Distington Community School
Primary · Community school · Ages 3–11 · Workington, Cumberland
Distington Community School is a primary school in Workington, Cumberland for ages 3–11 (community school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Standards maintained, from the inspection on 28 January 2025.
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Key facts
- Address
- Church Road, Distington, Church Rd, Workington, CA14 5TE
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3–11
- Sector
- See recorded establishment type
- Council
- Cumberland
- Pupils on roll
- 114 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 36% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 22.8
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Standards maintained Inspected 28 January 2025
Strengths
- “Distington is a happy and thriving school where everyone is welcomed.”
- “The school has created a caring and inclusive environment where a key priority is that every member of the school family is ‘safe, healthy and happy to learn’.”
- “The school has established a special relationship with its local community.”
To improve
- “However, in a small number of subjects, staff do not address pupils’ misconceptions quickly enough.”
- “When this happens, pupils move on to new learning before they are ready.”
- “This means that gaps in pupils’ learning sometimes persist.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 13 March 2025 (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) | 9% | 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: 6 first-preference applications, 6 offers in total, 6 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
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Nearby primary schools
Straight-line distance, in Cumberland.
- Beckstone Primary School 1.4 mi Good
- St Mary's Catholic Primary School 1.6 mi Good
- Lowca Community School 1.6 mi Good
- Westfield Nursery and Primary School 2.2 mi Good
- St Gregory's Catholic Primary School, Workington 2.3 mi Standards maintained
- St Bridget's CofE School 2.4 mi No Ofsted grade
- Moresby Primary School 2.5 mi School remains Good
- Victoria Infant and Nursery School 2.8 mi Not judged