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Beckstone Primary School

Primary · Community school · Mixed · Cumberland

Eadie Street, Workington, CA14 5PX

Website 01946830423

70

headline score

Ranking (England)

—

No ranked results

Ofsted

Good

Graded 05/12/2023

Application demand

100%

1st preference success · Not oversubscribed

Attendance

95.0%

8.7% persistently absent

Above averageAround averageBelow averagecompared with the England average for state-funded schools.

At a glance

Pupils on roll

375

Capacity used

Over capacity

101%

372 places

GCSE rank (England)

—

KS2 rank (England)

—

Application demand

Primary entry · official council applications and offers

Not oversubscribed

100%

1st preference success rate

41 of 41 families who put it first got an offer

41

Places offered

60

Total applications

1.5

Applications per place

Preference (Sept 2025 entry)ApplicationsOffersSuccess
1st preference4141● 100%
2nd preference140● 0%
3rd preference50● 0%
Total604168%

1st preference success by year

100%
2020
100%
2021
100%
2022
100%
2023
100%
2024
100%
2025

Cumberland lets families list 3 preferences. Source: Department for Education, school-level applications and offers. Offers are made on each school's admissions criteria (e.g. siblings, distance, faith), so check the school's policy.

Details

Type
Community school
Phase
Primary
Age range
3–11
Gender
Mixed
Sixth form
No
Nursery
Has Nursery Classes
Boarding
No boarders
Headteacher
David Warbrick
Address
Eadie Street, Workington, CA14 5PX
Phone
01946830423
Local authority
Cumberland
Ward / constituency
Harrington · Whitehaven and Workington
Area
Urban: Further from a major town or city
URN
134739

Pupils

MeasureSchoolLAEngland
Free school meals15%——
English as additional language1%——
SEN support16%——
53% boys (199)47% girls (176)

Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 4 of 5)

1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.

375 pupils · 372 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.

Ofsted inspections

  1. 23

    05 December 2023

    Full graded inspection

    Good overall effectiveness
    Early yearsGood
    Personal developmentGood
    Quality of educationGood
    Safeguarding effectiveYes
    Behaviour and attitudesGood
    Leadership and managementGood
Read the full Ofsted report

Attendance

2024/2025 school year · 277 pupils

Attendance

95.0%

Share of sessions attended · England 94.5%

Overall absence

5.0%

Sessions missed, any reason · England 5.5%

Persistent absence

8.7%

Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 14.6%

Severe absence

0.4%

Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%

Unauthorised absence

1.0%

Absences the school didn't approve

Persistent absence by year

4%
20/21
18%
21/22
21%
22/23
12%
23/24
9%
24/25

Source: Department for Education, pupil absence by school (pupils aged 5–15). Lower absence is better. England figures are approximate 2023/24 averages.

Primary results (Key Stage 2)

MeasureSchoolLAEngland
Expected standard in reading, writing & maths70%——
Higher standard5%——
Reading progress——0.0
Writing progress——0.0
Maths progress——0.0

Primary results by subject (SATs)

Year 6 pupils meeting each standard, against England

Reading, writing & maths combined

Expected standard65%
+3% vs England
Higher standard2%
-6% vs England

Reading

Expected standard85%
+10% vs England
Higher standard20%
-13% vs England
Average score105
-1 vs England

Writing

Expected standard84%
+12% vs England
Greater depth5%
-8% vs England

Maths

Expected standard75%
+1% vs England
Higher standard20%
-6% vs England
Average score103
-2 vs England

Grammar, punctuation & spelling

Expected standard71%
-2% vs England
Higher standard29%
-1% vs England
Average score106
+1 vs England

Science

Expected standard91%
+9% vs England

England average · Scaled scores run 80–120 (100 = expected standard).

Primary results over time

692019462023702024652025

Expected standard (RWM) by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)

ResultSchoolEngland (approx.)
Expected standard (RWM)65%61%
Higher standard2%8%

House prices near the school

Typical sold prices (Land Registry) within 1 km, last 12 months.

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Key application dates

National deadlines in England. Apply through Cumberland council, not the school.

EntryDeadlineOffer day
Reception (primary)15 January16 April (or next working day)

Source: Get Information About Schools and the DfE school and college performance tables (2023-2024); Oxbridge figures from the University of Cambridge's admissions by UCAS apply centre (Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures). Read the method.