Northside Primary School
Northside Road, Northside, Workington, CA14 1BD
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 2 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- CUMBRIA EDUCATION TRUST
- Headteacher
- Headteacher Gemma Brierley
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sponsor
- Cumbria Education Trust
- Constituency
- Whitehaven and Workington
- Setting
- Urban: Further from a major town or city
- Capacity
- 98
- Pupils on roll
- 75
- URN
- 143536
- Local authority
- Cumberland
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 0190062255
About this school
Northside Primary School is a primary academy in Workington. It teaches children aged 2 to 11 and has 75 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
A short monitoring inspection followed on : inspectors found that standards have been maintained.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 3 | 8 | 10 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | - | 38% | 30% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | - | 0% | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | - | 63% | 50% |
| Expected standard in maths | - | 88% | 50% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | - | 75% | 40% |
| Average scaled score in reading | - | 101.0 | 100.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | - | 100.0 | 98.0 |
Trends over time
How Northside 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% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 38% | 52.2% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 30% | 54.9% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 6.3% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.8% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 64 |
| 2023/24 | 80 |
| 2024/25 | 79 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Northside Primary School compares
Northside Primary School ranked 103rd of 111 primary schools in Cumberland for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 7% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 59% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 30% | 5% | 74.7% | 75 | — |
| St Patrick's Catholic Primary School | 53% | 4% | 20.9% | 199 | 0.5 miles |
| St Michael's Nursery and Infant School | — | 6.3% | 32.1% | 117 | 0.6 miles |
| Seaton St. Paul's CofE Junior School | 42% | 4.4% | 18.3% | 204 | 1.0 miles |
| Victoria Junior School | 29% | 5% | 39.4% | 311 | 1.0 miles |
| Ashfield Infant & Nursery School | — | 4.7% | 13.1% | 200 | 1.1 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.
Inspection history
-
Ungraded inspection report1 July 2025
- 11 February 2020
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 74.65%
- English as an additional language
- 1.3%
- Overall absence
- 5.01%
- Persistent absence
- 12.12%
Location
Nearby schools
-
St Patrick's Catholic Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Workington
-
St Michael's Nursery and Infant School0.6 miles
Primary · Workington
-
Seaton St. Paul's CofE Junior School1.0 miles
Primary · Workington
-
Victoria Junior School1.0 miles
Primary · Workington
-
Ashfield Infant & Nursery School1.1 miles
Primary · Workington
Other schools in Workington
Northside Primary School ranks 10th 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
- 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
- St Patrick's Catholic Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Northside Primary School teach?
- Northside Primary School teaches children aged 2 to 11. It is a primary school in Workington.
- Who is the headteacher of Northside Primary School?
- The headteacher of Northside Primary School is Headteacher Gemma Brierley, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Northside Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Northside 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 Northside Primary School?
- Northside Primary School has 75 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 2 to 11.
- Is Northside Primary School full?
- Northside Primary School has capacity for 98 pupils and 75 on roll (77%), 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 Northside Primary School a faith school?
- No. Northside Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Northside Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Northside Primary School as having nursery classes.
- Who runs Northside Primary School?
- Northside Primary School is part of CUMBRIA EDUCATION TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Northside Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 38% in 2023/24 and 30% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Northside Primary School rank locally?
- Northside Primary School ranked 103rd of 111 primary schools in Cumberland for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 7% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 59% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Northside Primary School's absence rate?
- Northside Primary School's overall absence rate is 5% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Northside Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Northside 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 10 July 2026.