Yewdale School, based in Carlisle, provides primary education, serving pupils aged 3 to 11. The school is a academy sponsor led and operates as a mixed school. It follows a not applicable admissions policy. It does not have a designated religious character, which may suit families looking for a non-faith school.

Yewdale School currently has around 288 pupils on roll, which is about 69% of its capacity. The gender split is relatively balanced, with approximately 45.8% boys and 54.2% girls. Around 17.3% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, which gives an indication of the socio-economic mix. Pupil backgrounds are varied across different backgrounds and needs.

Overall absence at the school is 5.9%. Persistent absence is recorded at 12.9%.

The majority of pupils are from a white british background (92.7%).

At its latest Ofsted inspection, the school was rated Good. This suggests the school is performing well overall. Safeguarding was judged to be effective, which is a key consideration for many parents.

School Information

Address: Yewdale Road, Carlisle, CA2 7SD
Website: www.yewdale.cumbria.sch.uk
Telephone: 01228830036
School Type: Academy sponsor led
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Cumberland
Headteacher / Principal: Mrs Cate Floyd (Executive Head)
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 141995

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Ofsted Inspection

  • Overall effectiveness
  • Management effectiveness

Ofsted inspection date: 10/07/2018

Safeguarding is effective

Pupils

General

Age Range: 3 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 420
Number of Pupils: 288
Number of Boys: 132
Number of Girls: 156

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 5.9% 4%
Persistent absence: 12.9% 8.2%

Ethnicity

White British92.70%267
Other White2.80%8
African2.10%6
Unclassified0.70%2
Gypsy/Roma0.30%1
White and Black Caribbean0.30%1
Other Mixed0.30%1
Irish0.30%1
Other Asian0.30%1
White and Black African0.00%0
White and Asian0.00%0
Pakistani0.00%0
Bangladeshi0.00%0
Chinese0.00%0
Caribbean0.00%0
Irish Traveller (Traveller of Irish heritage)0.00%0
Other Black0.00%0
Other (any other ethnic group)0.00%0
Indian0.00%0

Education - Primary

Progress scores show how pupils performed compared with pupils nationally who had similar prior attainment. Scores above 0 are better than average; below 0 are worse than average.

Reading: Average (-1.5)
Writing: Average (1.4)
Maths: Below Average (-1.8)
Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths
School
53%
Town average
56%
Local authority average
54%
England average
61%
Pupils achieving at a higher standard in reading, writing and maths
School
7%
Town average
6%
Local authority average
5%
England average
8%
Average score in reading
School
104.0
Town average
104.6
Local authority average
104.1
England average
105.1
Average score in maths
School
102.0
Town average
103.4
Local authority average
103.2
England average
104.3

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Yewdale School
Yewdale Road , CA2 7SD
3out of 4 0 yd Academy sponsor led Yes Mixed More About School
Yewdale School
Yewdale Road , CA2 7SD
- not rated 0 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Belle Vue Junior School
Beaver Road , CA2 7PT
- not rated 814 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Belle Vue Primary School
Beaver Road , CA2 7PT
- not rated 814 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Morton Park Primary School
Burnrigg , Morton CA2 6QH
- not rated 1,492 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
The Morton School
Wigton Road , CA2 6LB
- not rated 1,155 yd Foundation school Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Richard Rose Morton Academy
Wigton Road , CA2 6LB
- not rated 1,155 yd Academy sponsor led Not Applicable Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Hk Campbell School
Raffles Avenue , CA2 7EQ
- not rated 1,550 yd Community special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School
University of Cumbria
Paternoster Row , CA3 8TB
- not rated 3,151 yd Higher education institutions No Mixed More About School
St Monica's Preparatory School
St Ann's Hill , CA3 9PL
- not rated 3,202 yd Other independent school Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Austin Friars
Etterby Scaur , CA3 9PB
- not rated 3,211 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.