Kirkbride Primary School
Primary · Community school · Ages 3–11 · Wigton, Cumberland
Kirkbride Primary School is a primary school in Wigton, Cumberland for ages 3–11 (community school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Good, from the inspection on 7 March 2023.
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Catchment area for Kirkbride Primary School
- The council’s catchment or priority area for this school, on the map
- Earlier years of applications and offers
- Earlier exam results, 2022/23 to 2023/24
- Which schools pupils move on to or come from
- Crime, sold prices and rents, broadband and transport around the school
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Key facts
- Address
- Kirkbride, Wigton, CA7 5JR
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3–11
- Council
- Cumberland
- Pupils on roll
- 77 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 5.2% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 12.9
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Good Inspected 7 March 2023
Strengths
- “Pupils enjoy attending this school.”
- “Leaders have high expectations for how pupils treat each other.”
- “They are respectful and polite to each other and to staff.”
To improve
- “However, some teachers are further ahead in implementing the new approaches in some subjects than in others.”
- “This means that pupils’ learning is a little uneven in some areas of the curriculum.”
- “Leaders are at the early stages of checking how well the new curriculum is being delivered.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 17 May 2023 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| Key stage 2 · reading, writing and maths, expected standard (2024/25) | 38% | 62% |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Reception entry: 10 first-preference applications, 10 offers in total, 10 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Nearby primary schools
Straight-line distance, in Cumberland.
- Bowness-on-Solway Primary School 4.1 mi Standards maintained
- Wiggonby CofE School 4.5 mi School remains Good
- Kirkbampton CofE School 4.9 mi Good
- St Cuthbert's Catholic Primary School 4.9 mi No Ofsted grade
- Holm Cultram Abbey CofE Primary School 4.9 mi School remains Good
- Thomlinson Junior School 5.2 mi Not judged
- Wigton Nursery and Infant School 5.4 mi Good
- Burgh by Sands School 6.2 mi School remains Good