Longtown Primary School
Mary Street, Carlisle, CA6 5UG
182 pupils · 96% of 189 capacity
- Phase
- Primary
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 3–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- CUMBRIA EDUCATION TRUST
- Local authority
- Cumberland
- Free school meals
- 25.9%
Ofsted
Improved significantly (2025) — Ungraded inspection — “Improved significantly” (no overall grade issued)
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 12 March 2025, published 6 May 2025. 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 | 3% |
“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 — 0.88 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 34 | 30 | 36 | 33 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 24 | 24 | 30 | 24 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 22 | 22 | 24 | 22 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 23 | 23 | 24 | 23 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 15 | 15 | 21 | 15 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 18 | 18 | 20 | 18 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 15 | 15 | 18 | 15 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 22 | 22 | 25 | 22 |
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
- Blackford CofE Primary School 6.5 km · No overall grade (2024)
- Fir Ends Primary School 6.9 km · Standards maintained (2025)
- Rockcliffe CofE School 7.4 km · Good (2023) · previous system
- Shankhill CofE Primary School 9.5 km · Good — confirmed 2024 · previous system
- Houghton CofE School 10 km · Most areas: Expected standard (2026)
- Kingmoor Junior School 10.4 km · Most areas: Expected standard (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.