Schools by area › Cumberland › Ashfield Junior School
Ashfield Junior School
Primary · Mixed · Ages 7–11 · Community school
High Street, Workington CA14 4ES · ashfieldjuniorschool.co.uk · 01900 604565
On the mapSearch near CA14 4ES
Overview
- Ofsted
- Requires improvement
- 2019 framework · inspected Jul 2024
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 62%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Cumberland 56%, England 62%
- Pupils
- 254
- 99% of 256 places
- Local authority
- Cumberland
- Free school meals
- 19.7%
- First language not English
- 3.1%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Results
In 2024/25, 62% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 3% the higher standard. Across Cumberland it was 56%, and across England 62%.
Expected standard reading, writing and maths
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading, writing and maths | |||
| ●62% | 62% | ||
| ▼3% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ●105 | 106 | ||
| ●104 | 105 | ||
| ●104 | 105 | ||
Ofsted
Ashfield Junior School was judged Requires improvement at its last graded inspection, on 2 July 2024, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.
- Overall
- Requires improvement
- Inspected
- 2 Jul 2024
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Requires improvement |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Requires improvement |
Previously: Good, graded inspection, May 2018
Earlier inspections
Before September 2019
May 2018Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Personal development, behaviour and welfare Good Leadership and management Good Safeguarding Effective May 2016Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Personal development, behaviour and welfare Good Leadership and management Requires improvement Safeguarding Effective May 2012Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good
What parents said
88% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (56 replies, to 7 April 2025).
- Recommend
- 88%
- Replies
- 56
- 22% · 7 Apr 2025
based on the 70% who raised concerns
based on the 34% who had a child bullied