Schools in Workington

About schools in Workington

Workington lists 22 schools, most of them primary schools. Its three secondary schools are where families compare options once a child finishes primary. Older students can carry on at one sixth form or college.

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

50%

of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, across the 12 schools with published results

Key stage 4, 2024/25

34.5

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

Primary schools16

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

• Ashfield Infant & Nursery School

  Community school · Ages 3 to 7

• Ashfield Junior School

  Community school · Ages 7 to 11

  62%

  expected standard
• Beckstone Primary School

  Community school · Ages 3 to 11

  65%

  expected standard
• Dean CofE School

  Academy sponsor led · Ages 2 to 11

  45%

  expected standard
• Derwent Vale Primary and Nursery School

  Community school · Ages 3 to 11

  67%

  expected standard
• Distington Community School

  Community school · Ages 3 to 11

  9%

  expected standard
• Northside Primary School

  Academy sponsor led · Ages 2 to 11

  30%

  expected standard
• Seaton Academy

  Academy converter · Ages 3 to 7

• Seaton St. Paul's CofE Junior School

  Voluntary controlled school · Ages 7 to 11

  42%

  expected standard
• St Gregory's Catholic Primary School, Workington

  Academy converter · Ages 2 to 11

  47%

  expected standard
• St Mary's Catholic Primary School

  Voluntary aided school · Ages 2 to 11

  69%

  expected standard
• St Michael's Nursery and Infant School

  Community school · Ages 2 to 7

• St Patrick's Catholic Primary School

  Voluntary aided school · Ages 4 to 11

  53%

  expected standard
• Victoria Infant and Nursery School

  Community school · Ages 2 to 7

• Victoria Junior School

  Community school · Ages 7 to 11

  29%

  expected standard
• Westfield Nursery and Primary School

  Community school · Ages 3 to 11

  64%

  expected standard

Secondary schools3

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

• Energy Coast UTC

  University technical college · Ages 14 to 19

  24.2

  Attainment 8
• St Josephs Catholic High School, Workington

  Academy converter · Ages 11 to 16

  37.4

  Attainment 8
• Workington Academy

  Academy sponsor led · Ages 11 to 18

  40.5

  Attainment 8

Sixth forms and colleges1

• Lakes College - West Cumbria

  Further education · Ages 16 to 99

Special schools and alternative provision2

• Branthwaite Academy

  Free schools special · Ages 4 to 19

• West Cumbria Learning Centre

  Pupil referral unit · Ages 7 to 16

Common questions about schools in Workington

How many schools does Workington have?

OfferDay lists 22 schools in Workington, including 16 primary schools and three secondary schools.

Who inspects schools in Workington?

Every school in Workington 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 Workington ranked?

OfferDay ranks schools in Workington 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 10 July 2026.