Norman Street Primary School
Norman Street, Carlisle, CA1 2BQ
322 pupils · 92% of 350 capacity
- Phase
- Primary
- Type
- Community school
- Ages
- 4–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Does not apply
- Local authority
- Cumberland
- Free school meals
- 21.7%
Ofsted
Good (2024) — 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 18 April 2024, published 9 June 2024. 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 | 59% |
| Reaching the higher standard | 7% |
“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 — 0.97 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 29 | 28 | 51 | 29 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 31 | 30 | 55 | 30 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 53 | 53 | 73 | 53 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 38 | 38 | 57 | 38 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 40 | 38 | 64 | 40 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 42 | 40 | 68 | 42 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 49 | 46 | 78 | 47 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 50 | 55 | 81 | 50 |
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
- Brook Street Primary School 0.3 km · Most areas: Expected standard (2026)
- St Cuthberts Catholic Primary School, Carlisle 1 km · Good — confirmed 2023 · previous system
- The Bishop Harvey Goodwin School (Church of England Voluntary Aided) 1.2 km · Good (2024) · previous system
- Robert Ferguson Primary School 1.5 km · Good — confirmed 2023 · previous system
- Inglewood Infant School 1.6 km · Good (2023) · previous system
- Inglewood Junior School 1.6 km · Most areas: Needs attention (2026)
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.