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Yewdale School

Primary

Cumberland · Carlisle · CA2 7SD www.yewdale.cumbria.sch.uk

Pupils
288
cap. 420
Ages
3 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Academy
68%
RWM expected · 2024/25
8%
RWM higher · 2024/25
288
Pupils · 2024/25
6%
EAL · 2024/25
11%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
68%
RWM expected · 2024/25
8%
RWM higher · 2024/25
288
Pupils · 2024/25
6%
EAL · 2024/25
11%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Good

Ofsted inspection · 20/09/2023

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityCumberland
PhasePrimary
School typeAcademy
Pupil : teacher ratio21.5:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterDoes not apply
StatusOpen

Overview of Yewdale School · Primary · Cumberland

How does this school perform?

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

RWM expected standard
68%
+33pp
83%59%35%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 68%
RWM higher standard
8%
+8pp
17%9%0%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 8%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
76%
Reading higher standard
24%
Writing expected standard
76%
Writing higher standard
8%
Maths expected standard
71%
Maths higher standard
29%
Science expected standard
92%
SPAG expected standard
61%
SPAG higher standard
11%
Reading scaled score
104.0
Maths scaled score
104.0
GPS scaled score
101.0

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
288
Pupil : teacher ratio
21.5
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
6%
FSM eligible
18%
SEN
16%
Overall absence
5%
Persistent absence
11%

Contact

Address
Yewdale Road, Carlisle, CA2 7SD
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
2024/2568%8%76%24%76%8%71%29%92%61%104.0104.0101.016%288
2023/2435%0%57%10%63%0%49%8%69%49%101.0100.0100.018%296
2022/2353%7%67%19%72%21%63%23%74%67%104.0102.0104.0-1.50+1.40-1.8016%294
2018/1983%17%83%58%88%21%92%38%88%92%110.0108.0110.0+5.50+0.90+2.7016%284
2017/1873%8%77%15%81%15%73%15%81%73%103.0102.0104.0+1.10+2.20+0.70262
2016/1757%0%77%20%73%23%57%7%73%70%103.0100.0102.0+1.00+2.30-2.2016%259

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
2024/2528821.116%6%18%5%11%
2023/2429622.018%7%19%6%13%
2022/2329420.016%4%22%6%20%
2021/2230622.816%2%22%6%18%
2020/2131325.315%2%21%
2018/1928422.716%3%17%5%10%
2017/1821.14%6%
2016/1725917.616%0%18%4%11%

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