Ivegill CofE School, Carlisle
Ivegill CofE School is a primary school for pupils aged 4 to 11 in Carlisle. It has a Church of England religious character. It was rated Good at its last graded Ofsted inspection, in July 2024. Its 2025 Key Stage 2 results were the highest of the 40 schools in Carlisle with published results, and 941st of 14,452 across England. It was 85% full in 2025.
- SATs results
- Above England average
- Ofsted
- Good (2024)
- Demand
- Every first choice offered
- Attendance
- Better than England average
Reception applications for September 2027 close in 81 days
Deadline Friday 15 January 2027. Apply to Westmorland and Furness (the council where you live). Offers on 16 April.
Data last updated 26 Oct 2026
Ivegill CofE School in detail
Ivegill CofE School in its own words
In its own words: "Our most basic purpose is to encourage and help children to realise and achieve their full potential. The true results of children's education will not always be able to be measured in terms of marks gained or even knowledge acquired, important though they are."
Clubs and activities named on the school's website include cooking and gardening.
The school runs a breakfast club from 8:00am and after-school care, from £4 per session.
Vision and values (school website)Clubs (school website)Wraparound care (school website)
Source: The school's own website
Results
In 2025, 85% of Year 6 pupils at Ivegill CofE School reached the expected standard in reading and 100% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 74% and 73% in Westmorland and Furness and 77% and 75% across England.
Results rose from 85% in reading and 77% in maths in 2024.
With small year groups, a few pupils can move these figures by several points.
Getting a place at Ivegill CofE School
For September 2026 entry, 6 families put Ivegill CofE School as their first choice and 16 named it as one of their preferences, for 6 places offered. That is one first choice for every place. Every family who put it first was offered a place there for 2026 entry.
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to Ivegill CofE School are Raughton Head CofE School & Nursery (3 miles, Good, 70% reading, 80% maths); High Hesket CofE School (3.4 miles, Outstanding, 65% reading, 61% maths); Wreay Church of England Primary School (3.4 miles, Good, 77% reading, 69% maths); and Calthwaite CofE School (3.5 miles, Good, 71% reading, 86% maths).
Ivegill CofE School's 2025 results were higher than all 4 of them.
Raughton Head CofE School & NurseryHigh Hesket CofE SchoolWreay Church of England Primary SchoolCalthwaite CofE School
Who goes there
0% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.
Staffing
Ivegill CofE School had 9 teachers in 2026, one for every 9 pupils: more teachers per pupil than a typical primary school, at about one for every 20.
The area around the school
In August 2026, police recorded 1 crime within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences. That is well below the typical figure around schools in Westmorland and Furness (11).
Suspensions and exclusions
Ivegill CofE School recorded no suspensions or permanent exclusions in 2024/25.
Sources: DfE school performance data (averages: state mainstream schools); DfE school-level applications and offers; council admissions booklets; DfE appeals statistics; DfE school census and special educational needs statistics; DfE school workforce census; English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG); data.police.uk street-level crime; DfE exclusions statistics
Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Ofsted · 2 years agoOverall
Quality of Education
Behaviour & Attitudes
Personal Development
Leadership & Management
Early Years
Ofsted's report, in its own words
What is it like to attend this school?
Pupils are proud to belong to this school. They live out the school's values of endurance, trust and community fully. Pupils said that staff treat everyone as an individual. The school nurtures pupils with love and warmth. It has high aspirations for pupils' academic success. This includes those with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND). Most pupils achieve well.
Pupils are overwhelmingly appreciative of the staff. They feel safe, well cared for and happy at school. Pupils behave extremely well during lessons and at social times. They spoke enthusiastically about the school being a welcoming place. Pupils recognise the differences that exist between people. They hold the view that diversity in society helps to make the world a more interesting and exciting place to live.
What does the school do well and what does it need to do better?
The school has revised much of the curriculum across key stages 1 and 2. Overall, it has ensured that the curriculum is well organised and that it enables pupils to build their knowledge in a logical order. However, in one or two subjects, and some areas of learning in the early years, the curriculum has not been fully embedded. From time to time, this prevents some pupils from acquiring the depth of knowledge across a breadth of subjects. This hinders pupils from building on new learning successfully.
Staff have secure subject knowledge and they deliver lessons that are engaging and interesting. Teachers skilfully check that pupils have retained key concepts securely before moving on to new learning. The curriculum is enhanced by well-chosen visits and visitors to help pupils extend their learning. This helps most pupils to know and remember more over time and, as a result, achieve well.
