Norman Street Primary 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 21/11/2018. According to tests results, the school's progress in reading and progress in maths are above average, progress in writing is average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 3.7%, which is 0.3 percentage points higher than the UK average.

School Information

Address: Norman Street, Carlisle, CA1 2BQ
Website: www.normanst.cumbria.sch.uk
Telephone: 01228210168
School Type: Community school
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Cumbria
Headteacher / Principal: Mrs Carolyn Murray
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 112219

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 21/11/2018

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 4 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 350
Number of Pupils: 341
Number of Boys: 174
Number of Girls: 167

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 3.7% 4%
Persistent absence: 5.5% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Average: 2.1 Confidence interval 0.3 to 3.8
Writing
Average: -0.5 Confidence interval -2.1 to 1.1
Maths
Above Average: 1.8 Confidence interval 0.3 to 3.3

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:73%
England Average:65%

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

School:12%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:107
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
Norman Street Primary School
Norman Street , CA1 2BQ 		3out of 4 0 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Brook Street Primary School
Edward Street , CA1 2JB 		3out of 4 302 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
St Cuthberts Catholic Primary School, Carlisle
Victoria Road , Botcherby CA1 2UE 		- not rated 1,086 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
The Bishop Harvey Goodwin School (Church of England Voluntary Aided)
Harold Street , Currock CA2 4HG 		3out of 4 1,321 yd Voluntary aided school Yes Mixed More About School
Robert Ferguson Primary School
East Dale Street , Denton Holme CA2 5LA 		3out of 4 1,645 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Richard Rose Central Academy
Victoria Place , CA1 1LY 		3out of 4 664 yd Academy sponsor led Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Trinity School
Strand Road , CA1 1JB 		3out of 4 1,102 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
St John Henry Newman Catholic School
Scalegate Road , CA2 4NL 		2out of 4 1,943 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Progress Schools - Carlisle
7 Victoria Place , CA1 1EJ 		- not rated 1,001 yd Other independent special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School
University of Cumbria
Paternoster Row , CA3 8TB 		- not rated 1,506 yd Higher education institutions No Mixed More About School
Gillford Centre
Upperby Road , CA2 4JE 		3out of 4 1,802 yd Pupil referral unit Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Austin Friars
Etterby Scaur , CA3 9PB 		- not rated 2,921 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

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