Robert Ferguson Primary School
Community primary school in Carlisle (Cumberland).
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Nearby schools
nearest first27 schools within 2 miles. The nearest is The Bishop Harvey Goodwin School (Church of England Voluntary Aided), 0.6 miles away.
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| Phase | Ofsted | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Bishop Harvey Goodwin School (Church of England Voluntary Aided)Voluntary aided | 0.6 mi | Primary | 139 | Good, 2024 |
| University of CumbriaHigher education institutions | 0.7 mi | Higher education institutions | - | - |
| Brook Street Primary SchoolCommunity | 0.7 mi | Primary | 228 | Report card, 2026Expected standard in 5 areas, Needs attention in 2 |
| Caldew Lea SchoolAcademy sponsor led | 0.7 mi | Primary | 273 | Good, 2024 |
| Progress Schools - CarlisleOther independent special | 0.8 mi | Special | 9 | - |
| St Margaret Mary Catholic Primary School, CarlisleAcademy converter | 0.8 mi | Primary | 217 | No overall grade, 2024Good in 2 key judgements, Inadequate in 2; early years provision Inadequate |
| Newlaithes Infant SchoolCommunity | 0.8 mi | Primary | 196 | Good, 2022 |
| Newlaithes Junior SchoolCommunity | 0.8 mi | Primary | 236 | Good, 2020Ungraded inspection Jan 2025, no grade given |
| Gillford CentrePupil referral unit | 0.9 mi | Alternative provision | 56 | Ungraded inspection, Jan 2023Last graded Good (Feb 2013) |
| Trinity SchoolAcademy converter | 0.9 mi | Secondary | 1,711 | No overall grade, 2024Good in all four key judgements; sixth form provision Good |
| St Bede's Catholic Primary SchoolVoluntary aided | 0.9 mi | Primary | 213 | No overall grade, 2025Good in 3 key judgements, Requires improvement in 1; early years provision Good |
| Norman Street Primary SchoolCommunity | 0.9 mi | Primary | 322 | Ungraded inspection, Apr 2024Last graded Good (Nov 2018) |
| Upperby Primary SchoolCommunity | 1.0 mi | Primary | 346 | Good, 2022 |
| Richard Rose Central AcademyAcademy sponsor led | 1.0 mi | Secondary | 1,035 | No overall grade, 2025Good in all four key judgements; sixth form provision Good |
| Cummersdale SchoolCommunity | 1.1 mi | Primary | 97 | Report card, 2026Strong standard in 2 areas, Expected standard in 5 |
| Newtown Primary SchoolAcademy sponsor led | 1.1 mi | Primary | 131 | No overall grade, 2025Outstanding in 2 key judgements, Good in 2; early years provision Good |
| Richard Rose Morton AcademyAcademy sponsor led | 1.3 mi | Secondary | 905 | No overall grade, 2025Good in all four key judgements |
| St John Henry Newman Catholic SchoolVoluntary aided | 1.3 mi | Secondary | 703 | Good, 2022 |
| Inglewood Infant SchoolCommunity | 1.4 mi | Primary | 267 | Good, 2023 |
| Stanwix SchoolAcademy converter | 1.4 mi | Primary | 367 | Ungraded inspection, Mar 2023Last graded Good (Apr 2013, previous school) |
| Inglewood Junior SchoolCommunity | 1.5 mi | Primary | 229 | Report card, 2026Expected standard in 3 areas, Needs attention in 3 |
| Petteril Bank SchoolAcademy converter | 1.5 mi | Primary | 147 | Report card, 2026Strong standard in 1 area, Expected standard in 6 |
| Belle Vue Primary SchoolCommunity | 1.6 mi | Primary | 426 | No overall grade, 2025Good in all four key judgements; early years provision Good |
| St Cuthberts Catholic Primary School, CarlisleAcademy converter | 1.6 mi | Primary | 188 | Ungraded inspection, Mar 2023Last graded Good (Nov 2017, previous school) |
| Austin FriarsOther independent | 1.6 mi | Independent | 278 | - |
| Yewdale SchoolAcademy sponsor led | 1.7 mi | Primary | 266 | Ungraded inspection, Sep 2023Last graded Good (Jul 2018) |
| Pennine Way Primary SchoolCommunity | 2.0 mi | Primary | 558 | Ungraded inspection, Jun 2022Last graded Good (Feb 2012) |
Straight-line distance from each school's register location, in miles: schools within 2 miles, widened to 5 or 10 miles where fewer than 10 schools are that close. Register details: Get Information about Schools, DfE (extract of 24 Oct 2026). Ofsted: the latest outcome in our data (Ofsted management information as at 30 Sep 2026, so a newer report may exist). Where no Ofsted outcome is shown we do not hold one; many independent schools are inspected by the Independent Schools Inspectorate instead. Phase colours match the map. Governance Register does not rank schools.
The neighbourhood
iEnglish Indices of Deprivation 2025 (Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government) for the small area around the school (LSOA).This school's neighbourhood is among the 40% most deprived in England (Index of Multiple Deprivation 2025, decile 4 of 10).
Each number is a decile from 1 to 10: 1 = the most deprived 10% of neighbourhoods in England, 10 = the least deprived 10%.
- Children in income-deprived families
- 70
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