Oughterside Primary School
Primary · Foundation school · Ages 2–11 · Wigton, Cumberland
Oughterside Primary School is a primary school in Wigton, Cumberland for ages 2–11 (foundation school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Good, from the inspection on 17 April 2024.
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Catchment area for Oughterside 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
- Aspatria, Wigton, CA7 2PY
- Type
- Foundation school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 2–11
- Council
- Cumberland
- Pupils on roll
- 69 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 29% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 18.3
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Good Inspected 17 April 2024
Strengths
- “Pupils are happy at this school.”
- “They appreciate the positive relationships that they have with each other and with staff.”
- “They know that adults in school will help and support them, should they have any worries.”
To improve
- “However, in some subjects, other than English and mathematics, staff do not follow a consistent approach when checking the knowledge that pupils have retained from previous learning.”
- “At times, teachers move pupils on to new learning before they are ready.”
- “This means that some pupils’ knowledge in these subjects is not as secure as it should be.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 17 May 2024 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Reception entry: 8 first-preference applications, 8 offers in total, 8 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.
- Plumbland CofE School 1.8 mi No Ofsted grade
- Richmond Hill School 2.1 mi No Ofsted grade
- St Matthew's CofE School 2.4 mi Good
- Allonby Primary School 2.9 mi Good
- Crosscanonby St John's CofE School 3.3 mi Good
- Blennerhasset School 3.7 mi School remains Good
- St Michael's CofE Primary School 3.8 mi School remains Good
- Holme St Cuthbert School 4.2 mi Good