Houghton CofE School is a primary school located in Carlisle. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's overall effectiveness, quality of education, outcomes for pupils and management effectiveness are good. The school inspection was carried out on 09/11/2012. According to tests results, the school's progress in maths is above average, progress in reading and progress in writing are average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 8.8%, which is 4.8 percentage points lower than the UK average.

School Information

Address: Jackson Road, Carlisle, CA3 0PA
Website: www.houghtonschool.co.uk/
Telephone: 01228593992
School Type: Voluntary controlled school
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Cumbria
Headteacher / Principal: Mr Stephen Johnston
Religious character: Church of England
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 112250

Ofsted Inspection

  • Overall Effectiveness
  • Quality Of Education
  • Outcomes For Pupils
  • Management Effectiveness

Ofsted inspection date: 09/11/2012

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 4 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 210
Number of Pupils: 182
Number of Boys: 101
Number of Girls: 81

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 8.8% 4%
Persistent absence: 23.3% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Average: 1.1 Confidence interval -1.3 to 3.5
Writing
Average: 2 Confidence interval -0.2 to 4.2
Maths
Above Average: 2.2 Confidence interval 0.1 to 4.3

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:74%
England Average:65%

Pupils achieving at a higher standard in reading, writing and maths

School:15%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:105
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:107
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Houghton CofE School
Jackson Road , Houghton CA3 0PA
3out of 4 0 yd Voluntary controlled school No Mixed More About School
Kingmoor Junior School
Liddle Close , Lowry Hill CA3 0DU
3out of 4 2,064 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Kingmoor Nursery and Infant School
Hether Drive , Lowry Hill CA3 0ES
3out of 4 2,072 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Stanwix School
Church Street , CA3 9DW
3out of 4 2,434 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
James Rennie School
California Road , Kingstown CA3 0BU
4out of 4 1,344 yd Academy special converter Yes Mixed More About School
Austin Friars
Etterby Scaur , CA3 9PB
- not rated 2,828 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.