Schools in Wigton

About schools in Wigton

Wigton lists 21 schools, most of them primary schools. Its three secondary schools are where families compare options once a child finishes primary.

Ofsted inspects every school listed here. Its newer reports judge a school across several areas rather than giving one overall grade, while older reports still carry the previous single grade, so read the framework and the date on each page before you set two schools side by side. Where results have been published you will also find key stage 2 scores for the primary schools and Attainment 8 for the secondary schools. An inspection or a results table captures a school at one past moment, so use this page to draw up a shortlist and then visit.

Key stage 2, 2024/25

49%

of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, across the 14 schools with published results

Key stage 4, 2024/25

43.0

average Attainment 8 score, across the 3 schools with published results

Primary schools18

The figure beside a school is the share of its pupils who reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths in 2024/25.

• Blennerhasset School

  Community school · Ages 3 to 11

  29%

  expected standard
• Boltons CofE School

  Voluntary controlled school · Ages 4 to 11

  45%

  expected standard
• Bowness-on-Solway Primary School

  Foundation school · Ages 3 to 11

  75%

  expected standard
• Fellview Primary School

  Community school · Ages 2 to 11

  0%

  expected standard
• Holm Cultram Abbey CofE Primary School

  Voluntary controlled school · Ages 4 to 11

  10%

  expected standard
• Ireby CofE School

  Voluntary controlled school · Ages 3 to 11

• Kirkbride Primary School

  Community school · Ages 3 to 11

  38%

  expected standard
• Oughterside Primary School

  Foundation school · Ages 2 to 11

• Plumbland CofE School

  Voluntary controlled school · Ages 4 to 11

  67%

  expected standard
• Richmond Hill School

  Community school · Ages 2 to 11

  59%

  expected standard
• Rosley CofE School

  Voluntary aided school · Ages 4 to 11

  67%

  expected standard
• Silloth Primary School

  Community school · Ages 3 to 11

  38%

  expected standard
• St Cuthbert's Catholic Primary School

  Academy converter · Ages 3 to 11

  91%

  expected standard
• St Matthew's CofE School

  Voluntary aided school · Ages 4 to 11

  57%

  expected standard
• St Michael's CofE Primary School

  Voluntary aided school · Ages 3 to 11

• Thomlinson Junior School

  Community school · Ages 7 to 11

  46%

  expected standard
• Wiggonby CofE School

  Voluntary aided school · Ages 3 to 11

  75%

  expected standard
• Wigton Nursery and Infant School

  Community school · Ages 3 to 7

Secondary schools3

The figure beside a school is its average Attainment 8 score (out of 90) in 2024/25.

• Beacon Hill Community School

  Community school · Ages 11 to 16

  28.8

  Attainment 8
• Solway Community School

  Community school · Ages 11 to 16

  35.0

  Attainment 8
• The Nelson Thomlinson School

  Voluntary controlled school · Ages 11 to 18

  46.2

  Attainment 8

Common questions about schools in Wigton

How many schools does Wigton have?

OfferDay lists 21 schools in Wigton, including 18 primary schools and three secondary schools.

Who inspects schools in Wigton?

Every school in Wigton is inspected by Ofsted. Newer reports grade several areas of a school separately on a report card, while older reports carry a single overall grade, so check the framework and the date on each page before you compare two schools.

How are schools in Wigton ranked?

OfferDay ranks schools in Wigton where the Department for Education has published results, by key stage 2 scores for primary schools and Attainment 8 for secondary schools. The ranking links are near the top of this page. A results table only captures one part of a school, so use it to draw up a shortlist and then visit.

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. Information on this page was last updated on 3 July 2026.