Blackford CofE Primary School

Type Primary / Voluntary aided school
Age Range 3-11
Religion Church of England
Address Blackford
Carlisle
Cumbria
CA6 4ES
Phone 01228674614
Reference Number 112300

General Makeup

Number of pupils 48
Boy/Girl ratio Boys: 50%
Girls: 50%
Percentage of students eligible for free school meals 20%
Percentage of students where English is not their first language 0%

Class Sizes

Average size of one teacher classes 11.3
Average size of Key Stage 1 classes taught by one teacher 13
Average size of Key Stage 2 classes taught by one teacher 10.5

Year Groups

Year Boys Girls Total
1 4 4 8
2 2 3 5
3 3 4 7
4 2 3 5
5 5 1 6
6 1 2 3

Ethnicities

Ethnicity Percentage
White, British 93.8%
Mixed, Other 4.2%
Unclassified 2.1%

Overall Ofsted Rating As of September 2024, Ofsted no longer give a one word rating for schools. See our blog post for more details.
Last Inspection Date 2024-11-20
Date Description Report
2024-10-08 School inspection School inspection
2018-05-23 Short inspection Short inspection
2014-05-01 Full inspection: Full inspection:
2013-05-08 Monitoring visit Monitoring visit
2013-01-15 Full inspection: Full inspection:
2010-10-12 Full inspection: Full inspection:
2007-09-18 Full inspection: Full inspection:
2004-01-12 Full inspection Full inspection

How many students meet the standards

Reading, Writing & Maths School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Pupils meeting the expected standard 67% Unlock Unlock
Pupils meeting a higher standard 17% Unlock Unlock

Average Scaled Score

Results are converted into scaled scores to allow accurate comparisons of performance over time even if the difficulty of the test varies over time. Scaled scores range from 80 to 120.

Subject School Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Reading 106 Unlock Unlock
Maths 104 Unlock Unlock

Progress Scores

A progress score is a way to measure how well a student progressed in comparison to other students of a similar starting ability. A score of zero means would mean that a student made the same progress as others that had a similar starting a ability. A positive score would mean that the student made more progress than other students of similar starting ability. The scores below are for the whole school so is the average progress score across all students.

Metric School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)

How many students meet the standards

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Average Scaled Score

Results are converted into scaled scores to allow accurate comparisons of performance over time even if the difficulty of the test varies over time. Scaled scores range from 80 to 120.

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Progress Scores

A progress score is a way to measure how well a student progressed in comparison to other students of a similar starting ability. A score of zero means would mean that a student made the same progress as others that had a similar starting a ability. A positive score would mean that the student made more progress than other students of similar starting ability. The scores below are for the whole school so is the average progress score across all students.

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2024 Admissions

Number of Applications Number of Offers
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Second Preference 7 0
Third Preference 4 0
From another Local Authority 0 0

Previous Years

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Name Distance
Houghton CofE School
Jackson Road, Houghton, Carlisle, Cumbria, CA3 0PA
2.18 miles
Rockcliffe CofE School
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2.26 miles
Kingmoor Junior School
Liddle Close, Lowry Hill, Carlisle, Cumbria, CA3 0DU
2.45 miles
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2.49 miles
Stanwix School
CHURCH STREET, STANWIX, CARLISLE, CUMBRIA, CA3 9DW
3.32 miles
Fir Ends Primary School
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3.45 miles
Crosby-on-Eden CofE School
Crosby-on-Eden, Carlisle, Cumbria, CA6 4QN
3.69 miles
Longtown Primary School
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4.05 miles
Progress Schools - Carlisle
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4.06 miles
Newtown Primary School
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4.14 miles
Caldew Lea School
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4.14 miles
Belle Vue Primary School
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4.28 miles
St Bede's Catholic Primary School
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4.38 miles
Norman Street Primary School
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4.43 miles
St Cuthberts Catholic Primary School, Carlisle
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4.53 miles
Brook Street Primary School
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4.55 miles
Yewdale School
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4.72 miles
Robert Ferguson Primary School
East Dale Street, Denton Holme, Carlisle, Cumbria, CA2 5LA
4.74 miles
Burgh by Sands School
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4.81 miles
Newlaithes Junior School
Langrigg Road, Carlisle, Cumbria, CA2 6DX
4.94 miles
Name Distance
James Rennie School
California Road, Kingstown, Carlisle, Cumbria, CA3 0BU
1.98 miles
Austin Friars
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3.2 miles
Trinity School
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3.95 miles
Richard Rose Central Academy
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4.06 miles
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