Workington Academy

Stainburn Road, Stainburn, Workington, CA14 4EB

Local ranking5th of 19 secondary schools in Cumberland
Ofsted: Good

Secondary

Phase

1360

Capacity

11-18

Age range

Mixed

Gender

Year:

GCSE Results

2024-25
Average Attainment 8
40.5
Grade 5+ Eng & Maths
33.5%
Grade 4+ Eng & Maths
54.0%
Entering EBacc
38.6%
EBacc APS
3.6
Cohort Size
176

Destinations

After GCSE 2024-25

Sustained education/employment
85.0%
Continued in education
69.0%
Apprenticeships
12.0%
Employment
4.0%
Not sustained
11.0%

After A-Levels 2024-25

Sustained education/employment
76.0%
Higher education
44.0%
Apprenticeships
19.0%
Employment
10.0%
Not sustained
19.0%

A-Level Results

2024-25

C

Avg A-Level Grade

29.1

Avg Points/Entry

33.6

Best 3 A-Levels

64

A-Level Students

AAB+ with Facilitating
14.3%
Applied General Avg Points
36.1
16-18 Cohort
141

Pupil Demographics

2024-25
Total Pupils
1266
Boys
622 (49%)
Girls
644 (51%)
Capacity
1360 (93% full)
SEND
15.9%
FSM Eligible
31.3%
EAL
1.7%
SEN with EHC Plan
3.9%
SEN Support
12.0%
Pupil:Teacher Ratio
18.5:1
Teachers (FTE)
68.7
Budget per Pupil
£6,941/yr

Attendance & Absence

2024-25
Overall Absence Rate
7.3%
Persistent Absence
19.7%

Persistent absence: pupils missing 10%+ of sessions.

School Information

Type
Academy sponsor led
Phase
Secondary
Nursery
No Nursery Classes
Sixth Form
Has a sixth form
Boarders
No boarders
Admissions
Non-selective

Pupil Ethnicity

2024-25
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  • White British: 95.3%
  • White Other: 1.3%
  • Other: 1.3%
  • Mixed Other: 0.5%
  • White Irish: 0.3%
  • Mixed White & Asian: 0.3%
  • Asian Bangladeshi: 0.2%
  • White Traveller: 0.2%

95.3%

White British

1.3%

White Other

1.3%

Other

Historical Trends

GCSE Performance

Pupil Demographics

Attendance & Absence

Ethnicity Over Time

Contact & Location

Stainburn Road

Workington, North West

Administrative

URN
141499
UKPRN
10052848
Establishment No.
4007
Trust
CUMBRIA EDUCATION TRUST