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Ellenborough Academy

Primary · Maryport · CA15 7NE

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Good

Earlier grade, confirmed by a later ungraded inspection

Ofsted's most recent (ungraded) visit confirmed the school remains Good. Ungraded inspections do not award a new grade.

Inspected 18 June 2024

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At a glance

50 pupils · 72% of 69 capacity (January 2026 census)

School type
Academy converter
Age range
2–7
Gender
Mixed
Admissions
Non-selective
Free school meals
62.5% of pupils (January 2026)
English as additional language
1.9% of pupils (2024/2025)
SEN support
23.1% of pupils (2024/2025)
EHC plan
5.8% of pupils (2024/2025)
Nursery
Yes
Website
www.ellenborough.cumbria.sch.uk
URN
148870

In figures

For September 2026 entry, 4 families named it first for 4 Reception places, 1.00 first choices per place. An ungraded Ofsted inspection on 18 June 2024 confirmed its earlier grade, Good. In the 2025/26 autumn and spring terms its pupils missed 5.3% of sessions, against 6.6% across England.

Special educational needs

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

Provision type: Resourced provision.

Resourced provision
7 of 8 places taken nearly full

Unit places come from the school census and describe the position when it was taken, not today. Confirm with the local authority before relying on them.

Pupils by ethnicity (January 2026)

White British 90% (Cumberland 88%, England 60%) · Not recorded 6% (Cumberland 2%, England 1%) · Any other Black background 2% (Cumberland 0%, England 1%) · Any other White background 2% (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)
5.3%
England 6.6%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions (persistent absence)
10%
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
11.2
England 18.5

Full-time-equivalent, 2025/26.

Vacancies (November 2025)

0% of teaching posts vacant, 0% filled temporarily · England, primary academies: 0.3% vacant, 0.32% temporary

Teacher pay (November 2025)

Mean salary of full-time qualified teachers £41,070; 0% 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

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
£124,000227 sales within 1 km, January 2024 to September 2026
Typical range
£90,000–£184,000the middle half of sales
England median
£300,000all sales over the same period
Detached (34)£246,000
Semi-detached (49)£145,000
Terraced (140)£110,000

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
3a rural school averages 0.3
Collisions at school-run times
2a rural school averages 0.7
All reported collisions
13a rural school averages 3.4
Of those, serious or fatal
5a 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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