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St Gregory's Catholic Primary School, Workington

Primary · Workington · CA14 3PD

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No current grade

Ungraded inspection: no current grade

Ofsted's most recent visit was an ungraded inspection; its outcome was “Standards maintained”. Since September 2024 these outcomes no longer confirm a named grade. No graded inspection appears in Ofsted's records for this school since 2015 either, so SchoolFacts shows no grade rather than guessing. Any earlier grade is on the school's Ofsted report page.

Inspected 5 March 2025

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At a glance

183 pupils · 91% of 202 capacity (January 2026 census)

School type
Academy converter
Age range
2–11
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
Roman Catholic
Free school meals
41% of pupils (January 2026)
English as additional language
2.5% of pupils (2024/2025)
SEN support
14% of pupils (2024/2025)
EHC plan
6% of pupils (2024/2025)
Nursery
Yes
Website
http://www.stgregorys.cumbria.sch.uk
URN
149246

In figures

For September 2026 entry, 25 families named it first for 25 Reception places, 1.00 first choices per place. In the 2025/26 autumn and spring terms its pupils missed 5.8% of sessions, against 6.6% across England.

Admissions demand: Reception entry, September 2026

1.00 first-choice applications per place

25 places offered · 25 first-choice applications · roughly balanced

First-choice applications per place, by entry year

23/24
24/25
25/26
26/27

Source: DfE applications and offers on national offer day · how demand is measured

Key stage 2 results (2024/2025)

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

Reaching the expected standard in reading, writing & maths
47%
England 62%
Reaching the higher standard
0%
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 school47%
Median of its 12 closest peers56%
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
Spilsby Primary SchoolSpilsby · 179 miles awayRequires improvement57%
Sutton Manor Community Primary SchoolSt Helens · 90 miles awayGood47%
Western Primary SchoolGrimsby · 157 miles awayNeeds attention61%
Willows AcademyGrimsby · 157 miles awayNo current grade68%
Wessington Primary SchoolWashington · 83 miles awayGood23%
Oswaldtwistle Moor End Primary SchoolAccrington · 77 miles awayGood73%
St Mark's Catholic Primary SchoolLiverpool · 92 miles awayRequires improvement67%
Berrycoombe SchoolBodmin · 292 miles awayExpected standard55%
Outwood Primary Academy Newstead GreenWakefield · 111 miles awayGood71%
St Peter's CofE Primary Academy, MansfieldMansfield · 142 miles awayGood55%
Greenfield Primary SchoolWalsall · 154 miles awayNeeds attention34%
Stead Lane Primary SchoolBedlington · 86 miles awayGood46%

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

Pupils by ethnicity (January 2026)

White British 95% (Cumberland 88%, England 60%) · Black African 3% (Cumberland 2%, England 5%) · other groups together 2%

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)
5.8%
England 6.6%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions (persistent absence)
15.7%
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
16.6
England 18.5

Full-time-equivalent, 2025/26.

Teacher retention (2024/25)

89% of teachers stayed at the school the following year · 11% left the state-funded sector

Vacancies (November 2025)

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

Teacher sickness absence (reported in the November 2024 census)

38.5% of teachers took sickness absence, 7 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 £55,541; 33.3% 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 (2024-25)

This school£8,169
Typical primary school£7,202

Where the money went (2024-25)

Share of spending, with the median for primary schools in brackets: Staff 78% (77%) · premises 5% (5%) · occupation (energy, rates, cleaning) 7% (8%) · supplies and services 10% (9%) · educational supplies 5% (4%) · bought-in professional services 1% (2%) · catering 4% (5%)

Reserves (2024-25)

Revenue reserve £397,000; in-year balance -£37,000

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Higher spending is not a measure of quality. Source: academy finance return, 2024-25, 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)
2/10among the most deprived fifth of England
Overall deprivation (IMD)
2/10among the most deprived fifth of England
Census 2021This areaEngland
Adults with a degree or higher15.4%33.9%
Adults with no qualifications27.5%18.1%
In managerial or professional work17.1%33.2%
Households deprived in two or more ways26.4%18.1%
Residents in very good health41.2%48.5%
Homes owned by the occupier63.6%62.3%
Social housing30%17.1%
Privately rented6.4%20.5%
Detached houses3.1%22.9%
Flats2.1%22.2%
Homes with four or more bedrooms6.7%21.1%
Households with no car or van22.2%23.5%

These figures describe the area, not the pupils. Source: Census 2021 (ONS) and English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG) for small area E01019109 · how to read area figures

What homes cost nearby

Median sale price
£140,000294 sales within 1 km, January 2024 to September 2026
Typical range
£105,000–£195,000the middle half of sales
England median
£300,000all sales over the same period
Detached (45)£250,000
Semi-detached (132)£152,000
Terraced (113)£107,000

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
3an urban school averages 2.0
Collisions at school-run times
2an urban school averages 5.7
All reported collisions
10an urban school averages 30.5
Of those, serious or fatal
4an urban school averages 6.1

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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