Crosscanonby St John's CofE SchoolDearham Primary School

Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in Maryport.

Summary of the comparison

Crosscanonby St John's CofE School and Dearham Primary School are primary schools in Maryport.

  • Crosscanonby St John's CofE School scores 32 out of 100 (grade F, weak) and Dearham Primary School scores 40 out of 100 (grade D, below average). Dearham Primary School is ahead on our composite score.

  • Crosscanonby St John's CofE School was judged Good and Dearham Primary School was judged the expected standard.

  • On the share of pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at Key Stage 2, the latest published figures are 18.0% for Crosscanonby St John's CofE School and 58.0% for Dearham Primary School.

  • The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has risen at Dearham Primary School (47.0% in 2022-23, 58.0% in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

Crosscanonby St John's CofE School versus Dearham Primary School compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure MaryportCrosscanonby St John's CofE SchoolMaryportDearham Primary SchoolEngland average
Overview
Our scoreF32/100D40/100Stronger figure
Local ranking119th of 143 in Cumberland 98th of 143 in Cumberland Stronger figure
InspectionOfsted: GoodOfsted: Good
School typeVoluntary controlled school Academy converter
PhasePrimary Primary
Age range3-11 3-11
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll57 223
Capacity80 271
LocationMaryport, CA15 6RX Maryport, CA15 7HR
Key Stage 2 (SATs)
Reading, writing & maths at expected standard18.0% 58.0% Stronger figure62.0%
At higher standard0.0% 0.0% 8.0%
Reading average scaled score93.0 103.0 Stronger figure106.0
Maths average scaled score96.0 103.0 Stronger figure105.0
Pupils
Pupils in the census57 223
Free school meals (ever 6)27.8% 20.2%
English as an additional language1.8% 0.9%
SEN support19.3% 12.1%
SEN with an EHC plan10.5% 4.0%
Attendance
Overall absence9.8% 5.6% Stronger figure6.2%
Persistent absence28.9% 16.1% Stronger figure15.8%

marks the stronger figure on measures with a clear direction. Rows describing a school's intake, such as free school meals, English as an additional language and SEN, carry no marker: they describe who a school serves, not how well it serves them.

Historical trends

Each solid line is one school; the dashed line is the national average.

KS2: expected standard in reading, writing and maths

Overall absence

Free school meal eligibility (ever 6)

Pupils on roll

Ethnicity over time

One panel per school: the largest groups across this comparison, one colour per group, on a shared scale.

Crosscanonby St John's CofE School

Dearham Primary School

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