Workington Academy
Ofsted: Good
Score
C55
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Secondary
- Location
- Workington, CA14 4EB
- Distance
- 0.8km away
St Josephs Catholic High School, Workington
Harrington Road, Workington, CA14 3EE
Local ranking14th of 19 secondary schools in Cumberland
Ofsted: ExpectedUpdated— score data refreshed 20 October 2026
Secondary
Phase
615
Capacity
11-16
Age range
Mixed
Gender
Latest data: 2026 GCSEs · Ofsted inspection 30 June 2026. Figures last updated .
Safeguarding standards Met
- Achievement
- Needs attention
- Curriculum & teaching
- Needs attention
- Attendance & behaviour
- Expected standard
- Personal development & wellbeing
- Expected standard
- Leadership & governance
- Expected standard
- Inclusion
- Expected standard
Scale: Exceptional · Strong · Expected · Needs attention · Urgent improvement
Year:
GCSE Results
2025-26- Average Attainment 8
- 36.8 nat46.2
- Grade 5+ Eng & Maths
- 25.4% nat46.3%
- Grade 4+ Eng & Maths
- 47.4% nat64.8%
- Cohort Size
- 114
Destinations
After GCSE 2024-25
- Sustained education/employment
- 91.0%
- Continued in education
- 76.0%
- Apprenticeships
- 10.0%
- Employment
- 5.0%
- Not sustained
- 5.0%
Pupil Demographics
2024-25- Total Pupils
- 517
- Boys
- 221 (41%)
- Girls
- 318 (59%)
- Capacity
- 615 (88% full)
- SEND
- 24.9%
- FSM Eligible
- 43.7%
- EAL
- 12.6%
- SEN with EHC Plan
- 4.5%
- SEN Support
- 20.5%
- Pupil:Teacher Ratio
- 16.1:1
- Teachers (FTE)
- 32.1
- Budget per Pupil
- £8,621/yr
*Financial data not available for 2025-26 — showing 2024-25
Attendance & Absence
2024-25*Data not available for 2025-26 — showing latest available results
- Overall Absence Rate
- 7.4% nat6.2%
- Persistent Absence
- 16.9% nat15.8%
Persistent absence: pupils missing 10%+ of sessions.
School Information
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Religious Character
- Roman Catholic
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Sixth Form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Boarders
- No boarders
- Admissions
- Non-selective
Pupil Ethnicity
Loading chart
- White British: 83.0%
- Black African: 6.4%
- Asian Indian: 3.5%
- White Other: 1.9%
- Mixed Other: 1.4%
- Mixed White & Black Caribbean: 1.0%
- Gypsy/Roma: 0.8%
- Mixed White & Asian: 0.8%
83.0%
White British
6.4%
Black African
3.5%
Asian Indian
Historical Trends
GCSE Performance
Pupil Demographics
Attendance & Absence
Contact & Location
Administrative
- URN
- 148703
- UKPRN
- 10088885
- Establishment No.
- 4810
- Trust
- MATER CHRISTI MULTI-ACADEMY TRUST
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