St Michael's Nursery and Infant School
Station Road, Workington, CA14 2UY
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 2 to 7
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs Candice Regan
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Whitehaven and Workington
- Setting
- Urban: Further from a major town or city
- Capacity
- 136
- Pupils on roll
- 117
- URN
- 112143
- Local authority
- Cumberland
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01900608111
About this school
St Michael's Nursery and Infant School is a community primary school in Workington. It teaches children aged 2 to 7 and has 117 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected St Michael's 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. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 18 March 2025, where inspectors found that standards have been maintained. The school's last full inspection took place before September 2019, so its area grades are not part of Ofsted's current published data. Older reports are on the school's Ofsted page.
Trends over time
How St Michael's 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 | 7.6% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 6.3% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 65 |
| 2023/24 | 91 |
| 2024/25 | 110 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How St Michael's Nursery and Infant School compares
Its absence rate was lower than 33% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | — | 6.3% | 32.1% | 117 | — |
| St Patrick's Catholic Primary School | 53% | 4% | 20.9% | 199 | 0.2 miles |
| Victoria Junior School | 29% | 5% | 39.4% | 311 | 0.5 miles |
| Victoria Infant and Nursery School | — | 4.3% | 24.2% | 251 | 0.6 miles |
| Northside Primary School | 30% | 5% | 74.7% | 75 | 0.6 miles |
| Ashfield Infant & Nursery School | — | 4.7% | 13.1% | 200 | 0.7 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)
- 32.08%
- English as an additional language
- 15.5%
- Overall absence
- 6.31%
- Persistent absence
- 21.21%
Location
Nearby schools
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St Patrick's Catholic Primary School0.2 miles
Primary · Workington
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Victoria Junior School0.5 miles
Primary · Workington
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Victoria Infant and Nursery School0.6 miles
Primary · Workington
-
Northside Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Workington
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Ashfield Infant & Nursery School0.7 miles
Primary · Workington
Other schools in Workington
- Ashfield Infant & Nursery School Primary
- Ashfield Junior School Primary
- Beckstone Primary School Primary
- Dean CofE School Primary
- Derwent Vale Primary and Nursery School Primary
- Distington Community School Primary
- Northside Primary School Primary
- Seaton Academy Primary
- Seaton St. Paul's CofE Junior School Primary
- St Gregory's Catholic Primary School, Workington Primary
- St Mary's Catholic Primary School Primary
- St Patrick's Catholic Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does St Michael's Nursery and Infant School teach?
- St Michael's Nursery and Infant School teaches children aged 2 to 7. It is a primary school in Workington.
- Who is the headteacher of St Michael's Nursery and Infant School?
- The headteacher of St Michael's Nursery and Infant School is Mrs Candice Regan, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has St Michael's Nursery and Infant School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected St Michael's 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 St Michael's Nursery and Infant School?
- St Michael's Nursery and Infant School has 117 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 2 to 7.
- Is St Michael's Nursery and Infant School full?
- St Michael's Nursery and Infant School has capacity for 136 pupils and 117 on roll (86%), 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 St Michael's Nursery and Infant School a faith school?
- No. St Michael's Nursery and Infant School has no designated religious character.
- Does St Michael's Nursery and Infant School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records St Michael's Nursery and Infant School as having nursery classes.
- What is St Michael's Nursery and Infant School's absence rate?
- St Michael's Nursery and Infant School's overall absence rate is 6.3% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- Does St Michael's 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 St Michael's 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.