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Kingmoor Junior School
Primary · Mixed · Ages 7–11 · Community school
Liddle Close, Lowry Hill, Carlisle CA3 0DU · kingmoor-jun.cumbria.sch.uk · 01228 409715
Overview
- Ofsted
- Report card
- Jan 2026 · graded by area, with no overall grade
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 60%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Cumberland 56%, England 62%
- Pupils
- 316
- 16 over 300 places · 105%
- Local authority
- Cumberland
- Free school meals
- 16.8%
- First language not English
- 4.4%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Results
In 2024/25, 60% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 8% the higher standard. Across Cumberland it was 56%, and across England 62%.
Expected standard reading, writing and maths
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading, writing and maths | |||
| ●60% | 62% | ||
| ●8% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ●107 | 106 | ||
| ●105 | 105 | ||
| ▲108 | 105 | ||
Ofsted
Ofsted inspected Kingmoor Junior School on 13 January 2026 and published a report card: each area has its own grade, and there is no overall grade.
- Inclusion: Expected standard
- Curriculum and teaching: Needs attention
- Achievement: Needs attention
- Attendance and behaviour: Expected standard
- Personal development and well-being: Strong standard
- Leadership and governance: Expected standard
- Inspected
- 13 Jan 2026
- Report card
- Safeguarding
- Met
Graded areas
| Inclusion | Expected standard |
|---|---|
| Curriculum and teaching | Needs attention |
| Achievement | Needs attention |
| Attendance and behaviour | Expected standard |
| Personal development and well-being | Strong standard |
| Leadership and governance | Expected standard |
Previously: Remains Good, ungraded inspection, Sept 2021
Earlier inspections
September 2019 to November 2025
Sept 2021Ungraded inspectionRemains Good
Safeguarding Effective
Before September 2019
Mar 2012Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Sept 2008Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Leadership and management Requires improvement
What parents said
86% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (84 replies, to 6 April 2026).
- Recommend
- 86%
- Positive
- 77%
- Replies
- 84
- 24% · 6 Apr 2026
based on the 89% who raised concerns
based on 27 parents (32%) whose child was bullied
based on 22 parents (26%) with SEND