St Gregory's Catholic Primary School, Workington

Academy converter·Primary school Workington, Cumberland·CA14 3PD
Composite score
30.6
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#13,271
National rank
#2017
In North West
#88
In Cumberland
Top 90%
Nationally

Performance (KS2 SATs)

% meeting expected RWM
47%
% achieving higher RWM
0%
Reading average scaled score
103.0
National avg ≈ 105
Maths average scaled score
101.0
National avg ≈ 104
Reading progress
—
Maths progress
—

Getting a place

Offered a place after putting it first
100%
25 first choices, 25 places
First choices per place
1.00
fewer first choices than places
Applications naming the school
33
any preference, for 25 places
First preferences per place, last five years▶ 0.00
00.511.5
1 per place
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Red dashed line = one first choice per place. How to read this

Every child who put St Gregory's Catholic Primary School, Workington first was offered a place in 2026, so no distance cut-off applied: living further away did not cost a place that year.

Application figures: DfE, school level applications and offers (2026 intake).

School profile

Age range
2–11
Pupils on roll
200
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
Roman Catholic

Pupil background

% FSM ever-6
46.8%
Typical primary: 21.5%
% EAL
2.5%
Typical primary: 9.6%

Special educational needs

% SEN support
14.0%
Typical primary: 14.3%
% with an EHC plan
6.0%
Typical primary: 3.0%

Attendance

Overall absence
6.0%
Typical primary: 5.3%
Persistently absent
17.8%
Typical primary: 13.3%

Staffing & funding

Pupils per teacher
22.0
Typical primary: 20.7
Spend per pupil
£8,169
Typical primary: £6,960

“Typical” = the median primary school in England. What this means

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About St Gregory's Catholic Primary School, Workington

St Gregory's Catholic Primary School, Workington is a primary school in Workington, Cumberland, classified by the DfE as a converter academy with a Roman Catholic religious character. Around 200 pupils aged 2 to 11 attend the school. In the most recent Key Stage 2 SATs, 47% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined — below the national average of 61%. Results have held broadly steady on 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). St Gregory's Catholic Primary School, Workington was not oversubscribed for September 2026: all 25 families who put it first were offered a place. Overall pupil absence was 6.0%. There are about 22.0 pupils per teacher. The school serves a community with above-average levels of disadvantage: about 47% 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. St Gregory's Catholic Primary School, Workington 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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