Kingmoor Nursery and Infant School, Carlisle
Kingmoor Nursery and Infant School is a primary school for pupils aged 3 to 7 in Carlisle. It was rated Good at its last graded Ofsted inspection, in October 2017. Ofsted's ungraded inspection in March 2023 did not change this grade. It was 97% full in 2025.
- Ofsted
- Good (2017)
- Demand
- Oversubscribed
- Attendance
- In line with England
Reception applications for September 2027 close in 80 days
Deadline Friday 15 January 2027. Apply to Cumberland (the council where you live). Offers on 16 April.
Data last updated 27 Oct 2026
Kingmoor Nursery and Infant School in detail
Kingmoor Nursery and Infant School in its own words
From the headteacher's welcome: "It gives me great pleasure to write to you as the Headteacher of Kingmoor Nursery and Infant School and to introduce myself. I am passionate about education and have high expectations, not only for myself but for all members of our school community."
Headteacher's welcome (school website)
Source: The school's own website
Getting a place at Kingmoor Nursery and Infant School
For September 2026 entry, 98 families put Kingmoor Nursery and Infant School as their first choice and 131 named it as one of their preferences, for 88 places offered. That is 1.1 first choices for every place. 10 families who put it first were not offered a place there.
Admissions history and your chances at Kingmoor Nursery and Infant School
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to Kingmoor Nursery and Infant School are Kingmoor Junior School (under 0.1 miles, Good, 80% reading, 73% maths); 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 SchoolStanwix SchoolHoughton CofE SchoolCaldew Lea School
Who goes there
7.7% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well below the average state school (25%), and 4.5% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.
In 2026, 51 pupils (16.3%) received SEN support and 28 (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.
Kingmoor Nursery and Infant School has a resourced provision for speech, language and communication needs, autism and social, emotional and mental health needs: 10 places, 10 pupils on roll.
Getting there
The nearest railway station is Station Entrance, about 1.9 miles away in a straight line.
7 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Hether Drive (opposite), 240 metres away.
The area around the school
Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood Kingmoor Nursery and Infant 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.
Suspensions and exclusions
Kingmoor Nursery and Infant School recorded no suspensions or permanent exclusions in 2024/25.
Sources: DfE school-level applications and offers; council admissions booklets; DfE appeals statistics; 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 · 4 years agoThis judgement is from October 2017, 9 years ago, longer than Ofsted's usual 4-year cycle: the school may have changed since.
Overall
Latest (ungraded) inspection: The school remains Good and may be improving; its next inspection will be a full graded one.
Ofsted Insights
Ofsted rated this school Good at its October 2017 inspection - up from Requires Improvement.
Rated Good for
Leadership & management.
At a Glance
7.7%
Free School Meals
No
Boarding
Yes
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
Resourced provision: Speech and language, Autism, SEMH
SEN Provision
No
Special Measures
Class Sizes
31.2
Avg class size
27.9
Infant (KS1)
10
Total classes
1 class with more than 30 pupils
2025/26 academic year
How Does This School Compare?
Ranked against 5 nearby primary schools
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Term dates
Kingmoor Nursery and Infant 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 Kingmoor Nursery and Infant School from your postcode →
You apply to the council where you live. Kingmoor Nursery and Infant 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
- 4
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 0
- Children hurt
- 1
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, 0 serious and 4 slight.
1 child aged 0 to 15 was hurt.
1 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
97%
Near capacity
231 pupils
238 places
7 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 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(7)
SEND & SEN Provision
SEN Overview
51
SEN Support
28
EHC Plans
25.3%
of Total Pupils
2026 academic year
Provision & Specialist Facilities
Kingmoor Nursery and Infant School has a resourced provision for speech, language and communication needs, autism and social, emotional and mental health needs: 10 places, 10 pupils on roll.
Source: GIAS, Department for Education.
Pupils by Need Type
Pupil Demographics
Ethnicity
2026 academic year
Key Indicators
312
Total Pupils
153
Boys
159
Girls
2026 academic year
Workforce
11
Teachers
28.4:1
Pupil-teacher ratio
£53,242
Mean salary
2026 data
School Funding
£5,141
Per pupil
£1346k
Total funding
£30k
Pupil premium
2025-26 financial year allocations
Pupil Absence2024/25
4.7%
Overall absence
9.6%
Persistent absence
157
Enrolments
Absence trend
Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.
Questions parents ask about Kingmoor Nursery and Infant School
What is Kingmoor Nursery and Infant School's Ofsted rating?
Kingmoor Nursery and Infant School's most recent Ofsted inspection, in March 2023, was ungraded, so it gave no overall grade. At its last graded inspection, in October 2017, it was rated Good.
What is the catchment area for Kingmoor Nursery and Infant School?
No fixed boundary. When Kingmoor Nursery and Infant 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 Kingmoor Nursery and Infant School?
Kingmoor Nursery and Infant School was close to full in 2025, at 97% of its capacity.
How big are the classes at Kingmoor Nursery and Infant School?
Classes at Kingmoor Nursery and Infant School average 31.2 pupils (2025/26). 1 class has more than 30 pupils - infant classes are capped at 30 by law, with limited exceptions.
How many pupils go to Kingmoor Nursery and Infant School?
Kingmoor Nursery and Infant School has around 312 pupils on roll. 8% are eligible for free school meals.
Does Kingmoor Nursery and Infant School have specialist SEN provision?
Kingmoor Nursery and Infant School has a resourced provision for speech, language and communication needs, autism and social, emotional and mental health needs: 10 places, 10 pupils on roll.
What is attendance like at Kingmoor Nursery and Infant School?
4.7% of sessions were missed at Kingmoor Nursery and Infant School in 2024/25. 9.6% of pupils were persistently absent (missing 10% or more of sessions).
How do I apply to Kingmoor Nursery and Infant School?
Apply through Cumberland's coordinated admissions process, naming Kingmoor Nursery and Infant 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 Kingmoor Nursery and Infant School's term dates?
Kingmoor Nursery and Infant 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 Kingmoor Nursery and Infant 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, 0 serious and 4 slight. 1 child aged 0 to 15 was hurt. 1 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 Kingmoor Nursery and Infant School?
Kingmoor Nursery and Infant School is at Hether Drive, Lowry Hill, Carlisle, Cumbria, CA3 0ES.
Sources: Cumberland term dates; Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)