Caldew Lea School | Primary in Carlisle, Cumberland | Ofsted & DfE

56%

RWM expected · 2024/25

RWM higher · 2024/25

264

Pupils · 2024/25

38%

EAL · 2024/25

19%

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

56%

RWM expected · 2024/25

RWM higher · 2024/25

264

Pupils · 2024/25

38%

EAL · 2024/25

19%

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

56%

RWM expected · 2024/25

RWM higher · 2024/25

264

Pupils · 2024/25

38%

EAL · 2024/25

19%

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

Ofsted inspection

Good

Ofsted inspection · 12/03/2024

Inadequate

Requires improvement

Good

Outstanding

Local authorityCumberland

PhasePrimary

School typeAcademy

Pupil : teacher ratio18.6:1

AdmissionsNot applicable

Religious characterDoes not apply

StatusOpen

Overview of Caldew Lea School · Primary · Cumberland

Part ofCUMBRIA EDUCATION TRUST

How does this school perform?

Key Stage 2 · 2024/25 · trend since 2018/19

RWM expected standard

56%

-8pp

64%51%37%

'23'24'25

'25 · 56%

RWM higher standard

-3pp

10%5%0%

'23'24'25

'25 · 7%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard

62%

Reading higher standard

29%

Writing expected standard

62%

Writing higher standard

Maths expected standard

58%

Maths higher standard

16%

Science expected standard

78%

SPAG expected standard

60%

SPAG higher standard

22%

Reading scaled score

102.0

Maths scaled score

100.0

GPS scaled score

102.0

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

264

Pupil : teacher ratio

18.6

Workforce data · 2025/26

EAL

38%

FSM eligible

38%

SEN

11%

Overall absence

Persistent absence

19%

Contact

Address

Ashley Street, Carlisle, CA2 7BE

Local authority

Cumberland

Website

https://www.caldewlea.cumbria.sch.uk/

Telephone

01228526611

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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	56%	7%	62%	29%	62%	9%	58%	16%	78%	60%	102.0	100.0	102.0	—	—	—	11%	264
2023/24	64%	10%	72%	13%	74%	15%	77%	18%	87%	69%	103.0	104.0	104.0	—	—	—	12%	301
2022/23	37%	0%	50%	13%	57%	10%	53%	10%	93%	53%	100.0	98.0	100.0	+0.00	-0.50	-1.40	17%	239
2018/19	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	—	New school

Pupils & absence

Year	Pupils	Pupil:teacher	SEN	EAL	FSM ever	Absence	Persistent absence
2024/25	264	21.5	11%	38%	38%	6%	19%
2023/24	301	27.9	12%	34%	38%	6%	17%
2022/23	239	36.3	17%	21%	49%	6%	16%
2021/22	265	29.5	19%	16%	42%	6%	14%
2020/21	260	25.1	25%	9%	41%	—	—