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Great Orton Primary School

Primary school in Carlisle, Cumberland. Good (Jan 2023).

Latest graded inspection

Inspected 10 January 2023, report published 13 February 2023, under the inspection system used from 2019 to 2025.

Good overall. The school was doing well. The most common grade under the previous system. 76% of schools whose latest graded inspection was under this system got Good.

Grades for each area
AreaGrade
Quality of educationGood
Behaviour and attitudesGood
Personal developmentGood
Leadership and managementGood
Safeguarding effectiveYes

These grades come from the system Ofsted replaced in November 2025. They stay on record until the school’s next inspection, when it gets a report card instead. More about the old grades.

Next inspection: around January 2027

The last inspection was in January 2023. Schools are usually inspected about every four years. That’s within the next six months.

An estimate, not an Ofsted date. Ofsted doesn’t publish its schedule and gives schools about a day’s notice. The law says the next inspection must be by August 2028 at the latest, and Ofsted can visit sooner if it has concerns.

Nearby primary schools

  1. 2.0 milesKirkbampton CofE School

    Primary, Carlisle, Cumberland

    Good (Oct 2022)

  2. 2.1 milesWiggonby CofE School

    Primary, Wigton, Cumberland

    School remains Good (Nov 2023)

  3. 2.4 milesThursby Primary School

    Primary, Carlisle, Cumberland

    School remains Good (Dec 2022)

  4. 2.7 milesYewdale School

    Primary, Carlisle, Cumberland

    School remains Good (Sep 2023)

  5. 3.1 milesBurgh by Sands School

    Primary, Carlisle, Cumberland

    School remains Good (Oct 2022)

Ofsted data as at 30 September 2026, school details from Get Information about Schools, 26 October 2026.