summer term: Monday 12 April to Friday 16 July 2027 (half term Monday 31 May to Friday 4 June 2027). In 2027 to 2028: Autumn term: Monday 6 September to Friday 17 December 2027 (half term Monday 25 October to Friday 29 October 2027); Spring term: Wednesday 5 January to Friday 31 March 2028 (half term Monday 14 February to Friday 18 February 2028); Summer term: Tuesday 18 April to Thursday 20 July 2028 (half term Monday 29 May to Friday 2 June 2028).
How many road collisions happen near Belle Vue Primary School?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 14 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 4 serious and 10 slight. 1 child aged 0 to 15 was hurt: 1 on foot. 2 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included. The typical figure for schools in Cumberland is 5 (the median across 179 schools, same distance and years).
Where is Belle Vue Primary School?
Belle Vue Primary School is at Beaver Road, Carlisle, Cumbria, CA2 7PT.
Sources: Cumberland term dates; Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)