From Ofsted's July 2024 inspection report: the opening paragraphs of each section, quoted word for word. Read the full report Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Ofsted Insights
Ofsted rated this school Good at its July 2024 inspection.
Rated Outstanding for
Behaviour & attitudes, Personal development.
Rated Good for
Quality of education, Leadership & management, Early years.
At a Glance
17.3%
Free School Meals
No
Boarding
No
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
No
Special Measures
Primary Performance (KS2)
Academic year 2024/25KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)
Reading has remained stable at around 85% (2024 to 2025). Maths has improved from 77% to 100% (2024 to 2025). Writing has remained stable at around 85% (2024 to 2025).
Class Sizes
15.0
Avg class size
9.0
Infant (KS1)
24.0
KS2
5
Total classes
2025/26 academic year
How Does This School Compare?
Ranked against 5 nearby primary schools
Keep up with Ivegill CofE School
Term dates
Ivegill CofE School is a voluntary aided school, so it sets its own term dates: check the school's website. As a guide, see Westmorland and Furness's term dates for its community schools.
Free school transport
Check free transport to Ivegill CofE School from your postcode →
You apply to the council where you live. Ivegill CofE School is in Westmorland and Furness; for families living there:
- Westmorland and Furness's school travel policy: Home to School Transport Policy 2027 to 2028 (Reception to Year 11)
Safety and surroundings
Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)
- Collisions
- 4
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 2
- Children hurt
- 5
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 4 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 2 serious and 2 slight.
5 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt.
3 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 Westmorland and Furness is 3 (the median across 161 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.
Commute and house prices
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Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
85%
Available places
82 pupils
96 places
14 spare places 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 Westmorland and Furness council
Places available
2,590
Applications
1,692
Got 1st preference
96.1%
Got preferred school
99.4%
All primary applications across Westmorland and Furness council (2026/27), not just this school.
This school: Every first choice offered
Inspection History(6)
SEND & SEN Provision
SEN Overview
13
SEN Support
3
EHC Plans
21.3%
of Total Pupils
2026 academic year
Provision & Specialist Facilities
Pupils by Need Type
Pupil Demographics
Ethnicity
2026 academic year
Key Indicators
75
Total Pupils
47
Boys
28
Girls
2026 academic year
Workforce
9
Teachers
8.3:1
Pupil-teacher ratio
£42,442
Mean salary
2026 data
School Funding
£6,733
Per pupil
£606k
Total funding
£15k
Pupil premium
2025-26 financial year allocations
Pupil Absence2024/25
2.8%
Overall absence
1.4%
Persistent absence
71
Enrolments
Absence trend
Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.
Questions parents ask about Ivegill CofE School
What are SATs results like at Ivegill CofE School?
Of the pupils at Ivegill CofE School who took the 2025 Key Stage 2 assessments, 85% reached the expected standard in reading and 100% did so in maths.
What is Ivegill CofE School's Ofsted rating?
Ivegill CofE School was rated Good at its most recent Ofsted inspection in July 2024. At its previous graded inspection in 2012 it was rated Outstanding.
What is the catchment area for Ivegill CofE School?
No fixed boundary. When Ivegill CofE School is oversubscribed, Westmorland and Furness allocates places by its published criteria, usually ending with home-to-school distance.
Is it hard to get a place at Ivegill CofE School?
Ivegill CofE School was not full in 2025: it ran at 85% of its 96 places.
How big are the classes at Ivegill CofE School?
Classes at Ivegill CofE School average 15 pupils (2025/26).
How many pupils go to Ivegill CofE School?
Ivegill CofE School has around 75 pupils on roll. 17% are eligible for free school meals.
What is attendance like at Ivegill CofE School?
2.8% of sessions were missed at Ivegill CofE School in 2024/25. 1.4% of pupils were persistently absent (missing 10% or more of sessions).
How do I apply to Ivegill CofE School?
Apply through Westmorland and Furness's coordinated admissions process, naming Ivegill CofE 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.
How many road collisions happen near Ivegill CofE School?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 4 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 2 serious and 2 slight. 5 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt. 3 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 Westmorland and Furness is 3 (the median across 161 schools, same distance and years).
Where is Ivegill CofE School?
Ivegill CofE School is at Ivegill, Carlisle, Cumbria, CA4 0PA.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)