The Bishop Harvey Goodwin School (Church of England Voluntary Aided)
Harold Street, Carlisle, CA2 4HG
139 pupils · 58% of 240 capacity
- Phase
- Primary
- Type
- Voluntary aided school
- Ages
- 3–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Local authority
- Cumberland
- Free school meals
- 50%
Ofsted
Good (2024) — Rated under the pre-September 2024 inspection system
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 30 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 | 43% |
| Reaching the higher standard | 0% |
“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 | 14 | 14 | 27 | 14 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 14 | 13 | 23 | 13 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 12 | 12 | 23 | 12 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 17 | 17 | 29 | 17 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 17 | 17 | 30 | 17 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 20 | 20 | 34 | 20 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 21 | 19 | 49 | 21 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 20 | 14 | 33 | 15 |
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
- St Margaret Mary Catholic Primary School, Carlisle 0.5 km · No overall grade (2024)
- Upperby Primary School 0.7 km · Good (2022) · previous system
- Brook Street Primary School 0.9 km · Most areas: Expected standard (2026)
- Robert Ferguson Primary School 1 km · Good — confirmed 2023 · previous system
- Norman Street Primary School 1.2 km · Good — confirmed 2024 · previous system
- Inglewood Infant School 1.4 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.