Stoneraise School

Stoneraise School is a small primary school that is performing strongly overall. Safeguarding standards are met. The school's strongest areas are attendance and behaviour, early years, and inclusion, all judged strong. Pupils' behaviour is excellent, attendance is above average, and children in Reception thrive. Leaders are effective in identifying and supporting pupils with special educational needs and/or disabilities and disadvantaged pupils, who make rapid progress. Pupils achieve well overall, with above-average results in reading, writing and mathematics by the end of Year 6. The curriculum is broad and engaging, and leadership and governance are effective. Personal development is a strength, with a pupil parliament and a wide range of opportunities. However, in a few curriculum subjects, pupils' understanding does not develop as deeply, and some struggle to remember key knowledge. In some subjects other than English and mathematics, tasks do not consistently deepen knowledge, and in a minority of subjects, curriculum and teaching quality varies. The next steps are for leaders to ensure that, across all curriculum subjects, learning activities consistently help pupils build on their knowledge and skills and develop deeper understanding. They should also ensure that curriculum and teaching lead to consistently strong standards across different subjects and year groups.

Strengths

• High expectations for behaviour and attendance are shared by staff, pupils and parents.
• Attendance rates are above average, including for disadvantaged pupils and those with SEND.
• Pupils' behaviour is excellent and they are proud of the school's behaviour systems.
• Bullying and discrimination are rare and dealt with swiftly when they occur.
• Children thrive personally and academically in the Reception class.
• Early years staff build highly positive relationships and promote confidence, resilience and independence.
• Inclusion is strong; leaders identify and support pupils' needs accurately and quickly.
• Disadvantaged pupils and those with SEND make significant and rapid progress.
• Pupils achieve above national averages in reading, writing and mathematics at the end of Year 6.
• The curriculum is broad, engaging and logically builds knowledge over time.
• The curriculum is enriched with trips and local context, such as Carlisle history.
• Leaders ensure staff have the knowledge and expertise to deliver the curriculum.
• Leaders evaluate the school's work effectively and act on priorities, such as improving handwriting.
• Governors are knowledgeable and provide appropriate support and challenge.
• Staff workload and wellbeing are considered, with access to professional development.
• Leaders build positive relationships with families and keep them well informed.
• Personal development includes financial, health and online safety education.
• The pupil parliament gives pupils roles mirroring the House of Commons and Lords.
• Pupils have many opportunities in music, sport and clubs, achieving local and national success.
• Pastoral support is wide-ranging and effective in breaking down barriers to wellbeing.

Areas for Improvement

• In a few curriculum subjects, pupils' understanding does not develop as deeply.
• Some pupils struggle to remember important knowledge in the longer term.
• In some subjects other than English and mathematics, tasks do not consistently enable pupils to apply and deepen their knowledge.
• In a minority of subjects, the quality of curriculum and teaching varies and pupils do not learn as well.
• Leaders should ensure consistent curriculum and teaching standards across all subjects and year groups.
• Leaders should ensure learning activities consistently support pupils to build on knowledge and skills and develop depth of understanding.

Admissions: local authority offers data from the Department for Education. A school is oversubscribed when at least 5% of the families who put it first were not offered a place, and undersubscribed when everyone who put it first got in but 10% or more of its places were unfilled in the Department's school capacity survey (the latest survey is used for entry years it does not cover). Places: Department for Education, School capacity, from local authorities' annual survey as at 1 May. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024–25); the survey was not run in 2020. Places include sixth form places. Forecasts are the local authority's own for the school's planning area, an area it uses to plan places that is not the school's catchment area. The forecast starts from a head count in 2025; the dashed line is the Department's estimate of places in that area, including those the authority has firm plans for. Planned places are cumulative, and only those with firm plans are counted.

In 2024–25 pupils at Stoneraise School attended 96.1% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 7.3% of pupils were persistently absent, missing at least one session in ten (nationally 13.0%).

Sessions missed

Pupils persistently absent

Source: Department for Education, Pupil absence in schools in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Persistent absence means missing 10% or more of sessions; severe absence means 50% or more. No figures were published for 2019/20.

In 2024–25, 1.1% of pupils at Stoneraise School were suspended at least once (nationally 1.1%). No pupils were permanently excluded.

Pupils suspended at least once

Source: Department for Education, Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). A pupil can be suspended more than once, so suspensions per 100 pupils can be higher than the share of pupils suspended. Very small numbers are hidden by the DfE. Exclusion figures dropped in 2020 and 2021 because of school closures.

In 2025–26 Stoneraise School had 19.5 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 17.6% were no longer at the school a year later (nationally 15.7%).

Pupils per teacher

Teachers who left the school within a year

Source: Department for Education, School workforce in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Pupils per teacher counts full-time-equivalent pupils and teachers. Turnover is the share of a year's teachers (full-time equivalent) who were not at the school the following year, whether they moved to another school or left state-funded teaching. Turnover and sickness figures run one year behind the ratios. Sick leave is the share of teachers who took at least one day in the year, so it swings widely at small schools, where a few teachers can make it 0% or 100%. The national figures are for all state schools of the same type.

In 2025–26, 10.1% of pupils at Stoneraise School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 3.0% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 4.1%).

Pupils by main type of need

Source: Department for Education, Special educational needs in England (the 2025–26 school census). SEN support is extra help in school without an EHC plan. National figures are for all state-funded primary schools. Counts are as published, with small numbers not hidden.

In 2025–26 Stoneraise School received £7,527 and spent £7,490 for each of its 169 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £15,000 (£86 per pupil).

Income per pupil

Spending per pupil

Source: Department for Education, Financial Benchmarking and Insights Tool. Each year is the one the financial year ends in (2024 is 2023–24).

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What is Stoneraise School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Stoneraise School is Expected standard, from an inspection in June 2026.

When was Stoneraise School last inspected by Ofsted?

Stoneraise School was last inspected in June 2026.

How many pupils does Stoneraise School have?

Stoneraise School has 169 pupils on roll.

What age range does Stoneraise School cover?

Stoneraise School for pupils aged 4 to 11.

What are Stoneraise School's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 90% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Stoneraise School?

Stoneraise School is at Durdar, Carlisle, Cumbria, CA5 7AT.