Blackford CofE Primary School
Voluntary aided primary school in Carlisle (Cumberland).
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Nearby schools
nearest first26 schools within 5 miles. The nearest is James Rennie School, 2.0 miles away.
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| Phase | Ofsted | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| James Rennie SchoolAcademy special converter | 2.0 mi | Special | 217 | Ungraded inspection, Jan 2023Last graded Outstanding (May 2014, previous school) |
| Rockcliffe CofE SchoolVoluntary controlled | 2.2 mi | Primary | 115 | Good, 2023 |
| Houghton CofE SchoolVoluntary controlled | 2.2 mi | Primary | 179 | Report card, 2026Expected standard in 6 areas, Needs attention in 1 |
| Kingmoor Junior SchoolCommunity | 2.5 mi | Primary | 316 | Report card, 2026Strong standard in 1 area, Expected standard in 3, Needs attention in 2 |
| Kingmoor Nursery and Infant SchoolCommunity | 2.5 mi | Primary | 312 | Ungraded inspection, Mar 2023Last graded Good (Oct 2017) |
| Austin FriarsOther independent | 3.2 mi | Independent | 278 | - |
| Stanwix SchoolAcademy converter | 3.4 mi | Primary | 367 | Ungraded inspection, Mar 2023Last graded Good (Apr 2013, previous school) |
| Fir Ends Primary SchoolFoundation | 3.5 mi | Primary | 87 | Ungraded inspection, Jan 2025Last graded Good (Nov 2014) |
| Crosby-on-Eden CofE SchoolAcademy converter | 3.7 mi | Primary | 93 | Good, 2024 |
| Trinity SchoolAcademy converter | 4.0 mi | Secondary | 1,711 | No overall grade, 2024Good in all four key judgements; sixth form provision Good |
| Longtown Primary SchoolAcademy sponsor led | 4.0 mi | Primary | 182 | Ungraded inspection, Mar 2025Last graded Good (May 2019) |
| University of CumbriaHigher education institutions | 4.0 mi | Higher education institutions | - | - |
| Progress Schools - CarlisleOther independent special | 4.1 mi | Special | 9 | - |
| Richard Rose Central AcademyAcademy sponsor led | 4.1 mi | Secondary | 1,035 | No overall grade, 2025Good in all four key judgements; sixth form provision Good |
| Newtown Primary SchoolAcademy sponsor led | 4.1 mi | Primary | 131 | No overall grade, 2025Outstanding in 2 key judgements, Good in 2; early years provision Good |
| Caldew Lea SchoolAcademy sponsor led | 4.1 mi | Primary | 273 | Good, 2024 |
| Belle Vue Primary SchoolCommunity | 4.3 mi | Primary | 426 | No overall grade, 2025Good in all four key judgements; early years provision Good |
| St Bede's Catholic Primary SchoolVoluntary aided | 4.4 mi | Primary | 213 | No overall grade, 2025Good in 3 key judgements, Requires improvement in 1; early years provision Good |
| Norman Street Primary SchoolCommunity | 4.4 mi | Primary | 322 | Ungraded inspection, Apr 2024Last graded Good (Nov 2018) |
| St Cuthberts Catholic Primary School, CarlisleAcademy converter | 4.5 mi | Primary | 188 | Ungraded inspection, Mar 2023Last graded Good (Nov 2017, previous school) |
| Brook Street Primary SchoolCommunity | 4.6 mi | Primary | 228 | Report card, 2026Expected standard in 5 areas, Needs attention in 2 |
| Yewdale SchoolAcademy sponsor led | 4.7 mi | Primary | 266 | Ungraded inspection, Sep 2023Last graded Good (Jul 2018) |
| Burgh by Sands SchoolCommunity | 4.7 mi | Primary | 91 | Ungraded inspection, Oct 2022Last graded Good (Mar 2013) |
| Robert Ferguson Primary SchoolCommunity | 4.8 mi | Primary | 409 | Ungraded inspection, Jan 2023Last graded Good (Nov 2017) |
| Newlaithes Infant SchoolCommunity | 4.9 mi | Primary | 196 | Good, 2022 |
| Newlaithes Junior SchoolCommunity | 4.9 mi | Primary | 236 | Good, 2020Ungraded inspection Jan 2025, no grade given |
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
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