OFSTED
1 April 2025
Latest graded inspection
Latest published outcome
Not judged
OEIF
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour & attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership & management
Good
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
Academy converter
Phase
Primary
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
Roman Catholic
Local authority
Cumberland
Trust
MATER CHRISTI MULTI-ACADEMY TRUST
Census date
15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE
2025/26
School community
Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.
Total pupils
204
191 full-time ·
13 part-time
Female pupils
111
54.4% of pupils
Male pupils
93
45.6% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
11.0 pts
above England
School
35.8%
Cumberland
21.7%
North West
28.5%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
7.6 pts
below England
School
12.7%
Cumberland
6.2%
North West
18.1%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
0.0 pts
in line with England
School
1.0%
Cumberland
0.4%
North West
0.8%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
White British
88.2%
180
Any other White background
5.4%
11
African
3.9%
8
Bangladeshi
1.0%
2
Any other ethnic group
0.5%
1
Indian
0.5%
1
Council, regional and national comparisons
are pupil-weighted using published school
census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS
2025/26
Special educational needs
Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.
Pupils with SEN
23.0%
47 of
204 pupils
2.2 pts
above England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
4.3 pts
above
England
6.0%
2.1 pts
below
PRIMARY NEEDS
Pupils
Most common identified needs
SEN comparisons are pupil-weighted using published 2025/26 Department for Education school-level data. Primary needs combine pupils receiving SEN support and pupils with EHC plans.
ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE
2024/25
Key stage 2 outcomes
Published Department for Education results for 2024/25.
EXPECTED STANDARD
Reading, writing & maths
54.0%
6.4 pts
below England
EXPECTED STANDARD
64.0%
Reading
9.8 pts below England
School
64.0%
Cumberland
72.2%
North West
73.2%
England
73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD
71.0%
Writing
0.7 pts above England
School
71.0%
Cumberland
68.7%
North West
69.2%
England
70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD
71.0%
Maths
1.0 pts below England
School
71.0%
Cumberland
68.5%
North West
71.7%
England
72.0%
School results show the percentage of
pupils meeting the expected standard.
Council, regional and national
comparisons are averages of published
school-level percentages and are not
pupil-weighted official attainment rates.
ATTENDANCE & ABSENCE
2024/25
Attendance profile
Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.
ABSENCE RATE
4.53%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
1.69 pts
lower than
England
School
4.53%
Cumberland
5.32%
North West
6.25%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
8.70%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
7.12 pts
lower than
England
School
8.70%
Cumberland
11.73%
North West
15.89%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
1.24%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
0.56 pts
lower than
England
School
1.24%
Cumberland
0.99%
North West
1.75%
England
1.80%
Council, regional and national
comparisons are averages of published
school-level percentages rather than
pupil-weighted official absence rates.
HOW DOES IT COMPARE?
School context
Comparison with open primary schools.
CAPACITY
Capacity utilisation
85.0%
3.2 pts
below England
Our Lady and St Patrick's Catholic Primary School, Maryport
85.0%
Cumberland
80.2%
North West
90.6%
England
88.2%
Benchmarks use open schools in the
same phase. Capacity utilisation is
calculated from published pupil and
capacity figures.