St Margaret Mary Catholic Primary School, Carlisle
Primary school in Carlisle, Cumberland. No overall grade. Quality of education inadequate (Oct 2024). Special measures.
Latest graded inspection
Inspected 8 October 2024, report published 26 November 2024, under the inspection system used from 2019 to 2025.
Special measures. Ofsted placed the school in a category of concern.
No overall grade. From September 2024 Ofsted stopped giving one, but still graded each area.
| Area | Grade |
|---|---|
| Quality of education | Inadequate |
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Inadequate |
| Early years | Inadequate |
| Safeguarding effective | Yes |
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 October 2028
The last inspection was in October 2024. Schools are usually inspected about every four years.
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 2030 at the latest, and Ofsted can visit sooner if it has concerns.
Nearby primary schools
- 0.2 milesUpperby Primary School
Good (Nov 2022)
- 0.3 milesThe Bishop Harvey Goodwin School (Church of England Voluntary Aided)
Good (Apr 2024)
- 0.7 milesPetteril Bank School
Report card, Mar 2026: 1 strong, 6 expected
- 0.8 milesInglewood Infant School
Good (Jan 2023)
- 0.9 milesRobert Ferguson Primary School
School remains Good (Jan 2023)
Ofsted data as at 30 September 2026, school details from Get Information about Schools, 26 October 2026.