SCHOOL PROFILE

Castle Carrock School

Primary Academy converter URN 137653
Open
Pupils 8,834,192 Latest school census
Capacity 120 Published school capacity
Capacity used 35.8% Pupils as a share of capacity
Age range 3 – 11 Statutory age range
OFSTED

Latest graded inspection

20 June 2023
Latest published outcome Good
OEIF
Quality of education Good
Behaviour & attitudes Outstanding
Personal development Outstanding
Leadership & management Good
SCHOOL DETAILS

About this school

School type Academy converter
Phase Primary
Gender Mixed
Religious character —
Local authority Cumberland
Trust CUMBRIA EDUCATION TRUST
Census date 15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE

School community

Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.

2025/26
Total pupils 43 39 full-time · 4 part-time
Female pupils 20 46.5% of pupils
Male pupils 23 53.5% of pupils

Free school meals

Pupils eligible for free school meals.

25.6%
0.8 pts above England
School 25.6%
Cumberland 21.7%
North West 28.5%
England 24.8%

English as an additional language

Pupils whose first language is not English.

0.0%
20.3 pts below England
School 0.0%
Cumberland 6.2%
North West 18.1%
England 20.3%

Young carers

Pupils recorded as young carers.

0.0%
1.0 pts below England
School 0.0%
Cumberland 0.4%
North West 0.8%
England 1.0%

Ethnicity

Largest recorded pupil groups.

White British
97.7%
42
Any other Mixed background
2.3%
1
Council, regional and national comparisons are pupil-weighted using published school census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS

Special educational needs

Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.

2025/26
Pupils with SEN 11.6% 5 of 43 pupils
9.2 pts below England England: 20.8%
School 11.6%
Cumberland 20.3%
North West 22.1%
England 20.8%
SEN support 7.0% 3 pupils
England 14.8% 7.8 pts below
EHC plans 4.7% 2 pupils
England 6.0% 1.4 pts below
PRIMARY NEEDS

Most common identified needs

Pupils
No specialist assessment yet 2
Autistic spectrum disorder 1
Moderate learning difficulty 1
Speech, language & communication 1

SEN comparisons are pupil-weighted using published 2025/26 Department for Education school-level data. Primary needs combine pupils receiving SEN support and pupils with EHC plans.

ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE

Key stage 2 outcomes

Published Department for Education results for 2024/25.

2024/25
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading, writing & maths

70.0% 9.6 pts above England
School 70.0%
Cumberland 55.3%
North West 59.1%
England 60.4%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading

70.0%

3.8 pts below England

School 70.0%
Cumberland 72.2%
North West 73.2%
England 73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Writing

70.0%

0.3 pts below England

School 70.0%
Cumberland 68.7%
North West 69.2%
England 70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Maths

70.0%

2.0 pts below England

School 70.0%
Cumberland 68.5%
North West 71.7%
England 72.0%
School results show the percentage of pupils meeting the expected standard. Council, regional and national comparisons are averages of published school-level percentages and are not pupil-weighted official attainment rates.
ATTENDANCE & ABSENCE

Attendance profile

Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.

2024/25
ABSENCE RATE

Overall absence

2.81%

Percentage of possible sessions missed.

3.41 pts lower than England
School 2.81%
Cumberland 5.32%
North West 6.25%
England 6.22%
ABSENCE RATE

Persistent absence

5.00%

Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.

10.82 pts lower than England
School 5.00%
Cumberland 11.73%
North West 15.89%
England 15.82%
ABSENCE RATE

Severe absence

0.00%

Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.

1.80 pts lower than England
School 0.00%
Cumberland 0.99%
North West 1.75%
England 1.80%
Council, regional and national comparisons are averages of published school-level percentages rather than pupil-weighted official absence rates.
HOW DOES IT COMPARE?

School context

Comparison with open primary schools.

CAPACITY

Capacity utilisation

35.8% 52.4 pts below England
Castle Carrock School
35.8%
Cumberland
80.2%
North West
90.6%
England
88.2%
Benchmarks use open schools in the same phase. Capacity utilisation is calculated from published pupil and capacity figures.
Sources: Department for Education · Get Information about Schools · Ofsted monthly management information