Kirkbride Primary School
Kirkbride, Wigton, CA7 5JR
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Miss Hannah Binns
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Penrith and Solway
- Setting
- Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 91
- Pupils on roll
- 77
- URN
- 112114
- Local authority
- Cumberland
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01697351483
About this school
Kirkbride Primary School is a community primary school in Wigton. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 77 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Overall judgement at the last full inspection
This inspection took place under the previous framework, which gave a single overall grade. Ofsted now publishes report cards instead, so newer inspections of other schools will look different. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 11 | 13 | 8 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 55% | 31% | 38% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 64% | 46% | 63% |
| Expected standard in maths | 55% | 54% | 38% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 55% | 62% | 63% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 101.0 | 101.0 | 107.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 102.0 | 99.0 | 101.0 |
| Reading progress | -3.60 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +1.40 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -1.60 | - | - |
Progress measures ended nationally after the 2022/23 school year, when the key stage 1 assessments they were based on were stopped. Blank progress figures in later years are not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Kirkbride Primary School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Cumberland average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 55% | 53% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 31% | 52.2% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 38% | 54.9% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 3.6% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 3.8% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 3.7% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 87 |
| 2023/24 | 89 |
| 2024/25 | 78 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Kirkbride Primary School compares
Kirkbride Primary School ranked 96th of 111 primary schools in Cumberland for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 10% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 89% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 38% | 3.7% | 7.1% | 77 | — |
| Bowness-on-Solway Primary School | 75% | 2.9% | 22.5% | 40 | 4.1 miles |
| Wiggonby CofE School | 75% | 5.7% | 3.9% | 61 | 4.5 miles |
| Kirkbampton CofE School | 63% | 2.9% | 10.3% | 94 | 4.9 miles |
| St Cuthbert's Catholic Primary School | 91% | 6.4% | 37% | 136 | 4.9 miles |
| Holm Cultram Abbey CofE Primary School | 10% | 7.3% | 44.9% | 43 | 4.9 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 7.14%
- English as an additional language
- 0%
- Overall absence
- 3.74%
- Persistent absence
- 8.2%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Bowness-on-Solway Primary School4.1 miles
Primary · Wigton
-
Wiggonby CofE School4.5 miles
Primary · Wigton
-
Kirkbampton CofE School4.9 miles
Primary · Carlisle
-
St Cuthbert's Catholic Primary School4.9 miles
Primary · Wigton
-
Holm Cultram Abbey CofE Primary School4.9 miles
Primary · Wigton
Other schools in Wigton
Kirkbride Primary School ranks 10th of the 14 ranked primary schools in Wigton.
- Blennerhasset School Primary
- Boltons CofE School Primary
- Bowness-on-Solway Primary School Primary
- Fellview Primary School Primary
- Holm Cultram Abbey CofE Primary School Primary
- Ireby CofE School Primary
- Oughterside Primary School Primary
- Plumbland CofE School Primary
- Richmond Hill School Primary
- Rosley CofE School Primary
- Silloth Primary School Primary
- St Cuthbert's Catholic Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Kirkbride Primary School teach?
- Kirkbride Primary School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Wigton.
- Who is the headteacher of Kirkbride Primary School?
- The headteacher of Kirkbride Primary School is Miss Hannah Binns, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Kirkbride Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Kirkbride Primary School, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How big is Kirkbride Primary School?
- Kirkbride Primary School has 77 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Kirkbride Primary School full?
- Kirkbride Primary School has capacity for 91 pupils and 77 on roll (85%), so it has space against its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Kirkbride Primary School a faith school?
- No. Kirkbride Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Kirkbride Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Kirkbride Primary School as having nursery classes.
- How have Kirkbride Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 55% in 2022/23 and 38% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Kirkbride Primary School rank locally?
- Kirkbride Primary School ranked 96th of 111 primary schools in Cumberland for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 10% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 89% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Kirkbride Primary School's absence rate?
- Kirkbride Primary School's overall absence rate is 3.7% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Kirkbride Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Kirkbride Primary School's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 29 June 2026.