Kingmoor Junior School

Primary
Local authority maintained
Ages 7 to 11

Report card: Needs attention to strong standard

Liddle Close, Lowry Hill, Carlisle, CA3 0DUOpen in maps (opens in a new tab)

Kingmoor Junior School is a primary school in Carlisle for ages 7 to 11. It is one of the 178 schools in Cumberland. It ranks 15th of 40 primary schools in Carlisle. Its latest Ofsted outcome is a report card, from an inspection in January 2026.

Ofsted report card

Inspected 13 January 2026, report published 1 March 2026

Each area is graded from urgent improvement to exceptional, and safeguarding is either met or not met.

Inclusion: Expected standard
Curriculum and teaching: Needs attention
Achievement: Needs attention
Attendance and behaviour: Expected standard
Personal development and wellbeing: Strong standard
Leadership and governance: Expected standard
Safeguarding: Met

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Exam results

SATs results (key stage 2), 2024/25

90 pupils took the tests

Expected standard in reading, writing and maths60%

60%, 2 percentage points below the England average of 62%.

Higher standard in reading, writing and maths8%

8%, the same as the England average.

Reading, average scaled score107

107, 1 above the England average of 106.

Maths, average scaled score105

105, the same as the England average.

Grammar, punctuation and spelling, average scaled score108

108, 3 above the England average of 105.

Pupil numbers and mix

316 pupils on roll, with places for 300

Eligible for free school meals16.8%

16.8%, 9.7 percentage points below the England average of 26.5%.

English as an additional language4.4%

4.4%, 17.2 percentage points below the England average of 21.6%.

Special educational needs support19.6%

19.6%, 4.8 percentage points above the England average of 14.8%.

Education, health and care plan4.4%

4.4%, 1.6 percentage points below the England average of 6%.

Schools near Kingmoor Junior School

School	Distance	Ofsted	Results
Kingmoor Nursery and Infant School	0.1 miles	Ofsted: Good	Not published
Stanwix School	1 mile	Ofsted: Good	55% met the expected standard
Houghton CofE School	1 mile	Report card: Needs attention to expected standard	68% met the expected standard
Caldew Lea School	2 miles	Ofsted: Good	56% met the expected standard
Newtown Primary School	2 miles	Ofsted judgements: Good to outstanding	55% met the expected standard

School details

School type: Community school
Sector: Local authority maintained
Age range: 7 to 11
Gender: Mixed
Nursery classes: No
Headteacher: Miss Hayley Robertson
Phone: 01228409715
Website: kingmoor-jun.cumbria.sch.uk (opens in a new tab)
Address: Liddle Close, Lowry Hill, Carlisle, CA3 0DU
Local authority: Cumberland
URN: 112229

School details from Get Information about Schools, 17 September 2026. Ofsted outcomes published to 31 August 2026. Exam results for 2024/25 from the Department for Education. Pupil mix from the school census, 2025/26.