# St Margaret Mary Catholic Primary School, Carlisle

St Margaret Mary Catholic Primary School, Carlisle is a primary school in Cumberland, for pupils aged 3 to 11.

It had 217 pupils at the school census in January 2026.

Primary school. Code E148701. [Cumberland](https://openindex.co.uk/cumberland)

- Phase: Primary
- Type: Academy converter
- Ages: 3 to 11
- Pupils: 217
- Council: Cumberland
- URN: 148701

## Latest Ofsted outcome

Graded inspection, October 2024: no overall grade, special measures
- Inspection: Graded inspection, 8 October 2024
- Overall effectiveness: No overall grade (from September 2024)
- Quality of education: Inadequate
- Behaviour and attitudes: Good
- Personal development: Good
- Leadership and management: Inadequate
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, 41% of pupils at St Margaret Mary Catholic Primary School, Carlisle met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, against 56% in Cumberland and 62% in England.
7% 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 | 41% | 56% | 62% |
| Reached the higher standard | 7% | 5% | 8% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 104 | 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.

- [Gillford Centre](https://openindex.co.uk/school/gillford-centre-e112095): 70 m. Pupil referral and alternative provision. School remains Good, January 2023
- [Upperby Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/upperby-primary-school-e112243): 260 m. Primary. Good (overall), November 2022. 61% 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): 500 m. Primary. Good (overall), April 2024. 43% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Petteril Bank School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/petteril-bank-school-e149410): 1.1 km. Primary. Report card, March 2026: safeguarding met. 50% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Inglewood Infant School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/inglewood-infant-school-e112217): 1.4 km. Primary. Good (overall), January 2023
- [Robert Ferguson Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/robert-ferguson-primary-school-e112242): 1.4 km. Primary. School remains Good, January 2023. 38% 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/148701)
- [Ofsted reports](https://reports.ofsted.gov.uk/provider/21/148701)

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