Dearham Primary School
Primary · Academy converter · Ages 3–11 · Maryport, Cumberland
Dearham Primary School is a primary school in Maryport, Cumberland for ages 3–11 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Not judged, from the inspection on 23 April 2025.
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Catchment area for Dearham 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
- The Went, Dearham, Maryport, CA15 7HR
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3–11
- Council
- Cumberland
- Pupils on roll
- 202 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 16.8% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 20.1
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Not judged Inspected 23 April 2025
Strengths
- “Pupils enjoy coming to school.”
- “Children in the early years love to explore the exciting activities that adults provide for them.”
- “Older pupils enjoy playing or chatting with their friends at breaktimes.”
To improve
- “This has led to some inconsistencies in provision, especially in the teaching of the mathematics curriculum.”
- “Unfortunately, this work came too late for pupils in Year 6 in 2024, who did not achieve as well as they should have.”
- “In a very small number of subjects, work to develop such an insight is at an earlier stage.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 12 June 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) | 58% | 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: 14 first-preference applications, 14 offers in total, 14 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.
- Crosscanonby St John's CofE School 1.3 mi Good
- Ellenborough Academy 1.7 mi School remains Good
- Netherton Infant School 1.7 mi School remains Good
- Broughton Moor Primary School 1.8 mi No Ofsted grade
- Ewanrigg Junior School 1.8 mi Not judged
- Our Lady and St Patrick's Catholic Primary School, Maryport 1.9 mi Not judged
- Maryport CofE Primary School 2.0 mi Good
- Grasslot Infant School 2.2 mi Good