Ashfield Junior School is a primary school located in Workington. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's overall effectiveness, quality of education, outcomes for pupils and management effectiveness are good. The school inspection was carried out on 03/05/2018. According to tests results, the school's progress in reading, progress in writing and progress in maths are well below average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 3.7%, which is 0.3 percentage points higher than the UK average.

School Information

Address: High Street, Workington, CA14 4ES
Website: www.ashfieldjuniorschool.co.uk
Telephone: 01900604565
School Type: Community school
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Cumbria
Headteacher / Principal: Mrs Sue Frost
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 112147

Ofsted Inspection

  • Overall Effectiveness
  • Quality Of Education
  • Outcomes For Pupils
  • Management Effectiveness

Ofsted inspection date: 03/05/2018

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 7 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 256
Number of Pupils: 250
Number of Boys: 109
Number of Girls: 141

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 3.7% 4%
Persistent absence: 3.9% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Well Below Average: -5.5 Confidence interval -7 to -3.9
Writing
Well Below Average: -3.3 Confidence interval -4.7 to -1.9
Maths
Well Below Average: -3.8 Confidence interval -5.1 to -2.5

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:53%
England Average:65%

Pupils achieving at a higher standard in reading, writing and maths

School:9%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:102
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:104
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Ashfield Junior School
High Street , CA14 4ES 		3out of 4 0 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Ashfield Infant & Nursery School
Newlands Lane , CA14 3JG 		4out of 4 177 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Victoria Infant and Nursery School
Islay Place , CA14 3XB 		4out of 4 1,168 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Victoria Junior School
Victoria Road , CA14 2RE 		3out of 4 1,173 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
St Patrick's Catholic Primary School
Derwent Street , CA14 2DW 		3out of 4 1,214 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Workington Academy
Stainburn Road , Stainburn CA14 4EB 		2out of 4 424 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School
St Josephs Catholic High School, Workington
Harrington Road , CA14 3EE 		- not rated 471 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Energy Coast UTC
Blackwood Road , Lillyhall CA14 4JW 		4out of 4 3,131 yd University technical college No Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Cumbria Academy for Autism
Branthwaite Road , CA14 4SS 		- not rated 2,336 yd Free schools special No Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

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