Silloth Primary School
Liddel Street, Silloth, Wigton, CA7 4DR
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Miss Emma Mounsey (Acting Head Teacher)
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Penrith and Solway
- Setting
- Smaller rural: Further from a major town or city
- Capacity
- 210
- Pupils on roll
- 185
- URN
- 112235
- Local authority
- Cumberland
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01697331243
About this school
Silloth Primary School is a community primary school in Wigton. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 185 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Silloth 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
Confirmed by a short inspection, not a full one
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 10 July 2024, where inspectors confirmed the school remains Outstanding, but had some concerns; a full inspection will follow. 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.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 30 | 23 | 26 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 53% | 57% | 38% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 4% | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 80% | 65% | 54% |
| Expected standard in maths | 70% | 74% | 69% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 77% | 70% | 50% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 104.0 | 102.0 | 101.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 103.0 | 101.0 | 100.0 |
| Reading progress | -1.60 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -1.00 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -1.40 | - | - |
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 Silloth 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 | 53% | 53% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 57% | 52.2% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 38% | 54.9% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 6% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 6% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.4% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 181 |
| 2023/24 | 176 |
| 2024/25 | 177 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Silloth Primary School compares
Silloth Primary School ranked 97th of 111 primary schools in Cumberland for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 10% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 52% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 38% | 5.4% | 21.1% | 185 | — |
| Holm Cultram Abbey CofE Primary School | 10% | 7.3% | 44.9% | 43 | 4.2 miles |
| Holme St Cuthbert School | — | 5.6% | 23.1% | 21 | 4.3 miles |
| St Matthew's CofE School | 57% | 3% | 4.4% | 51 | 6.3 miles |
| Allonby Primary School | — | 8.7% | 18.8% | 27 | 6.9 miles |
| Kirkbride Primary School | 38% | 3.7% | 7.1% | 77 | 7.4 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)
- 21.09%
- English as an additional language
- 1.1%
- Overall absence
- 5.36%
- Persistent absence
- 13.95%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Holm Cultram Abbey CofE Primary School4.2 miles
Primary · Wigton
-
Holme St Cuthbert School4.3 miles
Primary · Maryport
-
St Matthew's CofE School6.3 miles
Primary · Wigton
-
Allonby Primary School6.9 miles
Primary · Maryport
-
Kirkbride Primary School7.4 miles
Primary · Wigton
Other schools in Wigton
Silloth Primary School ranks 11th of the 14 ranked primary 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
- Oughterside Primary School Primary
- Plumbland CofE School Primary
- Richmond Hill School Primary
- Rosley CofE School Primary
- St Cuthbert's Catholic Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Silloth Primary School teach?
- Silloth Primary School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Wigton.
- Who is the headteacher of Silloth Primary School?
- The headteacher of Silloth Primary School is Miss Emma Mounsey (Acting Head Teacher), as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Silloth Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Silloth 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 Silloth Primary School?
- Silloth Primary School has 185 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Silloth Primary School full?
- Silloth Primary School has capacity for 210 pupils and 185 on roll (88%), 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 Silloth Primary School a faith school?
- No. Silloth Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Silloth Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Silloth Primary School as having nursery classes.
- How have Silloth Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 53% in 2022/23 and 38% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Silloth Primary School compare with other schools in Cumberland?
- Silloth Primary School ranked 97th of 111 primary schools in Cumberland for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 10% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 52% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Silloth Primary School's absence rate?
- Silloth Primary School's overall absence rate is 5.4% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Silloth Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Silloth 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.