Wigton Nursery and Infant School
Longthwaite Road, Wigton, CA7 9JR
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 3 to 7
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs Joanne Lloyd
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- SEN provision
- SLCN - Speech, language and Communication, ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder, SLD - Severe Learning Difficulty, PMLD - Profound and Multiple Learning Difficulty
- Constituency
- Penrith and Solway
- Setting
- Larger rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 206
- Pupils on roll
- 165
- URN
- 112126
- Local authority
- Cumberland
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01697342649
About this school
Wigton Nursery and Infant School is a community primary school in Wigton. It teaches children aged 3 to 7 and has 165 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Wigton Nursery and Infant School, and its latest judgement is set out 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
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Trends over time
How Wigton Nursery and Infant 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 | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 6.6% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.9% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.3% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 191 |
| 2023/24 | 182 |
| 2024/25 | 162 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Wigton Nursery and Infant School compares
Its absence rate was lower than 54% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | — | 5.3% | 10.9% | 165 | — |
| Thomlinson Junior School | 46% | 3.7% | 16% | 227 | 0.2 miles |
| St Cuthbert's Catholic Primary School | 91% | 6.4% | 37% | 136 | 0.6 miles |
| Boltons CofE School | 45% | 6% | 2.6% | 86 | 2.4 miles |
| Rosley CofE School | 67% | 2.6% | 4.9% | 66 | 3.8 miles |
| Wiggonby CofE School | 75% | 5.7% | 3.9% | 61 | 4.1 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)
- 10.85%
- English as an additional language
- 2.5%
- Overall absence
- 5.28%
- Persistent absence
- 10.42%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Thomlinson Junior School0.2 miles
Primary · Wigton
-
St Cuthbert's Catholic Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Wigton
-
Boltons CofE School2.4 miles
Primary · Wigton
-
Rosley CofE School3.8 miles
Primary · Wigton
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Wiggonby CofE School4.1 miles
Primary · Wigton
Other 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
- Kirkbride Primary School Primary
- Oughterside Primary School Primary
- Plumbland CofE School Primary
- Richmond Hill School Primary
- Rosley CofE School Primary
- Silloth Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Wigton Nursery and Infant School teach?
- Wigton Nursery and Infant School teaches children aged 3 to 7. It is a primary school in Wigton.
- Who is the headteacher of Wigton Nursery and Infant School?
- The headteacher of Wigton Nursery and Infant School is Mrs Joanne Lloyd, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Wigton Nursery and Infant School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Wigton Nursery and Infant 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 many pupils are at Wigton Nursery and Infant School?
- Wigton Nursery and Infant School has 165 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 7.
- Is Wigton Nursery and Infant School full?
- Wigton Nursery and Infant School has capacity for 206 pupils and 165 on roll (80%), 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 Wigton Nursery and Infant School a faith school?
- No. Wigton Nursery and Infant School has no designated religious character.
- Does Wigton Nursery and Infant School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Wigton Nursery and Infant School as having nursery classes.
- What SEN provision does Wigton Nursery and Infant School have?
- The schools register lists Wigton Nursery and Infant School's special educational needs provision as: SLCN - Speech, language and Communication; ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder; SLD - Severe Learning Difficulty; PMLD - Profound and Multiple Learning Difficulty. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- What is Wigton Nursery and Infant School's absence rate?
- Wigton Nursery and Infant School's overall absence rate is 5.3% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- Does Wigton Nursery and Infant School publish exam results?
- OfferDay shows exam results for a school only where the Department for Education has published them, and none are shown for Wigton Nursery and Infant School. That is usual for infant, nursery, special and independent schools, and for schools without recent published results.
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.