# Alternatives to Fir Ends Primary School

The 6 nearest schools that admit children at the same age as Fir Ends Primary School and that we hold figures for, ordered by distance. This is not a league table and nothing here says one school is better than another.

It describes demand. It does not indicate whether any particular child would be offered a place.

## Fir Ends Primary School, for comparison

1.13 first preferences per place in the 2026 intake.

## Nearby schools

| School | Distance | 1st prefs per place | Intake year | Latest Ofsted | Catchment published | SEN provision on site |
|---|---:|---:|---:|---|---|---|
| [Blackford CofE Primary School, Carlisle](/school/112300/blackford-cofe-primary-school) | 3.5 mi south-west | - | 2026 | Not judged | no | not recorded |
| [Crosby-on-Eden CofE School, Carlisle](/school/138896/crosby-on-eden-cofe-school) | 3.6 mi south | 1.00 | 2026 | Good | no | not recorded |
| [Irthington Village School, Carlisle](/school/112113/irthington-village-school) | 4.2 mi south-east | - | 2026 | School remains Good | no | not recorded |
| [Longtown Primary School, Carlisle](/school/143116/longtown-primary-school) | 4.3 mi north-west | 0.88 | 2026 | Improved significantly | no | not recorded |
| [Houghton CofE School, Carlisle](/school/112250/houghton-cofe-school) | 4.4 mi south-west | 0.77 | 2026 | Expected standard | no | not recorded |
| [Shankhill CofE Primary School, CARLISLE](/school/112259/shankhill-cofe-primary-school) | 4.4 mi north-east | - | 2026 | School remains Good (Improving) - S5 Next | no | not recorded |

"1st preferences per place" is how many families named a school first, for each place it offered, in the newest year held. It describes demand. It is not a pass rate, and a dash means the figure is not held.

"SEN provision on site" means the school runs a SEN unit or a resourced provision. It does not say how many children it takes or which kinds of need it is set up for, because neither is published for a mainstream school, and it is not a statement about how well any school supports children with SEN. Ask the school or the council.

Full page: https://www.schoolrecord.co.uk/school/112420/fir-ends-primary-school/alternatives
The school this compares against: /school/112420/fir-ends-primary-school