Dean CofE School | Primary in Workington, Cumberland | Ofsted & DfE

45%

RWM expected · 2024/25

RWM higher · 2024/25

Pupils · 2024/25

EAL · 2024/25

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

45%

RWM expected · 2024/25

RWM higher · 2024/25

Pupils · 2024/25

EAL · 2024/25

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

45%

RWM expected · 2024/25

RWM higher · 2024/25

Pupils · 2024/25

EAL · 2024/25

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

Ofsted inspection

Good

Ofsted inspection · 13/06/2023

Inadequate

Requires improvement

Good

Outstanding

Local authorityCumberland

PhasePrimary

School typeAcademy

Pupil : teacher ratio20.1:1

AdmissionsNot applicable

Religious characterChurch of England

StatusOpen

Overview of Dean CofE School · Primary · Cumberland

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How does this school perform?

Key Stage 2 · 2024/25 · trend since 2018/19

RWM expected standard

45%

-5pp

57%51%45%

'23'24'25

'25 · 45%

RWM higher standard

+9pp

9%5%0%

'23'24'25

'25 · 9%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard

55%

Reading higher standard

45%

Writing expected standard

73%

Writing higher standard

18%

Maths expected standard

45%

Maths higher standard

18%

Science expected standard

82%

SPAG expected standard

55%

SPAG higher standard

27%

Reading scaled score

105.0

Maths scaled score

101.0

GPS scaled score

105.0

DfE did not publish reading, writing or maths progress for 2023/24 or 2024/25. These year groups had no KS1 assessments (cancelled in 2020 and 2021), so progress could not be calculated. Attainment figures above are still published.

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Pupils & context

2024/25

Pupils on roll

Pupil : teacher ratio

20.1

Workforce data · 2025/26

EAL

FSM eligible

SEN

12%

Overall absence

Persistent absence

Contact

Address

Dean, Workington, CA14 4TH

Local authority

Cumberland

Website

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Telephone

01946861408

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History

All years · Historical DfE data by academic year

Primary — Key Stage 2

Reading, writing and maths attainment and progress scores from DfE.

Year	RWM expected	RWM higher	Reading exp.	Reading hi.	Writing exp.	Writing hi.	Maths exp.	Maths hi.	Science	SPAG exp.	Read. score	Maths score	GPS score	Reading prog.	Writing prog.	Maths prog.	SEN	Cohort
2024/25	45%	9%	55%	45%	73%	18%	45%	18%	82%	55%	105.0	101.0	105.0	—	—	—	12%	98
2023/24	50%	0%	83%	25%	58%	0%	67%	8%	92%	83%	104.0	103.0	103.0	—	—	—	17%	102
2022/23	57%	0%	71%	29%	71%	14%	86%	0%	86%	71%	105.0	105.0	105.0	+0.10	+0.30	+1.00	15%	94
2018/19	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	—	New school

Pupils & absence

Year	Pupils	Pupil:teacher	SEN	EAL	FSM ever	Absence	Persistent absence
2024/25	98	18.8	12%	0%	2%	3%	6%
2023/24	102	23.2	17%	0%	2%	4%	7%
2022/23	94	15.1	15%	0%	3%	5%	13%
2021/22	88	15.4	16%	0%	3%	6%	8%
2020/21	87	15.6	10%	0%	5%	—	—
2018/19	—	—	—	—	—	4%	13%