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EnglandNorth WestCumberlandCA1 3SNPennine Way Primary School
Primary

Pennine Way Primary School

Primary

Cumberland · Carlisle · CA1 3SN www.pennineway.cumbria.sch.uk

Pupils
570
cap. 630
Ages
3 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Maintained school
51%
RWM expected · 2024/25
6%
RWM higher · 2024/25
570
Pupils · 2024/25
10%
EAL · 2024/25
15%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
51%
RWM expected · 2024/25
6%
RWM higher · 2024/25
570
Pupils · 2024/25
10%
EAL · 2024/25
15%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Good

Ofsted inspection · 09/06/2022

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityCumberland
PhasePrimary
School typeMaintained school
Pupil : teacher ratio21.0:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterDoes not apply
StatusOpen

Overview of Pennine Way Primary School · Primary · Cumberland

How does this school perform?

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

RWM expected standard
51%
-13pp
86%69%51%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 51%
RWM higher standard
6%
+1pp
16%11%5%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 6%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
67%
Reading higher standard
17%
Writing expected standard
71%
Writing higher standard
12%
Maths expected standard
68%
Maths higher standard
14%
Science expected standard
84%
SPAG expected standard
65%
SPAG higher standard
13%
Reading scaled score
101.0
Maths scaled score
102.0
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
570
Pupil : teacher ratio
21.0
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
10%
FSM eligible
31%
SEN
16%
Overall absence
6%
Persistent absence
15%

Contact

Address
Edgehill Road, Harraby, Carlisle, CA1 3SN
Local authority
Cumberland
Telephone
Email

History

All years · Historical DfE data by academic year

Primary — Key Stage 2

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

YearRWM expectedRWM higherReading exp.Reading hi.Writing exp.Writing hi.Maths exp.Maths hi.ScienceSPAG exp.Read. scoreMaths scoreGPS scoreReading prog.Writing prog.Maths prog.SENCohort
2024/2551%6%67%17%71%12%68%14%84%65%101.0102.0102.016%570
2023/2464%5%74%19%81%12%67%16%84%76%103.0103.0105.013%558
2022/2369%11%73%27%76%16%82%36%84%80%104.0106.0107.0-1.50+0.50+0.9012%567
2018/1986%16%93%32%86%20%89%45%93%91%107.0106.0111.0+4.00+1.40+3.1013%438
2017/1874%13%83%24%91%33%89%39%89%96%105.0107.0109.0+0.20+2.90+3.3012%400
2016/1767%8%72%19%78%25%78%11%89%81%103.0103.0106.0+0.00+1.70-0.1022%376

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.

Pupils & absence

YearPupilsPupil:teacherSENEALFSM everAbsencePersistent absence
2024/2557017.516%10%31%6%15%
2023/2455811.513%8%33%6%16%
2022/2356729.012%7%33%6%20%
2021/2253430.910%7%37%6%19%
2020/2150726.68%5%35%
2018/1943821.613%6%37%3%3%
2017/1840020.312%5%40%3%3%
2016/1737619.322%5%44%3%2%

School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.