Wigton Nursery and Infant School
Primary · Community school · Ages 3–7 · Wigton, Cumberland
Wigton Nursery and Infant School is a primary school in Wigton, Cumberland for ages 3–7 (community school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Good, from the inspection on 7 March 2023.
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Key facts
- Address
- Longthwaite Road, Wigton, CA7 9JR
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3–7
- Sector
- See recorded establishment type
- Council
- Cumberland
- Pupils on roll
- 165 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 11.5% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 18.7
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Good Inspected 7 March 2023
Strengths
- “Pupils are happy at Wigton Nursery and Infant School.”
- “They are friendly, confident and welcoming.”
- “Leaders’ values of ‘learning, laughter and love’ resonate throughout the school.”
To improve
- “Pupils have not achieved as well as they should over time.”
- “In a small number of subjects, leaders have not provided sufficient training to give subject leaders the knowledge and expertise they need to lead their subject as well as they should across the school.”
- “As a result, pupils’ learning is inconsistent.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 4 May 2023 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Reception entry: 43 first-preference applications, 44 offers in total, 43 offers to first-preference applicants.
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Nearby primary schools
Straight-line distance, in Cumberland.
- Thomlinson Junior School 0.2 mi Not judged
- St Cuthbert's Catholic Primary School 0.6 mi No Ofsted grade
- Boltons CofE School 2.4 mi Not judged
- Rosley CofE School 3.8 mi School remains Good
- Wiggonby CofE School 4.1 mi School remains Good
- Thursby Primary School 4.8 mi School remains Good
- Kirkbride Primary School 5.4 mi Good
- Holm Cultram Abbey CofE Primary School 5.5 mi School remains Good