Cummersdale School, Carlisle
Data last updated 11 Sept 2026
Location
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Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Overall
Ofsted Insights
What This School Does Well
Cummersdale School excels at creating a warm, safe environment where children thrive socially and emotionally. Pupils develop strong communication and reading skills through excellent teaching, and the school provides rich enrichment activities including trips, clubs, and outdoor learning. Staff are highly trained to support all children, including those with additional needs, ensuring every pupil experiences success.
Key Strengths
- Exceptional attendance rates consistently above national averages with effective strategies to remove barriers
- Excellent pupil behaviour with strong self-discipline and harmonious relationships
- Comprehensive personal development programme including wellbeing activities like yoga sessions and workshops on current issues
- High-quality phonics teaching resulting in fluent, confident readers
- Well-established pastoral support with trusted adults and access to external specialists when needed
Areas for Improvement
- Some inconsistencies in how handwriting skills are taught in early years and key stage 1, affecting written communication
- Some staff not consistently addressing poor letter formation or incorrect punctuation
- Systems for checking the effectiveness of school improvements could be better developed
Safeguarding
Safeguarding standards are met - leaders have established an open culture where safeguarding is everyone's responsibility, concerns are actively identified and managed, and pupils feel safe.
Extracurricular Activities
Museum and art gallery visits, trips to cities and seaside towns, basketball club, cooking, musical theatre, pickleball, tree planting, litter picks, school council, buddy roles, house captain positions, Feet First 5-Day Active Travel Challenge, residential visits, yoga sessions
Cummersdale School is a happy, well-run primary school where pupils behave excellently, attend regularly, and feel safe and cared for. Leaders have created a positive culture focused on communication skills, basic learning, and personal development.
At a Glance
15.5%
Free School Meals
No
Boarding
No
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
No
Special Measures
Primary Performance (KS2)
Academic year 2025/26KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)
Reading has improved from 56% to 73%. Maths has improved from 69% to 87%. Writing has remained stable at around 80%.
Class Sizes
26.3
Avg class size
21.5
Infant (KS1)
31.0
KS2
4
Total classes
1 class with more than 30 pupils
2024/25 academic year
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Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
92%
Near capacity
97 pupils
105 capacity
8 spare places available
Area Demand Pressure - Carlisle
Based on MHCLG housing supply data for Carlisle
Admissions Demand - Cumberland
Places available
3,571
Applications
2,437
Got 1st preference
98.5%
Got preferred school
99.7%
Primary admissions across Cumberland (2025/26)
Inspection History(108)
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School Funding
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Pupil Absence2024/25
2.65245%
Overall absence
2.17391%
Persistent absence
92
Enrolments
Absence trend
Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.
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