Blackford CofE Primary School | Primary in Carlisle, Cumberland | Ofsted & DfE

13%

RWM expected · 2024/25

RWM higher · 2024/25

Pupils · 2024/25

EAL · 2024/25

21%

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

13%

RWM expected · 2024/25

RWM higher · 2024/25

Pupils · 2024/25

EAL · 2024/25

21%

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

13%

RWM expected · 2024/25

RWM higher · 2024/25

Pupils · 2024/25

EAL · 2024/25

21%

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

Ofsted inspection

Not judged

Ofsted inspection · 08/10/2024

Inadequate

Requires improvement

Good

Outstanding

Local authorityCumberland

PhasePrimary

School typeMaintained school

Pupil : teacher ratio15.2:1

AdmissionsNot applicable

Religious characterChurch of England

StatusOpen

Overview of Blackford CofE Primary School · Primary · Cumberland

How does this school perform?

Key Stage 2 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17

RWM expected standard

13%

67%40%13%

'18'19'23'25

'25 · 13%

RWM higher standard

17%9%0%

'18'19'23'25

'25 · 0%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard

50%

Reading higher standard

Writing expected standard

50%

Writing higher standard

Maths expected standard

38%

Maths higher standard

Science expected standard

75%

SPAG expected standard

38%

SPAG higher standard

Reading scaled score

99.0

Maths scaled score

98.0

GPS scaled score

98.0

DfE did not publish reading, writing or maths progress for 2023/24 or 2024/25. These year groups had no KS1 assessments (cancelled in 2020 and 2021), so progress could not be calculated. Attainment figures above are still published.

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Pupils & context

2024/25

Pupils on roll

Pupil : teacher ratio

15.2

Workforce data · 2025/26

EAL

FSM eligible

16%

SEN

19%

Overall absence

Persistent absence

21%

Contact

Address

Blackford, Carlisle, CA6 4ES

Local authority

Cumberland

Website

www.blackford-school.co.uk/

Telephone

01228674614

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History

All years · Historical DfE data by academic year

Primary — Key Stage 2

Reading, writing and maths attainment and progress scores from DfE.

Year	RWM expected	RWM higher	Reading exp.	Reading hi.	Writing exp.	Writing hi.	Maths exp.	Maths hi.	Science	SPAG exp.	Read. score	Maths score	GPS score	Reading prog.	Writing prog.	Maths prog.	SEN	Cohort
2024/25	13%	0%	50%	0%	50%	0%	38%	0%	75%	38%	99.0	98.0	98.0	—	—	—	19%	54
2023/24	Suppressed	Suppressed	Suppressed	Suppressed	Suppressed	Suppressed	Suppressed	Suppressed	Suppressed	Suppressed	Suppressed	Suppressed	Suppressed	—	—	—	15%	48
2022/23	67%	17%	83%	33%	83%	17%	67%	33%	83%	67%	106.0	104.0	101.0	Suppressed	Suppressed	Suppressed	14%	51
2018/19	50%	13%	63%	25%	88%	38%	63%	25%	75%	50%	101.0	102.0	103.0	-2.60	+3.60	-2.20	19%	53
2017/18	50%	0%	88%	13%	75%	0%	50%	0%	75%	63%	102.0	98.0	104.0	+0.40	+1.90	-2.00	23%	53
2016/17	Suppressed	Suppressed	Suppressed	Suppressed	Suppressed	Suppressed	Suppressed	Suppressed	Suppressed	Suppressed	Suppressed	Suppressed	Suppressed	Suppressed	Suppressed	Suppressed	27%	48

Pupils & absence

Year	Pupils	Pupil:teacher	SEN	EAL	FSM ever	Absence	Persistent absence
2024/25	54	14.2	19%	0%	16%	6%	21%
2023/24	48	11.0	15%	0%	20%	8%	28%
2022/23	51	13.1	14%	0%	24%	8%	36%
2021/22	50	10.9	22%	0%	26%	9%	28%
2020/21	47	12.1	23%	0%	26%	—	—
2018/19	53	15.8	19%	0%	23%	10%	24%
2017/18	53	11.7	23%	0%	28%	8%	21%
2016/17	48	12.5	27%	0%	29%	8%	17%