Derwent Vale Primary and Nursery School | Primary in Workington, Cumberland | Ofsted & DfE

67%

RWM expected · 2024/25

RWM higher · 2024/25

Pupils · 2024/25

EAL · 2024/25

17%

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

67%

RWM expected · 2024/25

RWM higher · 2024/25

Pupils · 2024/25

EAL · 2024/25

17%

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

67%

RWM expected · 2024/25

RWM higher · 2024/25

Pupils · 2024/25

EAL · 2024/25

17%

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

Ofsted inspection

Good

Ofsted inspection · 13/12/2019

Inadequate

Requires improvement

Good

Outstanding

Local authorityCumberland

PhasePrimary

School typeMaintained school

Pupil : teacher ratio15.7:1

AdmissionsNot applicable

Religious characterDoes not apply

StatusOpen

Overview of Derwent Vale Primary and Nursery School · Primary · Cumberland

How does this school perform?

Key Stage 2 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17

RWM expected standard

67%

+2pp

83%74%65%

'18'19'23'24'25

'25 · 67%

RWM higher standard

-10pp

18%13%8%

'18'19'23'24'25

'25 · 8%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard

83%

Reading higher standard

17%

Writing expected standard

92%

Writing higher standard

25%

Maths expected standard

75%

Maths higher standard

33%

Science expected standard

92%

SPAG expected standard

92%

SPAG higher standard

25%

Reading scaled score

105.0

Maths scaled score

104.0

GPS scaled score

107.0

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

15.7

Workforce data · 2025/26

EAL

FSM eligible

42%

SEN

20%

Overall absence

Persistent absence

17%

Contact

Address

William Street, Great Clifton, Workington, CA14 1WA

Local authority

Cumberland

Website

http://www.derwentvale.cumbria.sch.uk

Telephone

01900601233

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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	67%	8%	83%	17%	92%	25%	75%	33%	92%	92%	105.0	104.0	107.0	—	—	—	20%	87
2023/24	65%	18%	65%	29%	76%	41%	76%	18%	82%	76%	103.0	102.0	106.0	—	—	—	17%	99
2022/23	78%	11%	89%	56%	78%	33%	78%	11%	78%	89%	111.0	104.0	108.0	+6.40	+3.30	+0.70	23%	93
2018/19	83%	8%	92%	42%	83%	17%	83%	67%	83%	83%	109.0	109.0	108.0	+6.90	+2.60	+6.20	31%	122
2017/18	83%	8%	92%	25%	83%	25%	100%	67%	83%	92%	107.0	111.0	111.0	+5.40	+3.90	+9.60	29%	123
2016/17	83%	11%	89%	50%	83%	17%	89%	61%	94%	89%	108.0	108.0	111.0	+7.20	+3.60	+6.60	31%	130

Pupils & absence

Year	Pupils	Pupil:teacher	SEN	EAL	FSM ever	Absence	Persistent absence
2024/25	87	14.1	20%	3%	42%	5%	17%
2023/24	99	14.3	17%	2%	40%	6%	21%
2022/23	93	15.7	23%	0%	45%	7%	28%
2021/22	104	15.5	29%	0%	38%	8%	29%
2020/21	106	14.6	30%	0%	28%	—	—
2018/19	122	15.3	31%	0%	31%	3%	5%
2017/18	123	14.8	29%	0%	35%	4%	6%
2016/17	130	15.9	31%	0%	33%	4%	12%