West Cumbria Learning CentreDistington Community School
Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in Workington.
Summary of the comparison
This page compares West Cumbria Learning Centre and Distington Community School in Workington.
West Cumbria Learning Centre was judged Requires improvement and Distington Community School was judged Good.
The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has fallen at Distington Community School (69.0% in 2022-23, 9.0% in 2024-25).
Side-by-side comparison
| Measure | WorkingtonWest Cumbria Learning Centre | WorkingtonDistington Community School | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overview | |||
| Our score | Not scored | D43/100 | |
| Local ranking | Not ranked | 91st of 143 in Cumberland | |
| Inspection | Ofsted: Requires improvement | Ofsted: GoodStronger figure | |
| School type | Pupil referral unit | Community school | |
| Phase | Not reported | Primary | |
| Age range | 7-16 | 3-11 | |
| Gender | Mixed | Mixed | |
| Pupils on roll | 46 | 114 | |
| Capacity | Not reported | 105 | |
| Location | Workington, CA14 4PJ | Workington, CA14 5TE | |
| Key Stage 2 (SATs) | |||
| Reading, writing & maths at expected standard | Not reported | 9.0% | 62.0% |
| At higher standard | Not reported | 0.0% | 8.0% |
| Reading average scaled score | Not reported | 98.0 | 106.0 |
| Maths average scaled score | Not reported | 94.0 | 105.0 |
| Pupils | |||
| Pupils in the census | 46 | 114 | |
| Free school meals (ever 6) | 69.6% | 36.2% | |
| English as an additional language | 2.2% | 2.6% | |
| SEN support | 69.6% | 2.6% | |
| SEN with an EHC plan | 30.4% | 4.4% | |
| Attendance | |||
| Overall absence | Not reported | 4.7% | 6.2% |
| Persistent absence | Not reported | 11.1% | 15.8% |
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.
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.
West Cumbria Learning Centre
Distington Community School
Full profiles: West Cumbria Learning Centre · Distington Community School