Castle Carrock School

School overview

Castle Carrock School is a primary school serving Brampton, Cumberland, classified by the DfE as a converter academy. It has 45 pupils aged 3 to 11 on roll. At its most recent graded inspection, Ofsted rated Castle Carrock School 'Good'. 70% of its pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of Key Stage 2, above the national average (national figure: 61%). The proportion reaching the expected standard has risen by 7.0 percentage points year on year, though small year groups can make these figures swing sharply from year to year. On our composite score, which combines the DfE attainment measures above, this places it in the lower half of primary schools nationally.

Pupils achieved an average scaled score of 104 in reading and 100 in maths (national averages are about 105 and 104). Getting a place is straightforward: for the September 2026 intake every family who made Castle Carrock School their first choice was offered one of its 4 Reception places. Overall pupil absence was 2.1%. There are about 11.9 pupils per teacher. When comparing schools, it is still worth visiting in person to see whether the atmosphere and approach suit your child. This overview is generated automatically from the latest published DfE performance tables and Ofsted data; figures are rounded, and you can check the originals via the official links above.