Netherton Infant SchoolDearham Primary School

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

Summary of the comparison

Netherton Infant School and Dearham Primary School are primary schools in Maryport.

  • Netherton Infant School scores 65 out of 100 (grade C, average) and Dearham Primary School scores 40 out of 100 (grade D, below average). Netherton Infant School is ahead on our composite score.

  • Netherton Infant School was judged Good and Dearham Primary School was judged the expected standard.

  • 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

Netherton Infant School versus Dearham Primary School compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure MaryportNetherton Infant SchoolMaryportDearham Primary SchoolEngland average
Overview
Our scoreC65/100Stronger figureD40/100
Local ranking137th of 143 in Cumberland 98th of 143 in Cumberland Stronger figure
InspectionOfsted: GoodOfsted: Good
School typeCommunity school Academy converter
PhasePrimary Primary
Age range2-7 3-11
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll77 223
Capacity70 271
LocationMaryport, CA15 7LT Maryport, CA15 7HR
Key Stage 2 (SATs)
Reading, writing & maths at expected standardNot reported58.0% 62.0%
At higher standardNot reported0.0% 8.0%
Reading average scaled scoreNot reported103.0 106.0
Maths average scaled scoreNot reported103.0 105.0
Pupils
Pupils in the census77 223
Free school meals (ever 6)35.1% 20.2%
English as an additional language2.6% 0.9%
SEN support11.7% 12.1%
SEN with an EHC plan1.3% 4.0%
Attendance
Overall absence6.3% 5.6% Stronger figure6.2%
Persistent absence20.0% 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.

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.

Netherton Infant School

Dearham Primary School

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