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Ewanrigg Junior School

Primary · Maryport · CA15 8HN

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Requires improvement

SchoolFacts estimate: Ofsted awarded no overall grade at this inspection

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Quality of education: Requires improvementBehaviour & attitudes: GoodPersonal development: GoodLeadership & management: Requires improvementSafeguarding effective: Yes

Inspected 4 February 2025

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At a glance

133 pupils · 102% of 130 capacity (over capacity) (January 2026 census)

School type
Community school
Age range
7–11
Gender
Mixed
Free school meals
64.7% of pupils (January 2026)
English as additional language
3.6% of pupils (2024/2025)
SEN support
21.6% of pupils (2024/2025)
EHC plan
9.3% of pupils (2024/2025)
Website
www.ewanrigg.cumbria.sch.uk/
URN
112136

In figures

At its inspection on 4 February 2025 Ofsted awarded no overall grade; the lowest of the four areas it judged was Requires improvement. In the 2025/26 autumn and spring terms its pupils missed 5.5% of sessions, against 6.6% across England.

Key stage 2 results (2024/2025)

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

Reaching the expected standard in reading, writing & maths
48%
England 62%
Reaching the higher standard
3%
England 8%
Average scaled score (reading)
106
England 106
Average scaled score (maths)
102
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 school48%
Median of its 12 closest peers54.5%
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
Sutton-on-Sea Community Primary SchoolMablethorpe · 181 miles awayExpected standard50%
Staveley Junior SchoolChesterfield · 132 miles awayGood56%
Minerva Primary SchoolTaunton · 255 miles awayRequires improvement67%
Newton Westpark Primary SchoolLeigh · 91 miles awayGood58%
St. Clement's CofE Primary SchoolSheerness · 293 miles awayNot yet graded15%
Evenwood Church of England Primary SchoolBishop Auckland · 69 miles awayNo current grade86%
Cambridge Primary SchoolBarrow-in-Furness · 43 miles awayNeeds attention52%
St Peter's Church of England (VC) Junior SchoolBuxton · 119 miles awayGood53%
Somerlea Park Junior SchoolAlfreton · 142 miles awayExpected standard51%
Hedworthfield Primary SchoolJarrow · 82 miles awayGood60%
Murdishaw West Primary and Nursery SchoolRuncorn · 101 miles awayGood53%
St Basil's Catholic Primary SchoolWidnes · 96 miles awayGood62%

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

Pupils by ethnicity (January 2026)

White British 97% (Cumberland 88%, England 60%) · Asian Pakistani 2% (Cumberland 0%, England 5%) · Mixed White and Black Caribbean 1% (Cumberland 0%, England 2%) · Any other White background 1% (Cumberland 3%, England 7%)

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)
5.5%
England 6.6%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions (persistent absence)
16.3%
England 17.5%

Suspensions and permanent exclusions (2024/25)

0.72 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
17.3
England 18.5

Full-time-equivalent, 2025/26.

Teacher retention (2024/25)

100% of teachers stayed at the school the following year

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)

62.5% of teachers took sickness absence, 5.8 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 £50,676; 37.5% 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£9,810
Typical primary school£7,202

Where the money went (2025-26)

Share of spending, with the median for primary schools in brackets: Staff 78% (76%) · premises 8% (5%) · occupation (energy, rates, cleaning) 9% (8%) · supplies and services 9% (9%) · educational supplies 4% (4%) · bought-in professional services 0% (3%) · catering 5% (5%)

Reserves (2025-26)

Revenue reserve £34,105; in-year balance +£1,815

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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)
1/10among the most deprived tenth of England
Overall deprivation (IMD)
1/10among the most deprived tenth of England
Census 2021This areaEngland
Adults with a degree or higher11.7%33.9%
Adults with no qualifications37.7%18.1%
In managerial or professional work9.5%33.2%
Households deprived in two or more ways36.5%18.1%
Residents in very good health39.6%48.5%
Homes owned by the occupier31.2%62.3%
Social housing62.6%17.1%
Privately rented6.2%20.5%
Detached houses3.8%22.9%
Flats3.3%22.2%
Homes with four or more bedrooms8.3%21.1%
Households with no car or van37.7%23.5%

These figures describe the area, not the pupils. Source: Census 2021 (ONS) and English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG) for small area E01019097 · how to read area figures

What homes cost nearby

Median sale price
£124,500242 sales within 1 km, January 2024 to September 2026
Typical range
£90,000–£174,500the middle half of sales
England median
£300,000all sales over the same period
Detached (27)£240,000
Semi-detached (52)£142,500
Terraced (153)£110,000
Flat (10)£101,000

Homes around this school are among the cheapest tenth 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
6a rural school averages 0.3
Collisions at school-run times
6a rural school averages 0.7
All reported collisions
15a rural school averages 3.4
Of those, serious or fatal
4a 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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