St Cuthbert's Catholic Primary School
Eastend, Wigton, CA7 9HZ
This school is closed (it closed in August 2024).
It was replaced by St Cuthbert's Catholic Primary School. That page has the school's current information.
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Voluntary aided school
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Headteacher
- Mrs Ann-Marie Handford
- Diocese
- Diocese of Lancaster
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Penrith and Solway
- Setting
- (England/Wales) Rural town and fringe
- Capacity
- 154
- Pupils on roll
- 123
- URN
- 112310
- Local authority
- Cumberland
About this school
St Cuthbert's Catholic Primary School was a Roman Catholic voluntary aided primary school in Wigton. It taught children aged 3 to 11 and had 123 pupils on roll.
Ofsted did not inspect it under the current framework.
Ofsted judgement
St Cuthbert's Catholic Primary School has not been inspected by Ofsted yet.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 |
|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 12 | 18 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 67% | 56% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 17% | 11% |
| Expected standard in reading | 92% | 83% |
| Expected standard in maths | 75% | 61% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 83% | 83% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 109.0 | 107.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 104.0 | 103.0 |
| Reading progress | +6.80 | - |
| Writing progress | +5.00 | - |
| Maths progress | +3.10 | - |
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 St Cuthbert's Catholic 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 | 67% | 53% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 56% | 52.2% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | — | 54.9% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 7.3% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 6% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | — | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 115 |
| 2023/24 | 123 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How St Cuthbert's Catholic Primary School compares
Its absence rate was lower than 43% of England schools in 2023/24.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | — | 6% | 32.7% | 123 | — |
| St Cuthbert's Catholic Primary School | 91% | 6.4% | 37% | 136 | 0.0 miles |
| Thomlinson Junior School | 46% | 3.7% | 16% | 227 | 0.4 miles |
| Wigton Nursery and Infant School | — | 5.3% | 10.9% | 165 | 0.6 miles |
| Boltons CofE School | 45% | 6% | 2.6% | 86 | 3.1 miles |
| Wiggonby CofE School | 75% | 5.7% | 3.9% | 61 | 3.5 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 2023/24 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 32.7%
- English as an additional language
- 8.9%
- Overall absence
- 6%
- Persistent absence
- 12.8%
Location
Nearby schools
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St Cuthbert's Catholic Primary School0.0 miles
Primary · Wigton
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Thomlinson Junior School0.4 miles
Primary · Wigton
-
Wigton Nursery and Infant School0.6 miles
Primary · Wigton
-
Boltons CofE School3.1 miles
Primary · Wigton
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Wiggonby CofE School3.5 miles
Primary · Wigton
Other 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
- Silloth Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does St Cuthbert's Catholic Primary School teach?
- St Cuthbert's Catholic Primary School taught children aged 3 to 11. It was a primary school in Wigton.
- Has St Cuthbert's Catholic Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has not inspected St Cuthbert's Catholic Primary School under its current framework, so no current judgement is shown. That is common for newer schools and is not a mark against a school.
- How many pupils are at St Cuthbert's Catholic Primary School?
- St Cuthbert's Catholic Primary School had 123 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- How have St Cuthbert's Catholic Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 67% in 2022/23 and 56% in 2023/24. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- What are St Cuthbert's Catholic Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, St Cuthbert's Catholic 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 31 August 2024.