Scotby CofE Primary SchoolPennine Way Primary School

Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in Carlisle.

Summary of the comparison

Scotby CofE Primary School and Pennine Way Primary School are primary schools in Carlisle.

  • Scotby CofE Primary School scores 67 out of 100 (grade C, average) and Pennine Way Primary School scores 56 out of 100 (grade C, average). Scotby CofE Primary School is ahead on our composite score.

  • Scotby CofE Primary School was judged Good and Pennine Way Primary School was judged Good.

  • On the share of pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at Key Stage 2, the latest published figures are 78.0% for Scotby CofE Primary School and 51.0% for Pennine Way Primary School.

  • The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has risen at Scotby CofE Primary School (58.0% in 2022-23, 78.0% in 2024-25) and has fallen at Pennine Way Primary School (69.0% in 2022-23, 51.0% in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

Scotby CofE Primary School versus Pennine Way Primary School compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure CarlisleScotby CofE Primary SchoolCarlislePennine Way Primary SchoolEngland average
Overview
Our scoreC67/100Stronger figureC56/100
Local ranking24th of 143 in Cumberland Stronger figure49th of 143 in Cumberland
InspectionOfsted: GoodOfsted: Good
School typeFoundation school Community school
PhasePrimary Primary
Age range5-11 3-11
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll230 570
Capacity226 630
LocationCarlisle, CA4 8AT Carlisle, CA1 3SN
Key Stage 2 (SATs)
Reading, writing & maths at expected standard78.0% Stronger figure51.0% 62.0%
At higher standard12.0% Stronger figure6.0% 8.0%
Reading average scaled score106.0 Stronger figure101.0 106.0
Maths average scaled score107.0 Stronger figure102.0 105.0
Pupils
Pupils in the census230 570
Free school meals (ever 6)7.8% 30.7%
English as an additional language6.1% 9.6%
SEN support17.8% 11.4%
SEN with an EHC plan3.5% 4.6%
Attendance
Overall absence3.7% Stronger figure5.8% 6.2%
Persistent absence5.7% Stronger figure15.4% 15.8%

marks the stronger figure on measures with a clear direction. Rows describing a school's intake, such as free school meals, English as an additional language and SEN, carry no marker: they describe who a school serves, not how well it serves them.

Historical trends

Each solid line is one school; the dashed line is the national average.

KS2: expected standard in reading, writing and maths

Overall absence

Free school meal eligibility (ever 6)

Pupils on roll

Ethnicity over time

One panel per school: the largest groups across this comparison, one colour per group, on a shared scale.

Scotby CofE Primary School

Pennine Way Primary School

Full profiles: Scotby CofE Primary School · Pennine Way Primary School