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Inglewood Infant School

Primary · Community school · Carlisle, CA1 3LX

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Inglewood Infant School Ofsted rating

Ofsted four-point inspection gradesInspected 17 Jan 2023

Ofsted rating
Good
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour and attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership and management
Good
Early years
Good
Safeguarding
Effective

School facts

PhasePrimary
TypeCommunity school
Ages2 to 7
Pupils267
GenderMixed
Head teacherMrs Rebecca Hind
Local authorityCumberland
WebsiteVisit

Source: Get Information about Schools, URN 112217.

Pupils

2025/26

Pupils at the January school census.

MeasureThis school
Total pupils267
Girls120
Boys147
Eligible for free school mealsPupils from low-income families who can get free school meals.15.7%
First language not English13.5%
School places2024/25Capacity, not including nursery.270
Pupils excluding nurseryPupils who take up school places.173
Unfilled placesShare of school places not taken.35.9%
SEN supportPupils with special educational needs who get extra help at school.64
EHC planEducation, health and care plan: a legal plan for pupils with more complex needs.13
Average class size25.3

Source: DfE, Schools, pupils and their characteristics and School capacity, Academic year 2025/26, published 04 Jun 2026.

Pupils ethnicity

2025/26

Share of pupils in each ethnic group, as recorded at the January school census.

Pupils ethnicity

White British
84.3%
Other ethnic group
4.5%
African
3.7%
Other White
3.4%
Other mixed
3%
Other Asian
0.7%
Bangladeshi
0.4%
Irish
0%
Traveller of Irish heritage
0%
Gypsy/Roma
0%

Source: DfE, Schools, pupils and their characteristics, Academic year 2025/26, published 04 Jun 2026.

Teachers and staff

2025/26

Staff numbers are full-time equivalent (FTE). Teacher turnover shows where the school's teachers were by the following year's census.

MeasureThis school
Pupils per teacher25.8
Pupils per adultAdults include teaching assistants.10
Teachers (FTE)10.22
Teaching assistants (FTE)16.26
Support staff (FTE)19.48
Teachers in census year (FTE)2024/2511.6
Teachers who stayed (FTE)2024/2510.2
Teachers who moved to another state school (FTE)2024/250
Teachers who left state schools (FTE)2024/251.4

Source: DfE, School workforce in England, Reporting year 2025, published 04 Jun 2026.

Admissions

2026/27

Applications and offers for the main entry points. Offers from oversubscribed schools depend on each school's admissions criteria; check the local authority admissions page.

MeasureThis school
Offers made (Reception)Places offered on national offer day.47
Applications (Reception)Includes every preference parents listed.76
First preference applications (Reception)Families who put this school as their first choice.47
First preference offers (Reception)First-choice applicants who were offered a place.47
Applications from another local authority (Reception)0

Source: DfE, Primary and secondary school applications and offers, Academic year 2026/27, published 18 Jun 2026.

Attendance

2025/26

Share of possible sessions missed.

MeasureThis schoolCumberlandEngland
Overall absence6.8%, worse than England, worse than Cumberland4.8%5.1%
Persistent absencePupils missing 10% or more of sessions.23.1%, worse than England, worse than Cumberland11.6%13.2%
Severe absencePupils missing 50% or more of sessions.0%, better than England, better than Cumberland0.6%1%

Source: DfE, Pupil absence in schools in England, Autumn and spring term 2025/26, published 15 Oct 2026.

Suspensions and exclusions

2024/25

Suspension rate is the number of suspensions per 100 pupils, so one pupil can be counted more than once. A permanently excluded pupil is removed from the school roll.

MeasureThis school
Suspension rate0%
Pupils with one or more suspensions0%
Permanent exclusion rate0%
Permanent exclusions0

Source: DfE, Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England, Academic year 2024/25, published 09 Jul 2026.

Nearby schools

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Schools near Inglewood Infant School
DistancePhaseNameTypeRatingLinks
0.1 miPrimaryInglewood Junior SchoolCommunity school
Requires improvement
0.5 miPrimaryPetteril Bank SchoolAcademy converter
Good
0.6 miPrimaryPennine Way Primary SchoolCommunity school
Good
0.8 miPrimaryUpperby Primary SchoolCommunity school
Good
0.8 miPrimarySt Margaret Mary Catholic Primary School, CarlisleAcademy converter
Inadequate
0.9 miPrimaryThe Bishop Harvey Goodwin School (Church of England Voluntary Aided)Voluntary aided school
Good
0.9 miPrimarySt Cuthberts Catholic Primary School, CarlisleAcademy converter
Good
1.0 miPrimaryBrook Street Primary SchoolCommunity school
Requires improvement
1.0 miPrimaryNorman Street Primary SchoolCommunity school
Good
1.0 miSecondarySt John Henry Newman Catholic SchoolVoluntary aided school
Good

Frequently asked questions about Inglewood Infant School

What is Inglewood Infant School's Ofsted rating?

Inglewood Infant School is rated Good by Ofsted, last inspected on 17 Jan 2023.

How hard is it to get into Inglewood Infant School?

For Reception entry in 2026/27, Inglewood Infant School made 47 offers from 76 applications (1.6 per offer), and 47 of 47 first-preference applicants got a place. Applications include every preference parents listed.

How many pupils attend Inglewood Infant School?

Inglewood Infant School has 267 pupils aged 2 to 7.

What is the capacity of Inglewood Infant School?

Inglewood Infant School had 270 school places in 2024/25.

How big are classes at Inglewood Infant School?

At Inglewood Infant School, the average class had 25.3 pupils in 2025/26, and there were 25.8 pupils per teacher.

What is attendance like at Inglewood Infant School?

In 2025/26, pupils at Inglewood Infant School missed 6.8% of sessions (England 5.1%), and 23.1% were persistently absent, missing 10% or more of sessions (England 13.2%).

Figures are the latest published by the Department for Education for each measure. Small numbers are suppressed by the publisher to protect pupils' privacy. Read how Area360 school ratings and rankings work.