Flimby Primary School
Rye Hill Road, Flimby, Maryport, CA15 8PJ
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 2 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Trust
- CHANGING LIVES LEARNING TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mrs Tanya Peers
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sponsor
- Changing Lives Learning Trust
- Constituency
- Whitehaven and Workington
- Setting
- Larger rural: Further from a major town or city
- Capacity
- 200
- Pupils on roll
- 112
- URN
- 146423
- Local authority
- Cumberland
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01900812264
About this school
Flimby Primary School is a primary academy in Maryport. It teaches children aged 2 to 11 and has 112 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Flimby 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. 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 14 February 2023, 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 | 16 | 21 | 23 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 38% | 52% | 52% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 63% | 76% | 83% |
| Expected standard in maths | 44% | 81% | 83% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 56% | 71% | 78% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 101.0 | 103.0 | 106.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 99.0 | 101.0 | 105.0 |
| Reading progress | -1.30 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -2.90 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -2.80 | - | - |
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 Flimby 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 | 38% | 53% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 52% | 52.2% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 52% | 54.9% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 3.4% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.7% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 3.6% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 126 |
| 2023/24 | 125 |
| 2024/25 | 121 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Flimby Primary School compares
Flimby Primary School ranked 65th of 111 primary schools in Cumberland for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 24% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 91% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 52% | 3.6% | 30.8% | 112 | — |
| Grasslot Infant School | — | 5.6% | 32% | 65 | 1.3 miles |
| Our Lady and St Patrick's Catholic Primary School, Maryport | 54% | 4.5% | 39% | 204 | 1.4 miles |
| Ewanrigg Junior School | 48% | 6% | 63.3% | 133 | 1.5 miles |
| Ellenborough Academy | — | 4.4% | 46.2% | 50 | 1.7 miles |
| Netherton Infant School | — | 6.3% | 35.1% | 69 | 1.7 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)
- 30.84%
- English as an additional language
- 3.3%
- Overall absence
- 3.64%
- Persistent absence
- 5.26%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Grasslot Infant School1.3 miles
Primary · Maryport
-
Our Lady and St Patrick's Catholic Primary School, Maryport1.4 miles
Primary · Maryport
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Ewanrigg Junior School1.5 miles
Primary · Maryport
-
Ellenborough Academy1.7 miles
Primary · Maryport
-
Netherton Infant School1.7 miles
Primary · Maryport
Other schools in Maryport
Flimby Primary School ranks 3rd of the 6 ranked primary schools in Maryport.
- Allonby Primary School Primary
- Broughton Moor Primary School Primary
- Crosscanonby St John's CofE School Primary
- Dearham Primary School Primary
- Ellenborough Academy Primary
- Ewanrigg Junior School Primary
- Grasslot Infant School Primary
- Holme St Cuthbert School Primary
- Maryport CofE Primary School Primary
- Netherton Infant School Primary
- Our Lady and St Patrick's Catholic Primary School, Maryport Primary
- Netherhall School Secondary
Common questions
- What ages does Flimby Primary School teach?
- Flimby Primary School teaches children aged 2 to 11. It is a primary school in Maryport.
- Who is the headteacher of Flimby Primary School?
- The headteacher of Flimby Primary School is Mrs Tanya Peers, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Flimby Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Flimby 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 Flimby Primary School?
- Flimby Primary School has 112 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 2 to 11.
- Is Flimby Primary School full?
- Flimby Primary School has capacity for 200 pupils and 112 on roll (56%), 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 Flimby Primary School a faith school?
- No. Flimby Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Flimby Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Flimby Primary School as having nursery classes.
- Is Flimby Primary School part of an academy trust?
- Flimby Primary School is part of CHANGING LIVES LEARNING TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Flimby Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 38% in 2022/23 and 52% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Flimby Primary School compare with other schools in Cumberland?
- Flimby Primary School ranked 65th of 111 primary schools in Cumberland for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 24% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 91% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Flimby Primary School's absence rate?
- Flimby Primary School's overall absence rate is 3.6% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Flimby Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Flimby 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 2 July 2026.