Ashfield Junior School
High Street, Workington, CA14 4ES
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 7 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs Sue Frost
- SEN provision
- ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder
- Constituency
- Whitehaven and Workington
- Setting
- Urban: Further from a major town or city
- Capacity
- 256
- Pupils on roll
- 254
- URN
- 112147
- Local authority
- Cumberland
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01900604565
About this school
Ashfield Junior School is a community primary school in Workington. It teaches children aged 7 to 11 and has 254 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Ashfield Junior 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
- 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 | 63 | 65 | 63 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 52% | 45% | 62% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 3% | 3% | 3% |
| Expected standard in reading | 68% | 65% | 76% |
| Expected standard in maths | 67% | 60% | 70% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 68% | 60% | 68% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 103.0 | 104.0 | 105.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 102.0 | 102.0 | 104.0 |
| Reading progress | -2.80 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -2.70 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -3.30 | - | - |
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 Ashfield 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 | 52% | 53% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 45% | 52.2% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 62% | 54.9% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 4.9% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.7% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 3.8% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 254 |
| 2023/24 | 253 |
| 2024/25 | 255 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Ashfield Junior School compares
Ashfield Junior School ranked 42nd of 111 primary schools in Cumberland for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 45% 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 | 62% | 3.8% | 23.1% | 254 | — |
| Ashfield Infant & Nursery School | — | 4.7% | 13.1% | 200 | 0.1 miles |
| Victoria Infant and Nursery School | — | 4.3% | 24.2% | 251 | 0.7 miles |
| Victoria Junior School | 29% | 5% | 39.4% | 311 | 0.7 miles |
| St Patrick's Catholic Primary School | 53% | 4% | 20.9% | 199 | 0.7 miles |
| St Gregory's Catholic Primary School, Workington | 47% | 5% | 46.8% | 183 | 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.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 23.14%
- English as an additional language
- 2.4%
- Overall absence
- 3.76%
- Persistent absence
- 4.65%
Location
Nearby schools
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Ashfield Infant & Nursery School0.1 miles
Primary · Workington
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Victoria Infant and Nursery School0.7 miles
Primary · Workington
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Victoria Junior School0.7 miles
Primary · Workington
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St Patrick's Catholic Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Workington
-
St Gregory's Catholic Primary School, Workington0.8 miles
Primary · Workington
Other schools in Workington
Ashfield Junior School ranks 5th of the 12 ranked primary schools in Workington.
- Ashfield Infant & Nursery 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 Michael's Nursery and Infant School Primary
- St Patrick's Catholic Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Ashfield Junior School teach?
- Ashfield Junior School teaches children aged 7 to 11. It is a primary school in Workington.
- Who is the headteacher of Ashfield Junior School?
- The headteacher of Ashfield Junior School is Mrs Sue Frost, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Ashfield Junior School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Ashfield 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 many pupils are at Ashfield Junior School?
- Ashfield Junior School has 254 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 7 to 11.
- Is Ashfield Junior School full?
- Ashfield Junior School has capacity for 256 pupils and 254 on roll (99%), so it is close to full. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Ashfield Junior School a faith school?
- No. Ashfield Junior School has no designated religious character.
- Does Ashfield Junior School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Ashfield Junior School as having no nursery classes.
- What SEN provision does Ashfield Junior School have?
- The schools register lists Ashfield Junior School's special educational needs provision as: ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- How have Ashfield Junior School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 52% in 2022/23 and 62% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Ashfield Junior School compare with other schools in Cumberland?
- Ashfield Junior School ranked 42nd of 111 primary schools in Cumberland for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 45% 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 Ashfield Junior School's absence rate?
- Ashfield Junior School's overall absence rate is 3.8% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Ashfield Junior School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Ashfield 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.