Voluntary aided school · Cumberland

St Mary's Catholic Primary School

2–11Ages
209Pupils
PrimaryPhase
Roman CatholicReligious character
112338URN

Holden Road, Salterbeck, Harrington, Workington, CA14 5LN · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Nov 2022 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.3per place

0.4 below Cumberland median (1.7)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Cumberland

30 applications for 23 places · 54th of 63 in Cumberland

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

69%met the expected standard

Cumberland 56% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Good · 8 November 2022Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Outstanding	Good
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes	Outstanding
Personal development		Good
Leadership and management		Good
Early years provision		Good

Full reports on the Ofsted website · How to read Ofsted grades

About these grades

Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.

How hard is it to get a place?

DfE · Sept 2026 entry

1.3applications per place, Reception

0.4 below Cumberland median (1.7) 0.9 below England median (2.2)

30 applications · 23 places offered · 23 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

2026 1.3; Cumberland median median 1.7
2025 1.7; Cumberland median median 1.7
2024 1.3; Cumberland median median 1.6
2023 1.3; Cumberland median median 1.7
2022 2.0; Cumberland median median 1.7
2021 1.8; Cumberland median median 1.6
2020 1.8; Cumberland median median 1.7
2019 2.0; Cumberland median median 1.7
2018 2.0; Cumberland median median 1.9
2017 2.5; Cumberland median median 1.8
2016 3.1; Cumberland median median 2.0
2015 1.9; Cumberland median median 1.8
2014 1.7; Cumberland median median 1.7

This school
Cumberland median

Reception applications for September 2027 close 15 January 2027, through your council

How this is measured

Applications per place: every application naming the school at any preference, divided by places offered on National Offer Day. It is not your chance of a place. Methodology.

Entry	Places	Applications	Per place	First preferences	First-pref. ratio
Sep 2026	23	30	1.3	23	1.00
Sep 2025	15	25	1.7	15	1.00
Sep 2024	29	39	1.3	29	1.00
Sep 2023	16	21	1.3	16	1.00
Sep 2022	16	32	2.0	16	1.00
Sep 2021	16	28	1.8	14	0.88
Sep 2020	22	39	1.8	22	1.00
Sep 2019	21	41	2.0	21	1.00
Sep 2018	24	48	2.0	24	1.00
Sep 2017	18	45	2.5	18	1.00
Sep 2016	10	31	3.1	10	1.00
Sep 2015	24	45	1.9	19	0.79
Sep 2014	26	43	1.7	26	1.00

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 90% · Writing 69% · Maths 86% → all three 69% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard69%29th of 111 in Cumberland

Cumberland 56% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard90%

Cumberland 75% England 78%

Higher standard28%

Cumberland 28% England 33%

Average scaled score 107 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard69%

Cumberland 71% England 75%

Greater depth3%

Cumberland 9% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard86%

Cumberland 71% England 77%

Higher standard10%

Cumberland 17% England 24%

Average scaled score 105 (100 = expected standard)

This school
Cumberland median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	69%	0%	107	105
2023/24	57%	7%	106	106
2022/23	64%	0%	105	102

Subject results are published for the latest year only. Scaled scores run from 80 to 120.

Schools nearby

The 8 nearest primary schools in a straight line, in any local authority

St Mary's Catholic Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Good2022

1.3applications per place 69%met the SATs standard
Beckstone Primary School
0.6 km · Cumberland

Good2023

1.7applications per place 65%met the SATs standard
Westfield Nursery and Primary School
1.1 km · Cumberland

Good2023

2.6applications per place 64%met the SATs standard
St Gregory's Catholic Primary School, Workington
1.5 km · Cumberland

Standards maintained2025

1.3applications per place 47%met the SATs standard
Victoria Infant and Nursery School
2.0 km · Cumberland

Graded · no overall grade2025

1.6applications per place
Victoria Junior School
2.2 km · Cumberland

Graded · no overall grade2025

29%met the SATs standard
Ashfield Infant & Nursery School
2.6 km · Cumberland

2026

2.1applications per place
Distington Community School
2.6 km · Cumberland

Standards maintained2025

1.8applications per place 9%met the SATs standard
Ashfield Junior School
2.7 km · Cumberland

Requires improvement2024

62%met the SATs standard

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement
Does not apply

Eight dots, one per area: inclusion, curriculum, achievement, attendance, personal development, early years, post-16, leadership. Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

School details

Type: Voluntary aided school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 112338 · 942/3414
Religious character: Roman Catholic
Capacity: 236 pupils · 209 on roll
Free school meals: 46.8% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Address: Holden Road, Salterbeck, Harrington, Workington, CA14 5LN
Local authority: Cumberland

Data last changed 3 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources