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Thomlinson Junior School

Primary · Wigton · CA7 9PG

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SchoolFacts estimate: Ofsted awarded no overall grade at this inspection

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Quality of education: GoodBehaviour & attitudes: GoodPersonal development: GoodLeadership & management: GoodSafeguarding effective: Yes

Inspected 11 March 2025

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At a glance

227 pupils · 95% of 240 capacity (January 2026 census)

School type
Community school
Age range
7–11
Gender
Mixed
Free school meals
15.4% of pupils (January 2026)
English as additional language
2.5% of pupils (2024/2025)
SEN support
13% of pupils (2024/2025)
EHC plan
7.1% of pupils (2024/2025)
Website
http://www.thomlinson.cumbria.sch.uk/
URN
112125

In figures

At its inspection on 11 March 2025 Ofsted awarded no overall grade; the lowest of the four areas it judged was Good. In the 2025/26 autumn and spring terms its pupils missed 4.3% of sessions, against 6.6% across England.

Key stage 2 results (2024/2025)

59 pupils at the end of key stage 2 in 2024/2025

Reaching the expected standard in reading, writing & maths
46%
England 62%
Reaching the higher standard
3%
England 8%
Average scaled score (reading)
103
England 106
Average scaled score (maths)
101
England 105

Source: DfE performance tables 2024/2025 · what “suppressed” means

Schools with a similar intake

Meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, 2024/2025

This school46%
Median of its 12 closest peers58.5%
Cumberland average56.3%
England62%

On meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, this school is behind the schools that teach a comparable intake.

They are matched on intake, not location, so most are not local: see nearby schools for those you could apply to.

SchoolOfstedResult
St John's Church of England Voluntary Aided Junior and Infant SchoolHuddersfield · 97 miles awayGood58%
Hill Top CofE Primary SchoolBradford · 93 miles awayGood46%
Ainsdale St John's Church of England Primary SchoolSouthport · 85 miles awayNeeds attention47%
Peter Gladwin Primary SchoolBrighton · 301 miles awayNo current grade77%
Mitcheldean Endowed Primary SchoolMitcheldean · 206 miles awayGood74%
St Mary's RC Primary SchoolManchester · 104 miles awayGood36%
Chorley St James' Church of England Primary SchoolChorley · 84 miles awayOutstanding58%
Stoke Mandeville Combined SchoolAylesbury · 231 miles awayGood59%
Kelsale Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary SchoolSaxmundham · 262 miles awayGood78%
Weston Village Primary SchoolCrewe · 125 miles awayStrong standard78%
Holy Spirit Catholic Primary AcademyHeckmondwike · 98 miles awayGood62%
Treverbyn AcademySt Austell · 315 miles awayGood57%

It is not a ranking. Source: DfE performance tables 2024/2025 · how the matching works

Special educational needs

Needs this school records that it caters for, in the order it lists them.

Provision type: Resourced provision.

Pupils by ethnicity (January 2026)

White British 95% (Cumberland 88%, England 60%) · Black African 1% (Cumberland 2%, England 5%) · Mixed White and Asian 1% (Cumberland 1%, England 2%) · Any other White background 1% (Cumberland 3%, England 7%) · Any other Mixed background 1% (Cumberland 1%, England 3%)

Source: DfE schools, pupils and their characteristics, January 2026 census · how to read these figures

Attendance (2025/26 autumn and spring terms)

Sessions missed (overall absence)
4.3%
England 6.6%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions (persistent absence)
7.5%
England 17.5%

Suspensions and permanent exclusions (2024/25)

0.00 suspensions per 100 pupils and 0 permanent exclusions · England, primary schools: 2.47 suspensions and 0.03 permanent exclusions per 100 pupils · Cumberland: 1.65 suspensions and 0.04 permanent exclusions per 100 pupils

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Source: DfE pupil absence data, autumn and spring terms, and DfE suspensions and permanent exclusions, school-level file · how absence is measured · how to read exclusions

Staffing

Pupils per qualified teacher
19.5
England 18.5

Full-time-equivalent, 2025/26.

Teacher retention (2024/25)

91% of teachers stayed at the school the following year · 9% left the state-funded sector

Vacancies (November 2025)

0% of teaching posts vacant, 0% filled temporarily · England, council-maintained primaries: 0.18% vacant, 0.36% temporary

Teacher sickness absence (reported in the November 2024 census)

61.5% of teachers took sickness absence, 11.9 days each on average · England, all state-funded schools: 61.8%, 8.1 days

Teacher pay (November 2025)

Mean salary of full-time qualified teachers £53,861; 15.4% on the leadership pay range · England, primary schools: £50,856, 17.3%

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Source: DfE School Workforce Census · how these figures are counted

Spending per pupil (2025-26)

This school£7,686
Typical primary school£7,202

Where the money went (2025-26)

Share of spending, with the median for primary schools in brackets: Staff 76% (76%) · premises 7% (5%) · occupation (energy, rates, cleaning) 9% (8%) · supplies and services 8% (9%) · educational supplies 5% (4%) · bought-in professional services 1% (3%) · catering 5% (5%)

Reserves (2025-26)

Revenue reserve £52,662; in-year balance -£22,130

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Higher spending is not a measure of quality. Source: council-maintained school finance return, 2025-26, DfE · how spending is compared

Inspection history since 2015

Source: Ofsted management information · ungraded visits and the two inspection systems

The area around the school

Child poverty (IDACI)
4/10more deprived than most of England
Overall deprivation (IMD)
2/10among the most deprived fifth of England
Census 2021This areaEngland
Adults with a degree or higher23.6%33.9%
Adults with no qualifications26.4%18.1%
In managerial or professional work22.6%33.2%
Households deprived in two or more ways25.5%18.1%
Residents in very good health36.9%48.5%
Homes owned by the occupier48%62.3%
Social housing23.4%17.1%
Privately rented28.6%20.5%
Detached houses11.2%22.9%
Flats26.9%22.2%
Homes with four or more bedrooms12.9%21.1%
Households with no car or van34.7%23.5%

These figures describe the area, not the pupils. Source: Census 2021 (ONS) and English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG) for small area E01019137 · how to read area figures

What homes cost nearby

Median sale price
£180,000246 sales within 1 km, January 2024 to September 2026
Typical range
£125,000–£235,000the middle half of sales
England median
£300,000all sales over the same period
Detached (83)£255,000
Semi-detached (85)£180,000
Terraced (66)£120,000
Flat (12)£54,000

Homes around this school are cheaper than three quarters of school neighbourhoods in England, comparing the median within 1 km across every state school.

Source: HM Land Registry sales within 1 km since January 2024 · how sales are counted. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Postcodes located with OS Code-Point Open: contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026; contains Royal Mail data © Royal Mail copyright and database right 2026; contains National Statistics data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

Roads around the school

Child pedestrian casualties
3a rural school averages 0.3
Collisions at school-run times
2a rural school averages 0.7
All reported collisions
8a rural school averages 3.4
Of those, serious or fatal
2a rural school averages 0.9

A high count usually reflects traffic, not an unsafe school. Source: DfT road casualty statistics (STATS19), collisions within 500 m, 2021–2025 · what is counted

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