Ofsted: Good emoji_events #83 in Cumberland public Top 87% UK

Inglewood Junior School

verifiedData: DfE 2024/25–2025/26 · Ofsted

personMr David Grimshaw

location_onCarlisle, CA1 3QA

language Visit Website phone 1228595426

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Ofsted

Good

Inspected 2022

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Students

248

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Expected Standard

46%

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Age Range

7-11

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Inglewood Junior School is a Community school primary school in Carlisle, serving ages 7-11. Rated Good by Ofsted. Ranks in the top 87% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

Inglewood Junior School is a community school in Carlisle, Cumberland, admitting pupils aged 7-11. The school has approximately 256 pupils on roll, of whom 43% are eligible for free school meals.

In 2025, 46% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined. The school ranks #83 of 111 primaries in Cumberland and #12,586 of 14,143 nationally.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2022. The school's current overall rating is Good. Inspectors assessed quality of education as Good, behaviour and attitudes Good, personal development Good, and leadership and management Good.

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 20.1:1. There are no current teaching vacancies.

In the 2024/25 academic year, there were no permanent exclusions. The average suspension rate was 2.5 per 1,000 pupils per term.

verified Source: DfE 2024/25–2025/26 · Ofsted

Academic Performance

verified Data: UK Gov 2024/25

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Primary Performance Trends (KS2)

2025

R/W/M Expected Standard

46%

LA 55%

Reading62% LA 72%

Writing61% LA 68%

Maths66% LA 68%

Read SS

104

Maths SS

103

GPS SS

103

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

52%

LA 52%England 61%

Reading66% LA 70% · Eng 74%

Writing66% LA 66% · Eng 72%

Maths67% LA 66% · Eng 73%

Read SS

103

Maths SS

103

GPS SS

106

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

31%

LA 53%England 60%

Reading53% LA 70% · Eng 73%

Writing53% LA 67% · Eng 71%

Maths44% LA 67% · Eng 73%

Read SS

102

Maths SS

GPS SS

103

Progress (0 = national avg)

0.8

Read

LA -0.4

-0.8 to 2.3

0.5

Write

LA -0.2

-1.0 to 2.0

-1.0

Maths

LA -1.2

-2.5 to 0.4

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

54%

LA 64%England 65%

Reading62% LA 75% · Eng 73%

Writing74% LA 79% · Eng 78%

Maths88% LA 76% · Eng 79%

Read SS

101

Maths SS

107

GPS SS

105

Progress (0 = national avg)

-2.9

Read

LA 0.2

-4.4 to -1.4

-1.5

Write

LA 0.3

-2.9 to -0.1

1.2

Maths

LA -0.8

-0.1 to 2.5

2018

R/W/M Expected Standard

54%

LA 64%

Reading73% LA 79%

Writing70% LA 79%

Maths65% LA 76%

Read SS

103

Maths SS

102

GPS SS

105

Progress (0 = national avg)

-0.5

Read

LA 0.4

-1.8 to 0.8

-1

Write

LA 0.5

-2.3 to 0.3

-1.1

Maths

LA -0.3

-2.3 to 0.1

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

20 April 2022

Inspection Report

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17 May 2016

Inspection Report

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09 September 2014

Inspection Report

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02 April 2014

Inspection Report

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23 March 2011

Inspection Report

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29 April 2008

Inspection Report

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11 October 2004

Inspection Report

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Inspection History

3 Evaluations

2022-04-20

S5 Inspection EIF

Good

Education

Good

Behaviour

Good

Development

Good

Leadership

Good

2016-05-17

Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1 Legacy

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

2014-04-02

None Legacy

Requires improvement

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Requires improvement

Wellbeing, SEN & Pastoral Care

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Behaviour & Discipline (Suspensions & Exclusions)

Official Department for Education (DfE) data. Suspensions measure temporary removals due to behavior, while exclusions represent permanent removals.

Suspension Rate

1.6%per term

warning Above Average

National average: 0.8% for this term (primary).

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

1.6%(4 pupils)

Spring term 2025

Represents the proportion of unique students suspended at least once in this term.

Permanent Exclusions

0pupils

verified Excellent (Zero)

National average: 1.225% of pupils excluded per term.

Pastoral Context: In the Spring term of 2025, this school served a headcount of 256 pupils. During this period, there were 4 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 1.6%, which is above the termly national average of 0.8%.

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Year / Term	Headcount	Suspensions	Susp. Rate	Nat. Avg
2024/25 (Spring term)	256	4	1.6%	0.8%
2024/25 (Autumn term)	258	9	3.5%	0.9%
2023/24 (Summer term)	262	8	3.1%	0.8%
2023/24 (Spring term)	256	0	0.0%	0.7%
2023/24 (Autumn term)	256	0	0.0%	0.8%
2022/23 (Summer term)	248	1	0.4%	0.7%
2022/23 (Spring term)	248	8	3.2%	0.6%
2022/23 (Autumn term)	251	1	0.4%	0.6%
2021/22 (Summer term)	283	1	0.4%	0.5%
2021/22 (Spring term)	280	0	0.0%	0.5%
2021/22 (Autumn term)	279	2	0.7%	0.5%
2020/21 (Summer term)	284	4	1.4%	0.4%
2020/21 (Spring term)	287	0	0.0%	0.1%
2020/21 (Autumn term)	282	3	1.1%	0.4%
2019/20 (Summer term)	296	0	0.0%	0.0%
2019/20 (Spring term)	296	5	1.7%	0.4%
2019/20 (Autumn term)	297	3	1.0%	0.6%
2018/19 (Summer term)	299	0	0.0%	0.4%
2018/19 (Spring term)	298	1	0.3%	0.5%
2018/19 (Autumn term)	298	2	0.7%	0.5%
2017/18 (Summer term)	295	1	0.3%	0.5%
2017/18 (Spring term)	294	0	0.0%	0.4%
2017/18 (Autumn term)	295	0	0.0%	0.5%
2016/17 (Summer term)	313	0	0.0%	0.4%
2016/17 (Spring term)	315	0	0.0%	0.4%
2016/17 (Autumn term)	315	0	0.0%	0.5%

Source: DfE Suspensions and Permanent Exclusions in England. Data represents termly statistics as published by the Department for Education.

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Supported Special Educational Needs (SEN)

Primary areas of need currently supported by the school. A high number often indicates specialized internal units or high staff experience in these areas.

Social, Emotional & Mental Health 24 pupils

Speech, Language & Communication 16 pupils

Autistic Spectrum Disorder 6 pupils

Severe Learning Difficulty 3 pupils

Specific Learning Difficulty 1 pupils

Moderate Learning Difficulty 1 pupils

Physical Disability 1 pupils

Other Difficulty/Disability 1 pupils