# Petteril Bank School

Petteril Bank School is a primary school in Cumberland, for pupils aged 2 to 11.

It had 147 pupils at the school census in January 2026.

Primary school. Code E149410. [Cumberland](https://openindex.co.uk/cumberland)

- Phase: Primary
- Type: Academy converter
- Ages: 2 to 11
- Pupils: 147
- Council: Cumberland
- URN: 149410

## Latest Ofsted outcome

Report card, March 2026: safeguarding met
- Inspection: Report card, 10 March 2026
- Safeguarding: Met
- Inclusion: Expected standard
- Curriculum and teaching: Expected standard
- Achievement: Expected standard
- Attendance and behaviour: Strong standard
- Personal development and wellbeing: Expected standard
- Early years: Expected standard
- Post-16 provision: Not applicable
- Leadership and governance: Expected standard
Edition: Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026
Outcomes as Ofsted published them. Report cards (from November 2025) give no overall grade, and grades under different frameworks cannot be compared.

## Results

Source: Department for Education school performance tables (Open Government Licence).

In 2024/25, 50% of pupils at Petteril Bank School met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, against 56% in Cumberland and 62% in England.
0% reached the higher standard (8% in England).

### End of primary school (KS2): 2024/25

| Measure | This school | Cumberland | England |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 50% | 56% | 62% |
| Reached the higher standard | 0% | 5% | 8% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 103 | 105 | 106 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 101 | 103 | 105 |

Progress scores from KS1 to KS2 were not published for 2024/25, because the KS1 tests that give the starting point were cancelled in 2020 and 2021.
Results reflect the pupils a school admits as well as its teaching, and a year's results can move a lot in a small school.

## Schools nearby

Distances are in a straight line. Admissions and catchments are set by councils and schools.

- [Inglewood Infant School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/inglewood-infant-school-e112217): 810 m. Primary. Good (overall), January 2023
- [Inglewood Junior School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/inglewood-junior-school-e112216): 900 m. Primary. Report card, May 2026: safeguarding met. 46% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Upperby Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/upperby-primary-school-e112243): 970 m. Primary. Good (overall), November 2022. 61% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Gillford Centre](https://openindex.co.uk/school/gillford-centre-e112095): 1.1 km. Pupil referral and alternative provision. School remains Good, January 2023
- [St Margaret Mary Catholic Primary School, Carlisle](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-margaret-mary-catholic-primary-school-carlisle-e148701): 1.1 km. Primary. Graded inspection, October 2024: no overall grade, special measures. 41% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [The Bishop Harvey Goodwin School (Church of England Voluntary Aided)](https://openindex.co.uk/school/the-bishop-harvey-goodwin-school-church-of-england-voluntary-aided-e133727): 1.5 km. Primary. Good (overall), April 2024. 43% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)

## Sources and further information

- [Schools: methods, licences and inspection sources](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/schools)
- [Get Information about Schools](https://get-information-schools.service.gov.uk/Establishments/Establishment/Details/149410)
- [Ofsted reports](https://reports.ofsted.gov.uk/provider/21/149410)

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