Voluntary aided school · Cumberland

St Patrick's Catholic Primary School

4–11Ages
199Pupils
PrimaryPhase
Roman CatholicReligious character
112340URN

Derwent Street, Workington, CA14 2DW · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded GoodMay 2015

School remains GoodUngraded inspection · Jul 2024

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.4per place

0.7 above Cumberland median (1.7)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Cumberland

43 applications for 18 places · 8th of 63 in Cumberland

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

53%met the expected standard

Cumberland 56% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded GoodMay 2015

School remains GoodUngraded inspection · Jul 2024

Inspection history

11 July 2024
Ungraded inspection: School remains Good
12 May 2015
Graded inspection: 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

2.4applications per place, Reception

0.7 above Cumberland median (1.7) 0.2 above England median (2.2)

43 applications · 18 places offered · 18 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

2026 2.4; Cumberland median median 1.7
2025 2.0; Cumberland median median 1.7
2024 1.6; Cumberland median median 1.6
2023 2.5; Cumberland median median 1.7
2022 1.6; Cumberland median median 1.7
2021 1.6; Cumberland median median 1.6
2020 1.6; Cumberland median median 1.7
2019 1.7; Cumberland median median 1.7
2018 2.1; Cumberland median median 1.9
2017 1.8; Cumberland median median 1.8
2016 1.7; Cumberland median median 2.0
2015 2.1; Cumberland median median 1.8
2014 1.9; 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	18	43	2.4	18	1.00
Sep 2025	27	54	2.0	27	1.00
Sep 2024	24	38	1.6	24	1.00
Sep 2023	15	38	2.5	15	1.00
Sep 2022	24	39	1.6	23	0.96
Sep 2021	28	46	1.6	31	1.11
Sep 2020	25	41	1.6	24	0.96
Sep 2019	29	49	1.7	31	1.07
Sep 2018	27	57	2.1	27	1.00
Sep 2017	29	52	1.8	33	1.14
Sep 2016	29	50	1.7	29	1.00
Sep 2015	30	64	2.1	43	1.43
Sep 2014	29	56	1.9	35	1.21

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 75% · Writing 72% · Maths 78% → all three 53% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard53%64th of 111 in Cumberland

Cumberland 56% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard75%

Cumberland 75% England 78%

Higher standard31%

Cumberland 28% England 33%

Average scaled score 105 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard72%

Cumberland 71% England 75%

Greater depth19%

Cumberland 9% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard78%

Cumberland 71% England 77%

Higher standard34%

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	53%	6%	105	105
2023/24	62%	15%	106	106
2022/23	70%	7%	104	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 Patrick's Catholic Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Remains Good2024

2.4applications per place 53%met the SATs standard
St Michael's Nursery and Infant School
0.3 km · Cumberland

Standards maintained2025

1.6applications per place
Northside Primary School
0.8 km · Cumberland

Standards maintained2025

1.5applications per place 30%met the SATs standard
Victoria Junior School
0.9 km · Cumberland

Graded · no overall grade2025

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

2026

2.1applications per place
Victoria Infant and Nursery School
1.1 km · Cumberland

Graded · no overall grade2025

1.6applications per place
Ashfield Junior School
1.1 km · Cumberland

Requires improvement2024

62%met the SATs standard
St Gregory's Catholic Primary School, Workington
1.7 km · Cumberland

Standards maintained2025

1.3applications per place 47%met the SATs standard
Westfield Nursery and Primary School
2.1 km · Cumberland

Good2023

2.6applications per place 64%met the SATs standard

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

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School details

Type: Voluntary aided school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 112340 · 942/3416
Religious character: Roman Catholic
Capacity: 210 pupils · 199 on roll
Free school meals: 21.1% of pupils (England median 23%)
Address: Derwent Street, Workington, CA14 2DW
Local authority: Cumberland

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