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EnglandNorth WestCumberlandCA14 5LNSt Mary's Catholic Primary School
Primary

St Mary's Catholic Primary School

Primary

Cumberland · Workington · CA14 5LN http://www.stmarys-harrington.cumbria.sch.uk

Pupils
215
cap. 236
Ages
2 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Maintained school
69%
RWM expected · 2024/25
0%
RWM higher · 2024/25
215
Pupils · 2024/25
4%
EAL · 2024/25
15%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
69%
RWM expected · 2024/25
0%
RWM higher · 2024/25
215
Pupils · 2024/25
4%
EAL · 2024/25
15%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Good

Ofsted inspection · 08/11/2022

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityCumberland
PhasePrimary
School typeMaintained school
Pupil : teacher ratio20.4:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterRoman Catholic
StatusOpen

Overview of St Mary's Catholic Primary School · Primary · Cumberland

How does this school perform?

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

RWM expected standard
69%
+12pp
70%59%47%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 69%
RWM higher standard
0%
-7pp
7%4%0%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 0%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
90%
Reading higher standard
28%
Writing expected standard
69%
Writing higher standard
3%
Maths expected standard
86%
Maths higher standard
10%
Science expected standard
86%
SPAG expected standard
90%
SPAG higher standard
31%
Reading scaled score
107.0
Maths scaled score
105.0
GPS scaled score
109.0

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
215
Pupil : teacher ratio
20.4
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
4%
FSM eligible
51%
SEN
18%
Overall absence
6%
Persistent absence
15%

Contact

Address
Holden Road, Salterbeck, Workington, CA14 5LN
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
2024/2569%0%90%28%69%3%86%10%86%90%107.0105.0109.018%215
2023/2457%7%93%21%57%11%93%25%96%86%106.0106.0104.018%213
2022/2364%0%93%14%79%0%79%7%86%57%105.0102.0101.0+3.30+2.70+1.2016%204
2018/1970%5%95%20%85%15%80%5%90%75%106.0102.0104.0+3.00+1.20-1.5016%156
2017/1847%7%53%20%67%20%67%7%67%67%102.099.0103.0-1.90-0.70-4.5015%150
2016/1722%0%52%9%61%9%39%4%74%52%101.099.0101.0-5.30-3.60-7.3040%154

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
2024/2521519.218%4%51%6%15%
2023/2421318.518%2%49%6%16%
2022/2320415.716%2%46%8%30%
2021/2220818.717%0%43%7%23%
2020/2120119.915%1%34%
2018/1915620.016%3%36%5%14%
2017/1815034.215%3%33%6%14%
2016/1715425.740%4%34%5%9%

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