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Children in Cumberland
How children here are doing, from the 2-year check to the end of primary school, set against England as a whole.
Health and early years
At a glance
| Measure | Cumberland | England |
|---|---|---|
| Good level of development at the end of Reception 2024/25 lower | 64.0% | 68.3% |
| Phonics check met in Year 1 2024/25 similar | 78.6% | 79.8% |
| Reception children living with obesity 2024/25 similar | 11.5% | 10.5% |
| Year 6 children living with obesity 2024/25 similar | 23.1% | 22.2% |
| 5-year-olds with visible tooth decay 2023/24 similar | 20.8% | 22.4% |
| Primary pupils persistently absent 2024/25 lower | 10.2% | 13.0% |
| Children in relative low-income families (under 16) 2024/25 lower | 19.1% | 19.8% |
“Higher” or “lower” means the difference from England is bigger than the margin of error; “similar” means it isn’t. These are figures for all children in the council area, not for any one school or child.
End of primary school
Year 6 reading, writing and maths
| Year | Cumberland | England |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 54% | 60% |
| 2023/24 | 54% | 61% |
| 2024/25 | 56% | 63% |
| 2025/26 | 56% | 63% |
Share of pupils in state-funded schools meeting the expected standard in all three. 2025/26 figures are provisional. There were no tests in 2019/20 or 2020/21.
Schools
Primary schools in Cumberland
144 schools
- Allonby Primary School Maryport
- Arlecdon Primary School FRIZINGTON
- Ashfield Infant & Nursery School Workington
- Ashfield Junior School Workington
- Bassenthwaite Primary School Keswick
- Beckermet CofE School Beckermet
- Beckstone Primary School Workington
- Belle Vue Primary School Carlisle
- Bewcastle School Carlisle
- Black Combe Junior School Millom
- Blackford CofE Primary School Carlisle
- Blennerhasset School Wigton
- Boltons CofE School Wigton
- Bookwell Primary School Egremont
- Borrowdale CofE Primary School Keswick
- Bowness-on-Solway Primary School Wigton
- Braithwaite CofE Primary School Keswick
- Brampton Primary School Brampton
- Bransty Primary School Whitehaven
- Bridekirk Dovenby CofE Primary School Cockermouth
- Brook Street Primary School Carlisle
- Broughton Moor Primary School Maryport
- Broughton Primary School Cockermouth
- Burgh by Sands School Carlisle
- Caldew Lea School Carlisle
- Captain Shaw's CofE School Millom
- Castle Carrock School Brampton
- Crosby-on-Eden CofE School Carlisle
- Crosscanonby St John's CofE School Maryport
- Cummersdale School Carlisle
- Cumwhinton School Carlisle
- Dean CofE School Workington
- Dearham Primary School Maryport
- Derwent Vale Primary and Nursery School Workington
- Distington Community School Workington
- Eaglesfield Paddle CofE Primary Academy Cockermouth
- Ellenborough Academy Maryport
- Ennerdale and Kinniside CofE Primary School Cleator
- Ewanrigg Junior School Maryport
- Fairfield Primary School Cockermouth
- Fellview Primary School Wigton
- Fir Ends Primary School Brampton
- Flimby Primary School Maryport
- Frizington Community Primary School Frizington
- Gilsland CofE Primary School Brampton
- Gosforth CofE Primary School Seascale
- Grasslot Infant School Maryport
- Great Corby School and Nursery Carlisle
- Great Orton Primary School Carlisle
- Hallbankgate Village School Brampton
- Haverigg Primary School Millom
- Hayton CofE Primary School Brampton
- Hensingham Primary School Whitehaven
- Holm Cultram Abbey CofE Primary School Wigton
- Holme St Cuthbert School Maryport
- Houghton CofE School Carlisle
- Inglewood Infant School Carlisle
- Inglewood Junior School Carlisle
- Ireby CofE School Wigton
- Irthington Village School Carlisle
- Jericho Primary School Whitehaven
- Kells Infant School Whitehaven
- Kingmoor Junior School Carlisle
- Kingmoor Nursery and Infant School Carlisle
- Kirkbampton CofE School Carlisle
- Kirkbride Primary School Wigton
- Kirkland Church of England Academy Frizington
- Lanercost CofE Primary School Brampton
- Longtown Primary School Carlisle
- Lorton School Cockermouth
- Lowca Community School Whitehaven
- Maryport CofE Primary School Maryport
- Millom Infant School Millom
- Monkwray Junior School Whitehaven
- Montreal CofE Primary School Cleator Moor
- Moor Row Community Primary School Moor Row
- Moresby Primary School Whitehaven
- Netherton Infant School Maryport
- Newlaithes Infant School Carlisle
- Newlaithes Junior School Carlisle
- Newtown Primary School Carlisle
- Norman Street Primary School Carlisle
- Northside Primary School Workington
- Orgill Primary School Egremont
- Oughterside Primary School Wigton
- Our Lady and St Patrick's Catholic Primary School, Maryport Maryport
- Pennine Way Primary School Carlisle
- Petteril Bank School Carlisle
- Plumbland CofE School Wigton
- Raughton Head CofE School & Nursery Carlisle
- Richmond Hill School Wigton
- Robert Ferguson Primary School Carlisle
- Rockcliffe CofE School Carlisle
- Rosley CofE School Wigton
- Scotby CofE Primary School Carlisle
- Seascale Primary School Seascale
- Seaton Academy Workington
- Seaton St. Paul's CofE Junior School Workington
- Shankhill CofE Primary School CARLISLE
- Silloth Primary School Wigton
- St Bede's Catholic Primary School Carlisle
- St Bees Village Primary School St Bees
- St Bega's CofE Primary School Holmrook
- St Begh's Catholic Junior School Whitehaven
- St Bridget's Catholic Primary School Egremont
- St Bridget's CofE School Cockermouth
- St Bridget's CofE School Whitehaven
- St Cuthbert's Catholic Primary School Wigton
- St Cuthberts Catholic Primary School, Carlisle Carlisle
- St Gregory and St Patrick's Catholic Infant School Whitehaven
- St Gregory's Catholic Primary School, Workington Workington
- St Herbert's CofE (VA) Primary and Nursery School Keswick
- St James' Catholic Primary School millom
- St James' CofE Infant and Nursery School Whitehaven
- St James' CofE Junior School Whitehaven
- St Joseph's Catholic Primary School Frizington
- St Margaret Mary Catholic Primary School, Carlisle Carlisle
- St Mary's Catholic Primary School Workington
- St Mary's Catholic Primary School Whitehaven
- St Matthew's CofE School Wigton
- St Michael's CofE Primary School Carlisle
- St Michael's CofE Primary School Wigton
- St Michael's Nursery and Infant School Workington
- St Patrick's Catholic Primary School Workington
- St Patrick's Catholic Primary School Cleator Moor
- Stanwix School Carlisle
- Stoneraise School Carlisle
- The Bishop Harvey Goodwin School (Church of England Voluntary Aided) Carlisle
- Thomlinson Junior School Wigton
- Thornhill Primary School Egremont
- Thursby Primary School Carlisle
- Thwaites School Millom
- Upperby Primary School Carlisle
- Valley Primary School and Nursery Whitehaven
- Victoria Infant and Nursery School Workington
- Victoria Junior School Workington
- Waberthwaite CofE School Millom
- Walton & Lees Hill CofE School Brampton
- Warwick Bridge Primary School Carlisle
- Westfield Nursery and Primary School Workington
- Wiggonby CofE School Wigton
- Wigton Nursery and Infant School Wigton
- Wreay Church of England Primary School Carlisle
- Yewdale School Carlisle