Frizington Community Primary School
Main Street, Frizington, CA26 3PF
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs Sarah Rose
- Constituency
- Whitehaven and Workington
- Setting
- Smaller rural: Further from a major town or city
- Pupils on roll
- 109
- URN
- 112156
- Local authority
- Cumberland
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01946810611
About this school
Frizington Community Primary School is a community primary school in Frizington. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 109 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Frizington Community 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. 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
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 25 | 20 | 20 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 24% | 55% | 70% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 4% | 10% | 15% |
| Expected standard in reading | 48% | 75% | 75% |
| Expected standard in maths | 40% | 75% | 80% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 52% | 70% | 75% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 101.0 | 106.0 | 105.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 100.0 | 103.0 | 104.0 |
| Reading progress | -0.30 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +2.50 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +0.20 | - | - |
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 Frizington Community 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 | 24% | 53% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 55% | 52.2% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 70% | 54.9% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.1% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.8% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 3.5% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 135 |
| 2023/24 | 129 |
| 2024/25 | 121 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Frizington Community Primary School compares
Frizington Community Primary School ranked 25th of 111 primary schools in Cumberland for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 66% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 93% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 70% | 3.5% | 14.9% | 109 | — |
| St Joseph's Catholic Primary School | — | 6% | 28.9% | 55 | 0.2 miles |
| Arlecdon Primary School | — | 3.6% | 18.9% | 46 | 1.1 miles |
| Kirkland Church of England Academy | — | 6.1% | 17.1% | 42 | 1.8 miles |
| Montreal CofE Primary School | 33% | 5.3% | 43.4% | 107 | 2.0 miles |
| St Patrick's Catholic Primary School | 70% | 4.8% | 31.7% | 271 | 2.2 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)
- 14.88%
- English as an additional language
- 4.1%
- Overall absence
- 3.5%
- Persistent absence
- 3.74%
Location
Nearby schools
-
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School0.2 miles
Primary · Frizington
-
Arlecdon Primary School1.1 miles
Primary · Frizington
-
Kirkland Church of England Academy1.8 miles
Primary · Frizington
-
Montreal CofE Primary School2.0 miles
Primary · Cleator Moor
-
St Patrick's Catholic Primary School2.2 miles
Primary · Cleator Moor
Other schools in Frizington
- Arlecdon Primary School Primary
- Kirkland Church of England Academy Primary
- St Joseph's Catholic Primary School Primary
- Frizington Nursery School Nursery
Common questions
- What ages does Frizington Community Primary School teach?
- Frizington Community Primary School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Frizington.
- Who is the headteacher of Frizington Community Primary School?
- The headteacher of Frizington Community Primary School is Mrs Sarah Rose, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Frizington Community Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Frizington Community 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 Frizington Community Primary School?
- Frizington Community Primary School has 109 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Frizington Community Primary School a faith school?
- No. Frizington Community Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Frizington Community Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Frizington Community Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- How have Frizington Community Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 24% in 2022/23 and 70% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Frizington Community Primary School compare with other schools in Cumberland?
- Frizington Community Primary School ranked 25th of 111 primary schools in Cumberland for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 66% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 93% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Frizington Community Primary School's absence rate?
- Frizington Community Primary School's overall absence rate is 3.5% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Frizington Community Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Frizington Community 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.