Our Lady and St Patrick's Catholic Primary School, Maryport
Ennerdale Road, Maryport, CA15 8HN
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 2 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Trust
- MATER CHRISTI MULTI-ACADEMY TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mrs Sheryl Slack
- Diocese
- Diocese of Lancaster
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sponsor
- Mater Christi Multi Academy Trust
- Constituency
- Penrith and Solway
- Setting
- Larger rural: Further from a major town or city
- Capacity
- 240
- Pupils on roll
- 204
- URN
- 149245
- Local authority
- Cumberland
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01900812582
About this school
Our Lady and St Patrick's Catholic Primary School, Maryport is a Roman Catholic primary academy in Maryport. It teaches children aged 2 to 11 and has 204 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Our Lady and St Patrick's Catholic Primary School, Maryport, and its latest judgement is set out 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
Ofsted did not give an overall grade. Between September 2024 and September 2025 inspections graded each area of a school's work without a single overall judgement, ahead of the move to report cards. 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 | 29 | 28 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 79% | 62% | 54% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 10% | 7% | 11% |
| Expected standard in reading | 79% | 93% | 64% |
| Expected standard in maths | 83% | 72% | 71% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 83% | 83% | 68% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 107.0 | 108.0 | 102.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 104.0 | 104.0 | 103.0 |
| Reading progress | +0.90 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +0.70 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -1.30 | - | - |
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 Our Lady and St Patrick's Catholic Primary School, Maryport 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 | 79% | 53% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 62% | 52.2% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 54% | 54.9% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 6.5% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.5% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.5% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 212 |
| 2023/24 | 218 |
| 2024/25 | 214 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Our Lady and St Patrick's Catholic Primary School, Maryport compares
Our Lady and St Patrick's Catholic Primary School, Maryport ranked 60th of 111 primary schools in Cumberland for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 28% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 71% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 54% | 4.5% | 39% | 204 | — |
| Ewanrigg Junior School | 48% | 6% | 63.3% | 133 | 0.1 miles |
| Ellenborough Academy | — | 4.4% | 46.2% | 50 | 0.3 miles |
| Netherton Infant School | — | 6.3% | 35.1% | 69 | 0.3 miles |
| Grasslot Infant School | — | 5.6% | 32% | 65 | 0.3 miles |
| Maryport CofE Primary School | 45% | 5.2% | 13.8% | 297 | 0.8 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)
- 39.01%
- English as an additional language
- 13.1%
- Overall absence
- 4.53%
- Persistent absence
- 8.7%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Ewanrigg Junior School0.1 miles
Primary · Maryport
-
Ellenborough Academy0.3 miles
Primary · Maryport
-
Netherton Infant School0.3 miles
Primary · Maryport
-
Grasslot Infant School0.3 miles
Primary · Maryport
-
Maryport CofE Primary School0.8 miles
Primary · Maryport
Other schools in Maryport
Our Lady and St Patrick's Catholic Primary School, Maryport ranks 2nd 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
- Flimby Primary School Primary
- Grasslot Infant School Primary
- Holme St Cuthbert School Primary
- Maryport CofE Primary School Primary
- Netherton Infant School Primary
- Netherhall School Secondary
Common questions
- What ages does Our Lady and St Patrick's Catholic Primary School, Maryport teach?
- Our Lady and St Patrick's Catholic Primary School, Maryport teaches children aged 2 to 11. It is a primary school in Maryport.
- Who is the headteacher of Our Lady and St Patrick's Catholic Primary School, Maryport?
- The headteacher of Our Lady and St Patrick's Catholic Primary School, Maryport is Mrs Sheryl Slack, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Our Lady and St Patrick's Catholic Primary School, Maryport been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Our Lady and St Patrick's Catholic Primary School, Maryport, 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 Our Lady and St Patrick's Catholic Primary School, Maryport?
- Our Lady and St Patrick's Catholic Primary School, Maryport has 204 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 2 to 11.
- Is Our Lady and St Patrick's Catholic Primary School, Maryport full?
- Our Lady and St Patrick's Catholic Primary School, Maryport 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 Our Lady and St Patrick's Catholic Primary School, Maryport a faith school?
- Yes. Our Lady and St Patrick's Catholic Primary School, Maryport is designated Roman Catholic, in the Diocese of Lancaster.
- Does Our Lady and St Patrick's Catholic Primary School, Maryport have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Our Lady and St Patrick's Catholic Primary School, Maryport as having nursery classes.
- Is Our Lady and St Patrick's Catholic Primary School, Maryport part of an academy trust?
- Our Lady and St Patrick's Catholic Primary School, Maryport is part of MATER CHRISTI MULTI-ACADEMY TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Our Lady and St Patrick's Catholic Primary School, Maryport's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 79% in 2022/23 and 54% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Our Lady and St Patrick's Catholic Primary School, Maryport compare with other schools in Cumberland?
- Our Lady and St Patrick's Catholic Primary School, Maryport ranked 60th of 111 primary schools in Cumberland for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 28% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 71% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Our Lady and St Patrick's Catholic Primary School, Maryport's absence rate?
- Our Lady and St Patrick's Catholic Primary School, Maryport's overall absence rate is 4.5% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Our Lady and St Patrick's Catholic Primary School, Maryport's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Our Lady and St Patrick's Catholic Primary School, Maryport'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.