Yewdale School

State-Funded School

yewdale-school-cumberland-north-west

North WestRegion

CumberlandLocal Authority

CarlisleConstituency

CA2 7SDPostcode

0.9

Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

Yewdale 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 266 pupils. Yewdale School is part of Cumbria Education Trust.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2023

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Good

Early yearsprovision

Good

Academic Performance

Well below average

Ranked against primary schools in England · 2023-24

Reading, writing & maths: 35%
Higher standard: 0%
Reading score: 101
Maths score: 100

Ethnicity

White

96%

Asian

<1%

Black

Mixed

<1%

Unclassified

<1%

Pupils

266

Total Pupils

47%Boys

53%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

15%

England average

27%

First language not English

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: Average
Total pupils: 266
IDACI quintile: 3 (Average)
MAT name: Cumbria Education Trust

Inspection history

Ofsted has published one graded inspection for this school. The most recent ungraded inspection is shown below.

School remains Good

Ungraded inspection on 20 September 2023. An ungraded inspection checks whether the existing grade still holds; it does not award a new one.

Read the inspection letter on Ofsted

Report published					Overall
24 Sept 2018	Good	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Good

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.