Westfield Nursery and Primary School
Nilsson Drive, Workington, CA14 5BD
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Miss Angela Quirk
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Whitehaven and Workington
- Setting
- Urban: Further from a major town or city
- Capacity
- 180
- Pupils on roll
- 160
- URN
- 133390
- Local authority
- Cumberland
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01900874000
About this school
Westfield Nursery and Primary School is a community primary school in Workington. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 160 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school 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 | 29 | 28 | 14 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 55% | 68% | 64% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 10% | 7% | 7% |
| Expected standard in reading | 86% | 75% | 79% |
| Expected standard in maths | 83% | 75% | 64% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 79% | 79% | 79% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 108.0 | 106.0 | 105.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 105.0 | 103.0 | 102.0 |
| Reading progress | +4.00 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -0.10 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +2.10 | - | - |
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 Westfield Nursery and 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 | 55% | 53% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 68% | 52.2% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 64% | 54.9% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 7.5% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 7.8% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 6.7% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 157 |
| 2023/24 | 148 |
| 2024/25 | 145 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Westfield Nursery and Primary School compares
Westfield Nursery and Primary School ranked 39th of 111 primary schools in Cumberland for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 50% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 28% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 64% | 6.7% | 66.4% | 160 | — |
| St Gregory's Catholic Primary School, Workington | 47% | 5% | 46.8% | 183 | 0.3 miles |
| Victoria Infant and Nursery School | — | 4.3% | 24.2% | 251 | 0.6 miles |
| St Mary's Catholic Primary School | 69% | 5.6% | 50.5% | 209 | 0.7 miles |
| Victoria Junior School | 29% | 5% | 39.4% | 311 | 0.7 miles |
| Ashfield Infant & Nursery School | — | 4.7% | 13.1% | 200 | 1.0 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)
- 66.43%
- English as an additional language
- 5.5%
- Overall absence
- 6.72%
- Persistent absence
- 20.16%
Location
Nearby schools
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St Gregory's Catholic Primary School, Workington0.3 miles
Primary · Workington
-
Victoria Infant and Nursery School0.6 miles
Primary · Workington
-
St Mary's Catholic Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Workington
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Victoria Junior School0.7 miles
Primary · Workington
-
Ashfield Infant & Nursery School1.0 miles
Primary · Workington
Other schools in Workington
Westfield Nursery and Primary School ranks 4th 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
- 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
Common questions
- What year groups does Westfield Nursery and Primary School teach?
- Westfield Nursery and Primary School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Workington.
- Who is the headteacher of Westfield Nursery and Primary School?
- The headteacher of Westfield Nursery and Primary School is Miss Angela Quirk, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Westfield Nursery and Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Westfield Nursery and 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 big is Westfield Nursery and Primary School?
- Westfield Nursery and Primary School has 160 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Westfield Nursery and Primary School full?
- Westfield Nursery and Primary School has capacity for 180 pupils and 160 on roll (89%), 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 Westfield Nursery and Primary School a faith school?
- No. Westfield Nursery and Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Westfield Nursery and Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Westfield Nursery and Primary School as having nursery classes.
- How have Westfield Nursery and Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 55% in 2022/23 and 64% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Westfield Nursery and Primary School rank locally?
- Westfield Nursery and Primary School ranked 39th of 111 primary schools in Cumberland for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 50% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 28% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Westfield Nursery and Primary School's absence rate?
- Westfield Nursery and Primary School's overall absence rate is 6.7% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Westfield Nursery and Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Westfield Nursery and 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 30 June 2026.