Wreay, Carlisle, Cumbria CA4 0RL
10 reasons to choose Wreay Church of England Primary School
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Wreay Church of England Primary School has a Schoolsmith Score® of 67. It is one of the best state primary schools in Carlisle and one of the 4 best independent or state primaries within 7 miles.
School fundamentals
Wreay Church of England Primary School is a state primary school for boys and girls (60%/40%) between the ages of 3 and 11 years. It is a Church of England academy converter faith school. The school is one of the 10 members of The Good Shepherd Multi Academy Trust. The school was also rated as Outstanding by Ofsted in its last (2011) inspection.
Average class size
Wreay Church of England Primary School has five mixed-age classes and an average class size of 19 pupils.
Exam results
Average Year 6 SATS results from 2016-19 and 2022 show that Wreay Church of England Primary School achieves above average attainment results. By the same measure, progress scores have been variable around the national average, possibly reflecting different cohorts’ ability profiles.
The Wreay Church of England Primary School curriculum
School curriculum emphasises Christian social morality and also includes PSHE, French. There is topic-based and thematic teaching for some foundation subjects. The school offers each child a handful of extra-curricular academic activities or hobby clubs.
More on the curriculum
There are regular educational trips for all year groups and visiting speakers.
Specialist teaching
Most lessons are taught by the class teacher with specialist teaching for music and sport.
Sport at Wreay Church of England Primary School
School offers PE and up to 10 seasonal sports. Representative teams in some sports from Year 3.
The Arts at Wreay Church of England Primary School
Art and music are taught as discrete subjects to all pupils. DT, drama, dance integrated into other subjects. Choir. There are some extra-curricular creative and performing arts clubs.
Wraparound care
Out of school hours care from 7.30am to 4.30pm.
Find another school near Wreay Church of England Primary School
Austin Friars Junior School (6.2 miles); Lime House School, Primary (6.3 miles); Hunter Hall School (15 miles).
Stanwix School (5.8 miles); Great Corby School (7.8 miles); Hayton Church of England Primary School (8.5 miles).
Austin Friars (6.2 miles); Lime House School (6.3 miles).
William Howard School (11 miles); Queen Elizabeth Grammar School Penrith (14 miles); The Nelson Thomlinson School (16.9 miles).