Mayfield School is a school located in Whitehaven. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's overall effectiveness, quality of education, outcomes for pupils and management effectiveness are outstanding. The school inspection was carried out on 17/10/2012. 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 10.5%, which is 6.5 percentage points lower than the UK average.

School Information

Address: Campus Whitehaven, Whitehaven, CA28 8UG
Website: http://www.mayfield.cumbria.sch.uk
Telephone: 01946691253
School Type: Community special school
Education phase: Not applicable
Local authority: Cumbria
Headteacher / Principal: Mrs Samantha Kidd
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 112464

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 17/10/2012

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 3 - 19
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 160
Number of Pupils: 171
Number of Boys: 126
Number of Girls: 45

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 10.5% 4%
Persistent absence: 24.1% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Well Below Average: -11.7 Confidence interval -16.6 to -6.7
Writing
Well Below Average: -11.7 Confidence interval -16.2 to -7.1
Maths
Well Below Average: -12.4 Confidence interval -16.7 to -8.1

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:0%
England Average:65%

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

School:0%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
3out of 4Jericho Primary School
Windsor Court, CA28 6UX 		811 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
- not ratedHensingham Primary School
Main Street, CA28 8QZ 		1,085 yd Academy sponsor led Yes Mixed More About School
3out of 4St Gregory and St Patrick's Catholic Infant School
Esk Avenue, Corkickle CA28 8AJ 		1,726 yd Voluntary aided school Yes Mixed More About School
3out of 4St Begh's Catholic Junior School
Coach Road, CA28 7TE 		1,847 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
3out of 4St James' CofE Junior School
Wellington Row, CA28 7HG 		1,976 yd Voluntary controlled school No Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
3out of 4St Benedict's Catholic High School
Red Lonning, Hensingham CA28 8UG 		295 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
1out of 4The Whitehaven Academy
Cleator Moor Road, CA28 8TY 		689 yd Academy sponsor led Not Applicable Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
4out of 4Mayfield School
Campus Whitehaven, Red Lonning CA28 8UG 		0 yd Community special school Yes Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

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