Kingmoor Junior School, Carlisle

Ofsted's report card from its 13 January 2026 inspection grades Kingmoor Junior School on 6 areas: 1 strong standard, 3 expected standard and 2 needs attention. Report cards replaced single-word judgements in November 2025, on a five-point scale from exceptional to urgent improvement.

Personal development and wellbeing - Strong standard. "Leaders have designed a carefully considered and well‑sequenced personal development programme that prepares pupils well for life in modern Britain."

Attendance and behaviour - Expected standard. "Leaders set high expectations for attendance so most pupils attend regularly."

Inclusion - Expected standard. "Leaders have created an inclusive culture where pupils with different needs are welcomed and supported."

Leadership and governance - Expected standard. "Leaders have a secure understanding of the school's context and have identified clear priorities for improvement."

Achievement - Needs attention. "Some pupils do not achieve as well as they could."

Curriculum and teaching - Needs attention. "Teaching does not consistently enable pupils to learn well."

Safeguarding standards were met.

Ofsted's next steps for the school: "• Leaders should ensure that teachers consistently identify and address gaps in pupils' prior knowledge, particularly in spelling and writing, so that all pupils learn to write fluently and accurately. • Leaders should ensure that teachers help pupils to make secure connections with prior learning, so that pupils develop detailed and well‑connected knowledge over time".

From the headteacher's welcome: "My name is Hayley Robertson, and I am proud to be the Headteacher. We know that choosing a school is an important decision. At Kingmoor Junior School, we are committed to inspiring a love of learning for life, ensuring that every child feels valued, supported, and confident to achieve their very best."

In 2025, 80% of Year 6 pupils at Kingmoor Junior School reached the expected standard in reading and 73% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 73% and 70% in Cumberland and 77% and 75% across England.

Results rose from 69% in reading and 68% in maths in 2024.

Across Cumberland, 98% of families were offered their first-choice primary school for 2026 entry, and 100% were offered one of the schools they named.

In 2026, families in Cumberland lodged 13 appeals against primary school offers; 7 reached a hearing and 3 succeeded (42.9% of those heard).

The nearest other state primary schools to Kingmoor Junior School are Kingmoor Nursery and Infant School (under 0.1 miles, Good); Stanwix School (1 mile, Good, 85% reading, 74% maths); Houghton CofE School (1.2 miles, Good, 75% reading, 71% maths); and Caldew Lea School (1.7 miles, Good, 62% reading, 58% maths).

Kingmoor Junior School's 2025 results were higher than 2 of these 3 schools.

84 parents answered Ofsted's Parent View survey about Kingmoor Junior School (as of April 2026): 86% would recommend the school, 85% say their child is happy there and 64% of those with a view say bullying is dealt with well.

The strongest agreement was that they would recommend the school (86%); the weakest, that the school deals with bullying well (among parents with a view) (64%).

4.4% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

The nearest railway station is Station Entrance, about 2 miles away in a straight line.

7 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Liddle Close (opposite), 210 metres away.

Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood Kingmoor Junior School stands in is among the 10% least deprived neighbourhoods in England. This describes where the school is, not where its pupils live.

In August 2026, police recorded 44 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, drug offences and other theft. That is well above the typical figure around schools in Cumberland (22), as is usual near a town centre.

In 2024/25, Kingmoor Junior School issued 13 suspensions, 3.7 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.