Crosby-on-Eden CofE School

Academy converter·Primary school Carlisle, Cumberland·CA6 4QN
Composite score
72.4
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#1,450
National rank
#170
In North West
#8
In Cumberland
Top 10%
Nationally

Performance (KS2 SATs)

% meeting expected RWM
88%
% achieving higher RWM
13%
Reading average scaled score
108.0
National avg ≈ 105
Maths average scaled score
105.0
National avg ≈ 104
Reading progress
—
Maths progress
—

Ofsted judgements

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Overall effectiveness
Good
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour and attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership and management
Good
Safeguarding effective?
Yes
Early years provision
Outstanding

Getting a place

Offered a place after putting it first
100%
11 first choices, 11 places
First choices per place
1.00
fewer first choices than places
Applications naming the school
24
any preference, for 11 places
First preferences per place, last five years▲ 0.08
00.511.5
1 per place
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Red dashed line = one first choice per place. How to read this

Every child who put Crosby-on-Eden CofE School first was offered a place in 2026, so no distance cut-off applied: living further away did not cost a place that year.

Application figures: DfE, school level applications and offers (2026 intake).

School profile

Age range
3–11
Pupils on roll
87
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
Church of England

Pupil background

% FSM ever-6
5.3%
Typical primary: 21.5%
% EAL
2.3%
Typical primary: 9.6%

Special educational needs

% SEN support
18.4%
Typical primary: 14.3%
% with an EHC plan
0.0%
Typical primary: 3.0%

Attendance

Overall absence
3.8%
Typical primary: 5.3%
Persistently absent
6.2%
Typical primary: 13.3%

Staffing & funding

Pupils per teacher
15.0
Typical primary: 20.7
Spend per pupil
£8,593
Typical primary: £6,960

“Typical” = the median primary school in England. What this means

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About Crosby-on-Eden CofE School

Crosby-on-Eden CofE School is a primary school in Carlisle, Cumberland, classified by the DfE as a converter academy with a Church of England religious character. Around 87 pupils aged 3 to 11 attend the school. The school holds a 'Good' judgement from Ofsted. In the most recent Key Stage 2 SATs, 88% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined — well above the national average of 61%. That marks an improvement of 5.0 percentage points in the proportion reaching the expected standard on the previous 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 among the top 10% of primary schools in England.

Pupils achieved an average scaled score of 108 in reading and 105 in maths (national averages are about 105 and 104). 13% reached the higher standard across all three subjects (around 8% do so nationally). Crosby-on-Eden CofE School was not oversubscribed for September 2026: all 11 families who put it first were offered a place. Overall pupil absence was 3.8%. There are about 15.0 pupils per teacher. Its intake is relatively advantaged, with around 5% of pupils eligible for free school meals in the last six years versus about 24% nationally. 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.

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