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Schools and Education in Workington

There are 19 schools in Workington (excluding independent schools), including 14 primary schools, 3 secondary schools, and none serving sixth-form education. Workington has no schools with Pupil Referral Unit places, and 1 with places for teen mothers. There are no schools in Workington under Special Measures.

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Workington Education Profile

The median school in Workington has 30% of its pupils entitled to free schools meals, the 11th highest figure in Cumbria. This represents about 1,000 pupils, or approximately 1 in 3 of Workington's pupils. Looking at the number of pupils per teacher, the median ratio for Workington is 18.74 school children per full-time equivalent teacher. This is the 49th highest ratio in Cumbria, and the 255th lowest pupil/teacher ratio in the North West region of the UK.

For teen mothers, there are an unknown number of places available (data quality standards vary) from the single school providing places for teen mothers.

Primaries

14

14% Outstanding • 71% Good

Secondaries

3

0% Outstanding • 67% Good

Primary Schools in Workington

Most of Workington's primary schools have been rated Good by Ofsted, amounting to 10 schools or 71% of the total. Attainment is mostly split between very low and high - about 36% and 14% of primary schools respectively - though we don't have data for approximately 36% of schools. Looking at the number of pupils assigned to a teacher, Workington's primary schools most commonly have a good ratio of pupils to teachers.

 
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Name Ages Capacity SEN Support Ofsted KS2 Attainment Teacher/Pupil Ratio Religion
Ashfield Infant & Nursery School 3–7 yrs 201
Outstanding
Very high
Ashfield Junior School 7–11 yrs 256
Good
Very low
Very high
Beckstone Primary School 3–11 yrs 372
Good
High
Very high
Distington Community School 3–11 yrs 105
Good
Good
Very low
Northside Primary School 2–11 yrs 98
Good
Very high
Very low
Seaton Academy 3–7 yrs 240
Serious Weaknesses
Good
Seaton St. Paul's CofE Junior School 7–11 yrs 240
Good
Very low
Good
 Church of England
St Gregory's Catholic Primary School, Workington 2–11 yrs 202 Roman Catholic
St Mary's Catholic Primary School 2–11 yrs 216
Good
High
Good
 Roman Catholic
St Michael's Nursery and Infant School 3–7 yrs 90
Good
Very low
St Patrick's Catholic Primary School 4–11 yrs 210
Good
Very low
Good
 Roman Catholic
Victoria Infant and Nursery School 2–7 yrs 320
Outstanding
Very high
Victoria Junior School 7–11 yrs 330
Good
Very low
Good
Westfield Nursery and Primary School 3–11 yrs 180
Good
Very low
Very low

Workington Secondary Schools

Most of Workington's secondary schools have been rated Good by Ofsted, amounting to 2 schools or 67% of the total. Attainment is mostly split between very low and low - about 33% and 33% of secondary schools respectively - though we don't have data for approximately 33% of schools. Looking at the number of pupils assigned to a teacher, Workington's secondary schools most commonly have a very low ratio of pupils to teachers.

 
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Name Ages Capacity SEN Support Ofsted P8 Attainment Teacher/Pupil Ratio Religion
Energy Coast UTC 14–19 yrs 560
Good
Very low
Very low
St Josephs Catholic High School, Workington 11–16 yrs 615 Roman Catholic
Workington Academy 11–18 yrs 1,360
Good
Low
Low

Schools with places for Teen Mothers in Workington

Most of Workington's schools with teen mother places have been rated Good by Ofsted, amounting to 1 school or 100% of the total. Looking at the number of pupils assigned to a teacher, Workington's schools with teen mother places most commonly have a very low ratio of pupils to teachers.

 
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Name Ages Capacity SEN Support Ofsted P8 Attainment Teacher/Pupil Ratio Religion
West Cumbria Learning Centre 7–16 yrs
Good
Very low
Last updated: 27 Jul 2023