Stanwix 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 01/05/2013. According to tests results, the school's progress in reading is above average, progress in writing and progress in maths are 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: Church Street, Carlisle, CA3 9DW
Website: www.stanwix.cumbria.sch.uk
Telephone: 01228596069
School Type: Academy converter
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Cumbria
Headteacher / Principal: Ms Kuldip McMullan
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 141623

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 01/05/2013

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 4 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 420
Number of Pupils: 414
Number of Boys: 195
Number of Girls: 219

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 3.7% 4%
Persistent absence: 5.2% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Average: 2.8 Confidence interval 1.2 to 4.4
Writing
Average: 0.8 Confidence interval -0.6 to 2.2
Maths
Average: 0.5 Confidence interval -0.9 to 1.9

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:82%
England Average:65%

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

School:7%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:109
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
Stanwix School
Church Street , CA3 9DW
3out of 4 0 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Kingmoor Nursery and Infant School
Hether Drive , Lowry Hill CA3 0ES
3out of 4 1,760 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Kingmoor Junior School
Liddle Close , Lowry Hill CA3 0DU
3out of 4 1,833 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Caldew Lea School
Ashley Street , CA2 7BE
- not rated 1,840 yd Academy sponsor led Yes Mixed More About School
Norman Street Primary School
Norman Street , CA1 2BQ
3out of 4 2,126 yd Community school No Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Trinity School
Strand Road , CA1 1JB
3out of 4 1,125 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Richard Rose Central Academy
Victoria Place , CA1 1LY
3out of 4 1,470 yd Academy sponsor led Not Applicable Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Austin Friars
Etterby Scaur , CA3 9PB
- not rated 1,034 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School
University of Cumbria
Paternoster Row , CA3 8TB
- not rated 1,294 yd Higher education institutions No Mixed More About School
Progress Schools - Carlisle
7 Victoria Place , CA1 1EJ
- not rated 1,312 yd Other independent special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School
James Rennie School
California Road , Kingstown CA3 0BU
4out of 4 2,355 yd Academy special converter Yes Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.