Oughterside Primary School
Aspatria, Wigton, CA7 2PY
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Foundation school
- Ages
- 2 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Headteacher
- Mrs Sarah Kirkbride
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Penrith and Solway
- Setting
- Smaller rural: Further from a major town or city
- Capacity
- 84
- Pupils on roll
- 69
- URN
- 112138
- Local authority
- Cumberland
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01697320579
About this school
Oughterside Primary School is a foundation primary school in Wigton. It teaches children aged 2 to 11 and has 69 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Oughterside Primary School, and its latest judgement is set out 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
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
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 6 | 9 | 2 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 50% | 56% | - |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 0% | - |
| Expected standard in reading | 67% | 67% | - |
| Expected standard in maths | 50% | 78% | - |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 67% | 89% | - |
| Average scaled score in reading | 107.0 | 102.0 | - |
| Average scaled score in maths | 101.0 | 104.0 | - |
Trends over time
How Oughterside 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 | 50% | 53% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 56% | 52.2% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | — | 54.9% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.8% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.7% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.9% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 64 |
| 2023/24 | 56 |
| 2024/25 | 60 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Oughterside Primary School compares
Its absence rate was lower than 41% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | — | 5.9% | 41.2% | 69 | — |
| Plumbland CofE School | 67% | 4.3% | 11.3% | 53 | 1.8 miles |
| Richmond Hill School | 59% | 4.9% | 38% | 205 | 2.1 miles |
| St Matthew's CofE School | 57% | 3% | 4.4% | 51 | 2.4 miles |
| Allonby Primary School | — | 8.7% | 18.8% | 27 | 2.9 miles |
| Crosscanonby St John's CofE School | 18% | 9.8% | 27.8% | 51 | 3.3 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)
- 41.18%
- English as an additional language
- 0%
- Overall absence
- 5.85%
- Persistent absence
- 14.58%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Plumbland CofE School1.8 miles
Primary · Wigton
-
Richmond Hill School2.1 miles
Primary · Wigton
-
St Matthew's CofE School2.4 miles
Primary · Wigton
-
Allonby Primary School2.9 miles
Primary · Maryport
-
Crosscanonby St John's CofE School3.3 miles
Primary · Maryport
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
- 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 ages does Oughterside Primary School teach?
- Oughterside Primary School teaches children aged 2 to 11. It is a primary school in Wigton.
- Who is the headteacher of Oughterside Primary School?
- The headteacher of Oughterside Primary School is Mrs Sarah Kirkbride, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Oughterside Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Oughterside 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 many pupils are at Oughterside Primary School?
- Oughterside Primary School has 69 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 2 to 11.
- Is Oughterside Primary School full?
- Oughterside Primary School has capacity for 84 pupils and 69 on roll (82%), 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 Oughterside Primary School a faith school?
- No. Oughterside Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Oughterside Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Oughterside Primary School as having nursery classes.
- How have Oughterside Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 50% in 2022/23 and 56% in 2023/24. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- What is Oughterside Primary School's absence rate?
- Oughterside Primary School's overall absence rate is 5.9% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Oughterside Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Oughterside 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.