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St Cuthberts Catholic Primary School, Carlisle

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

personMrs Sarah Hutchinson

corporate_fareMATER CHRISTI MULTI-ACADEMY TRUST

location_onCarlisle, CA1 2UE

language Visit Website phone 1228818201

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Ofsted

Good

Inspected 2017

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Students

137

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Expected Standard

60%

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Demand Ratio

1.0x

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St Cuthberts Catholic Primary School, Carlisle is a Academy converter primary school in Carlisle, serving ages 3-11. Rated Good by Ofsted. Ranks in the top 60% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

St Cuthberts Catholic Primary School, Carlisle is an academy converter in Carlisle, Cumberland, admitting pupils aged 3-11. It is part of MATER CHRISTI MULTI-ACADEMY TRUST. The school has approximately 184 pupils on roll, of whom 37% are eligible for free school meals.

In 2025, 60% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined, with 10% achieving the higher standard. The school ranks #29 of 111 primaries in Cumberland and #6,275 of 14,143 nationally.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2017. The school's current overall rating is Good.

In the most recent admissions cycle, applications were at 1.0× capacity.

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 18.7:1. There are no current teaching vacancies.

In the 2024/25 academic year, there were no permanent exclusions. The average suspension rate was 1.4 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

60%

LA 55%

Reading80% LA 72%

Writing75% LA 68%

Maths75% LA 68%

Read SS

105

Maths SS

106

GPS SS

107

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

43%

LA 52%England 61%

Reading52% LA 70% · Eng 74%

Writing76% LA 66% · Eng 72%

Maths52% LA 66% · Eng 73%

Read SS

100

Maths SS

GPS SS

101

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

48%

LA 53%England 60%

Reading65% LA 70% · Eng 73%

Writing70% LA 67% · Eng 71%

Maths78% LA 67% · Eng 73%

Read SS

102

Maths SS

104

GPS SS

102

Progress (0 = national avg)

2.2

Read

LA -0.4

-0.7 to 5.1

4.9

Write

LA -0.2

2.1 to 7.7

3.0

Maths

LA -1.2

0.3 to 5.8

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

30 March 2023

Inspection Report

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09 September 2021

Inspection Report

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Inspection Report

Inspection History

2 Evaluations

2017-11-21

Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 2 EIF

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

2015-09-23

None EIF

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%(3 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 184 pupils. During this period, there were 3 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)	184	3	1.6%	0.8%
2024/25 (Autumn term)	176	2	1.1%	0.9%
2023/24 (Summer term)	173	0	0.0%	0.8%
2023/24 (Spring term)	168	0	0.0%	0.7%
2023/24 (Autumn term)	160	0	0.0%	0.8%
2022/23 (Summer term)	137	0	0.0%	0.7%
2022/23 (Spring term)	137	0	0.0%	0.6%
2022/23 (Autumn term)	133	0	0.0%	0.6%
2021/22 (Summer term)	139	8	5.8%	0.5%
2021/22 (Spring term)	133	0	0.0%	0.5%
2021/22 (Autumn term)	126	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 9 pupils

Moderate Learning Difficulty 8 pupils

Autistic Spectrum Disorder 4 pupils

Speech, Language & Communication 4 pupils

Specific Learning Difficulty 4 pupils

Severe Learning Difficulty 1 pupils

Hearing Impairment 1 pupils

Visual Impairment 1 pupils

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