Cumwhinton School
Community school in Carlisle, Cumberland.
School details
| Phase | Primary |
|---|---|
| Type | Community school |
| Age range | 4 to 11 |
| Gender | Mixed |
| Sixth form | Does not have a sixth form |
| Pupils on roll | 198 (school census 15-01-2026) |
| Capacity | 210 |
| Free school meals | 7.60% |
| Local authority | Cumberland |
| Address | School Road, Cumwhinton, Carlisle, Cumbria, CA4 8DU |
| Map | View on Google Maps |
| Website | www.cumwhinton.cumbria.sch.uk/ |
| Telephone | 01228560400 |
| URN | 112108 |
Ofsted inspection
Latest graded inspection under the previous framework (Education Inspection Framework), started 14 November 2023, published 18 December 2023:
| Overall effectiveness | Good |
|---|---|
| Quality of education | Good |
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Good |
| Early years provision | Outstanding |
| Safeguarding effective | Yes |
Latest ungraded inspection: 5 May 2022, outcome: School remains Good (Concerns) - S5 Next.
Read the Ofsted reports for this school
Ofsted stopped giving single-word overall effectiveness grades in September 2024 and introduced report cards from November 2025. Older grades are shown with their dates and may not reflect the school today.
Nearby schools
- Great Corby School and Nursery (primary school, about 2.9 km)
- Pennine Way Primary School (primary school, about 3.0 km)
- Scotby CofE Primary School (primary school, about 3.1 km)
- Inglewood Junior School (primary school, about 3.6 km)
- Petteril Bank School (primary school, about 3.6 km)
- Inglewood Infant School (primary school, about 3.6 km)
- Wreay Church of England Primary School (primary school, about 4.2 km)
- St Cuthberts Catholic Primary School, Carlisle (primary school, about 4.4 km)
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