Thomlinson Junior School

Community school·Primary school Wigton, Cumberland·CA7 9PG
Composite score
33.4
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#12,746
National rank
#1918
In North West
#79
In Cumberland
Top 86%
Nationally

Performance (KS2 SATs)

% meeting expected RWM
46%
% achieving higher RWM
3%
Reading average scaled score
103.0
National avg ≈ 105
Maths average scaled score
101.0
National avg ≈ 104
Reading progress
—
Maths progress
—

Ofsted judgements

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Quality of education
Good
Behaviour and attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership and management
Good
Safeguarding effective?
Yes

School profile

Age range
7–11
Pupils on roll
238
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
None

Pupil background

% FSM ever-6
16.0%
Typical primary: 21.5%
% EAL
2.5%
Typical primary: 9.6%

Special educational needs

% SEN support
13.0%
Typical primary: 14.3%
% with an EHC plan
7.1%
Typical primary: 3.0%

Attendance

Overall absence
4.7%
Typical primary: 5.3%
Persistently absent
8.6%
Typical primary: 13.3%

Staffing & funding

Pupils per teacher
20.4
Typical primary: 20.7
Spend per pupil
£6,733
Typical primary: £6,960

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Location

Thomlinson Junior School at a glance

Located in Wigton, Cumberland, Thomlinson Junior School is a primary school, classified by the DfE as a community school. The school educates roughly 238 pupils aged 7 to 11. 46% of its pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of Key Stage 2, below the national average (national figure: 61%). The proportion reaching the expected standard has fallen by 11.0 percentage points compared with the previous year. On our composite score, which combines the DfE attainment measures above, this places it in the lower half of primary schools nationally.

Pupils achieved an average scaled score of 103 in reading and 101 in maths (national averages are about 105 and 104). 3% reached the higher standard across all three subjects (around 8% do so nationally). Overall pupil absence was 4.7%. There are about 20.4 pupils per teacher. Thomlinson Junior School does not currently have a recent graded Ofsted judgement on record (often the case for newer or recently converted schools), so it is worth asking when its next inspection is expected. This overview is generated automatically from the latest published DfE performance tables and Ofsted data; figures are rounded, and you can check the originals via the official links above.

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