Brook Street Primary School
Edward Street, Carlisle, CA1 2JB
228 pupils · 84% of 270 capacity
- Phase
- Primary
- Type
- Community school
- Ages
- 3–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Does not apply
- Local authority
- Cumberland
- Free school meals
- 18.2%
Ofsted
Expected standard (2026) — Report card — the most common grade across the inspected areas
| Inclusion | Expected standard |
|---|---|
| Curriculum and teaching | Expected standard |
| Achievement | Needs attention |
| Attendance and behaviour | Expected standard |
| Personal development and wellbeing | Expected standard |
| Leadership and governance | Expected standard |
| Early years | Needs attention |
| Safeguarding | Met |
Inspected 28 April 2026, published 21 June 2026. 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 | 43% |
| 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 — 1 first-choice application per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 22 | 22 | 37 | 22 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 24 | 24 | 43 | 24 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 25 | 25 | 45 | 25 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 23 | 23 | 36 | 23 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 17 | 17 | 29 | 17 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 20 | 20 | 38 | 20 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 30 | 29 | 57 | 30 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 37 | 36 | 54 | 37 |
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
- Norman Street Primary School 0.3 km · Good — confirmed 2024 · previous system
- The Bishop Harvey Goodwin School (Church of England Voluntary Aided) 0.9 km · Good (2024) · previous system
- St Cuthberts Catholic Primary School, Carlisle 1.2 km · Good — confirmed 2023 · previous system
- Robert Ferguson Primary School 1.3 km · Good — confirmed 2023 · previous system
- St Margaret Mary Catholic Primary School, Carlisle 1.4 km · No overall grade (2024)
- Inglewood Infant School 1.5 km · Good (2023) · previous system
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.