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EnglandNorth WestCumberlandCA14 5TEDistington Community School
Primary

Distington Community School

Primary

Cumberland · Workington · CA14 5TE www.distington-comm.cumbria.sch.uk/

Pupils
114
cap. 105
Ages
3 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Maintained school
9%
RWM expected · 2024/25
0%
RWM higher · 2024/25
114
Pupils · 2024/25
3%
EAL · 2024/25
11%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
9%
RWM expected · 2024/25
0%
RWM higher · 2024/25
114
Pupils · 2024/25
3%
EAL · 2024/25
11%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Good

Ofsted inspection · 24/09/2019

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityCumberland
PhasePrimary
School typeMaintained school
Pupil : teacher ratio22.8:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterDoes not apply
StatusOpen

Overview of Distington Community School · Primary · Cumberland

How does this school perform?

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

RWM expected standard
9%
-47pp
75%42%9%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 9%
RWM higher standard
0%
0pp
13%7%0%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 0%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
36%
Reading higher standard
18%
Writing expected standard
55%
Writing higher standard
0%
Maths expected standard
27%
Maths higher standard
0%
Science expected standard
91%
SPAG expected standard
18%
SPAG higher standard
0%
Reading scaled score
98.0
Maths scaled score
94.0
GPS scaled score
98.0

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
114
Pupil : teacher ratio
22.8
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
3%
FSM eligible
36%
SEN
7%
Overall absence
5%
Persistent absence
11%

Contact

Address
Church Road, Distington, Workington, CA14 5TE
Local authority
Cumberland
Telephone
Email

History

All years · Historical DfE data by academic year

Primary — Key Stage 2

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

YearRWM expectedRWM higherReading exp.Reading hi.Writing exp.Writing hi.Maths exp.Maths hi.ScienceSPAG exp.Read. scoreMaths scoreGPS scoreReading prog.Writing prog.Maths prog.SENCohort
2024/259%0%36%18%55%0%27%0%91%18%98.094.098.07%114
2023/2456%0%67%33%67%11%56%0%67%56%103.096.098.012%109
2022/2369%0%75%44%69%6%69%19%69%69%106.0103.0105.0+0.60-3.00-1.8011%117
2018/1975%13%75%25%75%44%75%19%81%56%105.0104.0105.0-0.40+1.50-1.2022%128
2017/1850%6%63%19%81%38%81%6%75%69%102.0103.0104.0-5.40-0.60-3.7022%125
2016/1772%0%89%28%72%11%89%33%72%94%107.0106.0109.0+5.20+1.20+4.1018%132

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.

Pupils & absence

YearPupilsPupil:teacherSENEALFSM everAbsencePersistent absence
2024/2511416.57%3%36%5%11%
2023/2410914.912%2%42%5%14%
2022/2311716.911%3%44%7%20%
2021/2212216.023%2%47%9%34%
2020/2112817.723%2%39%
2018/1912818.122%3%36%4%5%
2017/1812517.722%4%36%4%6%
2016/1713218.618%3%36%4%6%

School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.