Houghton CofE School
Jackson Road, Carlisle, CA3 0PA
179 pupils · 85% of 210 capacity
- Phase
- Primary
- Type
- Voluntary controlled school
- Ages
- 4–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Local authority
- Cumberland
- Free school meals
- 5.6%
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 | Expected standard |
| Safeguarding | Met |
Inspected 6 May 2026, published 18 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 | 68% |
| Reaching the higher standard | 11% |
“Not published (small cohort)” means the DfE suppressed the figure to protect small cohorts — it is not a zero.
Will my child get in?
Usually has places available — 0.77 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 22 | 17 | 63 | 22 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 30 | 35 | 85 | 30 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 24 | 24 | 63 | 24 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 30 | 35 | 93 | 30 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 20 | 20 | 53 | 20 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 30 | 39 | 79 | 30 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 30 | 34 | 83 | 30 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 28 | 27 | 69 | 28 |
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
- Kingmoor Junior School 1.9 km · Most areas: Expected standard (2026)
- Kingmoor Nursery and Infant School 1.9 km · Good — confirmed 2023 · previous system
- Stanwix School 2.2 km · Good — confirmed 2023 · previous system
- Blackford CofE Primary School 3.5 km · No overall grade (2024)
- Norman Street Primary School 3.7 km · Good — confirmed 2024 · previous system
- St Cuthberts Catholic Primary School, Carlisle 3.8 km · Good — confirmed 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.