Inglewood Infant School

Inglewood Infant School has made significant improvements since its last inspection, moving from a previous grade of requires improvement to a current overall effectiveness rating of good. The school provides a welcoming environment where pupils feel safe and secure. Leaders have created a broad and ambitious curriculum that supports pupils' learning and development, especially in foundational areas such as reading and mathematics. High expectations for pupil behavior and academic achievement contribute to a positive learning atmosphere, with pupils showing pride in their work and a willingness to seek help when needed.

Strengths

• Pupils are happy, safe, and secure in school.
• Leaders have designed a broad, ambitious, and exciting curriculum.
• High expectations for pupils' achievement and behaviour.
• Effective teaching of phonics and early reading skills.
• Strong support for pupils with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND).
• Pupils engage in a variety of enriching trips and activities.
• Leadership and governance have strengthened since the last inspection.
• Staff are considerate of workload and well-being.

Areas for Improvement

• Curriculum improvement is at an earlier stage in some subjects, lacking detailed knowledge progression.

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 Inglewood Infant School attended 92.5% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 22.5% 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, 0.0% of pupils at Inglewood Infant 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 Inglewood Infant School had 25.8 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 12.1% 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, 24.0% of pupils at Inglewood Infant School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 4.9% 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 Inglewood Infant School received £7,123 and spent £7,174 for each of its 264 pupils. It ended the year with a deficit of £38,000 (-£145 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 Inglewood Infant School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Inglewood Infant School is Good, from an inspection in March 2023.

When was Inglewood Infant School last inspected by Ofsted?

Inglewood Infant School was last inspected in March 2023.

How many pupils does Inglewood Infant School have?

Inglewood Infant School has 267 pupils on roll.

What age range does Inglewood Infant School cover?

Inglewood Infant School for pupils aged 2 to 7.

Where is Inglewood Infant School?

Inglewood Infant School is at School Road, Harraby, Carlisle, Cumbria, CA1 3LX.