Junior schools start at Year 3, so children join here from an infant school.
Infant school
Kingmoor Nursery and Infant School
This school
Kingmoor Junior School
Partner infant school
Kingmoor Nursery and Infant School
Nursery to Year 2 · 70 m away from Kingmoor Junior School
Every child joining in Year 3 needs a place applied for through the council where they live, by 15 January in Year 2. That includes children at Kingmoor Nursery and Infant School.
Official inspection reports and grades
Inspected 13 January 2026
Compared with the local authority and England
The share of pupils reaching the standard expected for their age, and the share going beyond it.
| Measure | School | Cumberland | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading, writing & maths — expected | 60% | 56% | 63% |
| Reading, writing & maths — higher | 8% | 5% | 8% |
| Grammar, punctuation & spelling — expected | 82% | 69% | 73% |
| Grammar, punctuation & spelling — higher | 38% | 23% | 30% |
A score of 100 is the expected standard; 110 or more is a higher standard.
| Subject | School | Cumberland | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 107 | 105 | 106 |
| Maths | 105 | 103 | 105 |
| Grammar, punctuation & spelling | 108 | 104 | 105 |
School workforce census, 2025/26.
Ofsted’s survey of parents at this school
86%
of parents would recommend this school to another parent
77%
of parents have a positive overall view of the school
84 responses up to 6 April 2026 · 24% response rate
My child is happy at this school.
85% agreeMy child feels safe at this school.
85% agreeThe school makes sure its pupils are well behaved.
76% agreeMy child has been bullied, and the school dealt with it quickly and effectively.
59% agreeMy child has SEND, and the school gives them the support they need to succeed.
55% agreeOfsted inspected Kingmoor Junior School on 13 January 2026 using a report card, which grades each area separately and gives no overall grade. The school met Ofsted's safeguarding standards. It was graded Strong standard for personal development and wellbeing; Expected standard for inclusion, for leadership and governance and for attendance and behaviour; Needs attention for achievement and for curriculum and teaching.
Apply through the council where you live by 15 January for a Year 3 place starting that September. Every child joining in Year 3 needs a place applied for through the council where they live, by 15 January in Year 2. That includes children at Kingmoor Nursery and Infant School. You can usually list between 3 and 6 schools in order of preference, and offers are sent on 16 April, or the next working day.
No. Distance only counts when Kingmoor Junior School has more applicants than places. Then its admission criteria, set by the local authority, Cumberland, decide who is offered a place first. Children in care or adopted from care come first by law. Most schools put brothers and sisters of current pupils next, then distance or a catchment area. How far away the last place went changes every year, depending on who applies.
Kingmoor Junior School had 316 pupils aged 7 to 11 at the latest school census. Its official capacity is 300. It is a mixed school.