Ewanrigg Junior School
Ennerdale Road, Maryport, CA15 8HN
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 7 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs Shelley McGlasson
- Constituency
- Penrith and Solway
- Setting
- Larger rural: Further from a major town or city
- Capacity
- 130
- Pupils on roll
- 133
- URN
- 112136
- Local authority
- Cumberland
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01900812330
About this school
Ewanrigg Junior School is a community primary school in Maryport. It teaches children aged 7 to 11 and has 133 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. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Ofsted did not give an overall grade. Between September 2024 and September 2025 inspections graded each area of a school's work without a single overall judgement, ahead of the move to report cards. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Requires improvement
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Requires improvement
- 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 | 32 | 34 | 29 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 31% | 35% | 48% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 0% | 3% |
| Expected standard in reading | 50% | 56% | 83% |
| Expected standard in maths | 53% | 44% | 62% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 66% | 32% | 69% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 101.0 | 103.0 | 106.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 101.0 | 99.0 | 102.0 |
| Reading progress | -3.00 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +0.30 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -2.60 | - | - |
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 Ewanrigg Junior 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 | 31% | 53% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 35% | 52.2% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 48% | 54.9% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 7% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 6.7% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 6% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 122 |
| 2023/24 | 126 |
| 2024/25 | 139 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Ewanrigg Junior School compares
Ewanrigg Junior School ranked 75th of 111 primary schools in Cumberland for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 19% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 38% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 48% | 6% | 63.3% | 133 | — |
| Our Lady and St Patrick's Catholic Primary School, Maryport | 54% | 4.5% | 39% | 204 | 0.1 miles |
| Ellenborough Academy | — | 4.4% | 46.2% | 50 | 0.2 miles |
| Netherton Infant School | — | 6.3% | 35.1% | 69 | 0.2 miles |
| Grasslot Infant School | — | 5.6% | 32% | 65 | 0.4 miles |
| Maryport CofE Primary School | 45% | 5.2% | 13.8% | 297 | 0.8 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.
Inspection history
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 63.31%
- English as an additional language
- 3.6%
- Overall absence
- 6.03%
- Persistent absence
- 17.02%
Location
Nearby schools
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Our Lady and St Patrick's Catholic Primary School, Maryport0.1 miles
Primary · Maryport
-
Ellenborough Academy0.2 miles
Primary · Maryport
-
Netherton Infant School0.2 miles
Primary · Maryport
-
Grasslot Infant School0.4 miles
Primary · Maryport
-
Maryport CofE Primary School0.8 miles
Primary · Maryport
Other schools in Maryport
Ewanrigg Junior School ranks 4th of the 6 ranked primary schools in Maryport.
- Allonby Primary School Primary
- Broughton Moor Primary School Primary
- Crosscanonby St John's CofE School Primary
- Dearham Primary School Primary
- Ellenborough Academy Primary
- Flimby Primary School Primary
- Grasslot Infant School Primary
- Holme St Cuthbert School Primary
- Maryport CofE Primary School Primary
- Netherton Infant School Primary
- Our Lady and St Patrick's Catholic Primary School, Maryport Primary
- Netherhall School Secondary
Common questions
- What year groups does Ewanrigg Junior School teach?
- Ewanrigg Junior School teaches children aged 7 to 11. It is a primary school in Maryport.
- Who is the headteacher of Ewanrigg Junior School?
- The headteacher of Ewanrigg Junior School is Mrs Shelley McGlasson, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Ewanrigg Junior School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Ewanrigg Junior 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 Ewanrigg Junior School?
- Ewanrigg Junior School has 133 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 7 to 11.
- Is Ewanrigg Junior School full?
- Ewanrigg Junior School has capacity for 130 pupils and 133 on roll (102%), so it is at or above 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 Ewanrigg Junior School a faith school?
- No. Ewanrigg Junior School has no designated religious character.
- Does Ewanrigg Junior School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Ewanrigg Junior School as having no nursery classes.
- How have Ewanrigg Junior School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 31% in 2022/23 and 48% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Ewanrigg Junior School rank locally?
- Ewanrigg Junior School ranked 75th of 111 primary schools in Cumberland for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 19% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 38% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Ewanrigg Junior School's absence rate?
- Ewanrigg Junior School's overall absence rate is 6% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Ewanrigg Junior School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Ewanrigg Junior 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.