Caldew Lea School

State-Funded School

caldew-lea-school-cumberland-north-west

North WestRegion

CumberlandLocal Authority

CarlisleConstituency

CA2 7BEPostcode

5.8

Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

Caldew Lea School is a state-funded primary for pupils aged 3–11, located in Cumberland, North West.

The school is rated Good by Ofsted. It currently serves 273 pupils. Caldew Lea School is part of Cumbria Education Trust.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2024

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Good

Quality ofeducation

Good

Personaldevelopment

Outstanding

Behaviour &attitudes

Outstanding

Early yearsprovision

Good

Academic Performance

Around average

Ranked against primary schools in England · 2023-24

Reading, writing & maths: 64%
Higher standard: 10%
Reading score: 103
Maths score: 104

Ethnicity

White

58%

Asian

13%

Black

15%

Mixed

10%

Any other group

Unclassified

Pupils

273

Total Pupils

45%Boys

55%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

33%

England average

27%

First language not English

36%

England average

22%

Young carers

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Primary
Age range: 3 – 11
Deprivation band: Most deprived
Total pupils: 273
IDACI quintile: 5 (Least deprived)
MAT name: Cumbria Education Trust

Inspection history

2 graded inspections published by Ofsted. Ungraded and monitoring visits are not shown.

Report published					Overall
25 Apr 2024	Good	Good	Outstanding	Outstanding	Good
24 Sept 2018	Inadequate	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Inadequate

A grey dot means Ofsted did not report that judgement in the inspection of the day — the sub-judgements shown here were introduced with the 2019 framework.

Ofsted data as at 31 December 2024. A school may have been inspected since, or had an ungraded visit that does not change its grade — check Ofsted’s own record.