Thursby Primary School
Thursby, Carlisle, CA5 6PN
110 pupils · 79% of 140 capacity
- Phase
- Primary
- Type
- Community school
- Ages
- 3–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Does not apply
- Local authority
- Cumberland
- Free school meals
- 16.4%
Ofsted
Good (2022) — Ungraded inspection — “School remains Good” (previous grade confirmed, not re-graded)
This school has not yet been inspected under the report-card system introduced in November 2025. When it is, this section will show a grade for each area — Ofsted says the new grades do not map onto the old ones, so we do not predict them.
Inspected 6 December 2022, published 23 January 2023. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Exam results
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Reaching the expected standard in reading, writing & maths | 74% |
| Reaching the higher standard | 16% |
“Not published (small cohort)” means the DfE suppressed the figure to protect small cohorts — it is not a zero.
Will my child get in?
Roughly one first choice per place — 1 first-choice application per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 12 | 12 | 19 | 12 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 12 | 12 | 19 | 12 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 12 | 11 | 18 | 12 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 7 | 7 | 16 | 7 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 10 | 8 | 24 | 10 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 9 | 9 | 18 | 9 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 14 | 14 | 26 | 14 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 13 | 13 | 25 | 13 |
First-choice demand varies year to year, and the school’s admission criteria — not demand — decide who is offered a place. Use this as a rough signal, never a prediction.
Nearby alternatives
- Rosley CofE School 2.8 km · Good — confirmed 2023 · previous system
- Great Orton Primary School 3.9 km · Good (2023) · previous system
- St Michael's CofE Primary School 4.2 km · Good (2024) · previous system
- Wiggonby CofE School 4.4 km · Good — confirmed 2023 · previous system
- Kirkbampton CofE School 6.7 km · Good (2022) · previous system
- Raughton Head CofE School & Nursery 6.7 km · Improved significantly (2024)
Straight-line distance — not travel time, and not a catchment. Same phase, open schools only.
Data from DfE and Ofsted open data (OGL v3) — sources. School record updated 10 July 2026. Report incorrect data.