St Josephs Catholic High School, Workington

About St Josephs Catholic High School, Workington

St Josephs Catholic High School, Workington is a secondary school in Workington, Cumberland, classified by the DfE as a converter academy with a Roman Catholic religious character. Around 517 pupils aged 11 to 16 attend the school. The school holds a 'Requires improvement' judgement from Ofsted. The school's average Attainment 8 score in the latest GCSE results was 37.4 — below the national average (national average: 46). Its Attainment 8 score has risen by 0.5 points year on year. On our composite score, which combines the DfE attainment measures above, this places it in the lower half of secondary schools nationally.

31% of pupils achieved a grade 5 or above in both English and maths, well below the national average of about 45%. 48% achieved a standard pass (grade 4+) in English and maths. St Josephs Catholic High School, Workington is oversubscribed: about 10 in 10 of the families who made it their first choice were offered a Year 7 place for September 2026, with 124 first choices for 118 places. After Year 11, 91% of its leavers went on to education, an apprenticeship or work that they stayed in for at least two terms. Overall pupil absence was 10.5%. There are about 16.1 pupils per teacher. The school serves a community with above-average levels of disadvantage: about 44% of pupils have been eligible for free school meals in the last six years, compared with roughly 24% nationally — useful context when reading the results above. If you are considering St Josephs Catholic High School, Workington, it may be worth asking how leaders have responded to Ofsted's findings and what has changed since the inspection. 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.