Seaton St. Paul's CofE Junior School
Seaton Park, Seaton, Workington, CA14 1HA
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Voluntary controlled school
- Ages
- 7 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Headteacher
- Mrs Lynn Carini
- Diocese
- Diocese of Carlisle
- Constituency
- Whitehaven and Workington
- Setting
- Urban: Further from a major town or city
- Capacity
- 240
- Pupils on roll
- 204
- URN
- 112277
- Local authority
- Cumberland
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01900605774
About this school
Seaton St. Paul's CofE Junior School is a Church of England voluntary controlled primary school in Workington. It teaches children aged 7 to 11 and has 204 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Seaton St. Paul's CofE 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
Confirmed by a short inspection, not a full one
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 21 February 2024, where inspectors confirmed the school remains Good. 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 | 60 | 47 | 53 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 57% | 51% | 42% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 3% | 0% | 6% |
| Expected standard in reading | 72% | 72% | 62% |
| Expected standard in maths | 65% | 57% | 58% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 62% | 60% | 57% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 103.0 | 103.0 | 102.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 102.0 | 100.0 | 101.0 |
| Reading progress | -4.50 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -2.50 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -4.70 | - | - |
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 Seaton St. Paul's CofE 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 | 57% | 53% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 51% | 52.2% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 42% | 54.9% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.3% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.5% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.4% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 208 |
| 2023/24 | 201 |
| 2024/25 | 197 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Seaton St. Paul's CofE Junior School compares
Seaton St. Paul's CofE Junior School ranked 91st of 111 primary schools in Cumberland for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 13% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 74% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 42% | 4.4% | 18.3% | 204 | — |
| Seaton Academy | — | 4.3% | 12.6% | 197 | 0.3 miles |
| Northside Primary School | 30% | 5% | 74.7% | 75 | 1.0 miles |
| St Patrick's Catholic Primary School | 53% | 4% | 20.9% | 199 | 1.3 miles |
| Ashfield Junior School | 62% | 3.8% | 23.1% | 254 | 1.4 miles |
| St Michael's Nursery and Infant School | — | 6.3% | 32.1% | 117 | 1.5 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)
- 18.27%
- English as an additional language
- 0.5%
- Overall absence
- 4.44%
- Persistent absence
- 8.54%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Seaton Academy0.3 miles
Primary · Workington
-
Northside Primary School1.0 miles
Primary · Workington
-
St Patrick's Catholic Primary School1.3 miles
Primary · Workington
-
Ashfield Junior School1.4 miles
Primary · Workington
-
St Michael's Nursery and Infant School1.5 miles
Primary · Workington
Other schools in Workington
Seaton St. Paul's CofE Junior School ranks 9th of the 12 ranked primary 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
- 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 Seaton St. Paul's CofE Junior School teach?
- Seaton St. Paul's CofE Junior School teaches children aged 7 to 11. It is a primary school in Workington.
- Who is the headteacher of Seaton St. Paul's CofE Junior School?
- The headteacher of Seaton St. Paul's CofE Junior School is Mrs Lynn Carini, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Seaton St. Paul's CofE Junior School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Seaton St. Paul's CofE 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 Seaton St. Paul's CofE Junior School?
- Seaton St. Paul's CofE Junior School has 204 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 7 to 11.
- Is Seaton St. Paul's CofE Junior School full?
- Seaton St. Paul's CofE Junior School has capacity for 240 pupils and 204 on roll (85%), 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 Seaton St. Paul's CofE Junior School a faith school?
- Yes. Seaton St. Paul's CofE Junior School is designated Church of England, in the Diocese of Carlisle.
- Does Seaton St. Paul's CofE Junior School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Seaton St. Paul's CofE Junior School as having no nursery classes.
- How have Seaton St. Paul's CofE Junior School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 57% in 2022/23 and 42% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Seaton St. Paul's CofE Junior School compare with other schools in Cumberland?
- Seaton St. Paul's CofE Junior School ranked 91st of 111 primary schools in Cumberland for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 13% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 74% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Seaton St. Paul's CofE Junior School's absence rate?
- Seaton St. Paul's CofE Junior School's overall absence rate is 4.4% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Seaton St. Paul's CofE Junior School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Seaton St. Paul's CofE 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.