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Workington Academy
Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–18 · Sponsored academy
Stainburn Road, Stainburn, Workington CA14 4EB · workingtonacademy.org · 01900 873926
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Overview
- Ofsted
- Good
- 2019 framework · inspected Mar 2022
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 40.5
- average Attainment 8 score. Cumberland 42.3, England 46
- Demand for places
- 1.0
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Pupils
- 1,234
- 91% of 1,360 places
- Local authority
- Cumberland
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Free school meals
- 30.3%
- First language not English
- 1.4%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Year 7 in September 2026, 195 families put the school first and 194 places were offered; 98% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
First choices against places
| Year 7 | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 194 | 195 | 1▲ | 98% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 202 | 222 | 1.1▲ | 91% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 201 | 250 | 1.2▲ | 80% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 237 | 237 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 253 | 253 | 1 | 100% |
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 40.5, and 33.5% of pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths. Across Cumberland it was 42.3, and across England 46.
In 2024/25 the average A level result was grade C (29.1 points per entry).
GCSE results
Attainment 8
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| ▼40.5 | 46.0 | ||
| ▼33.5% | 45.4% | ||
| ▼54.0% | 64.8% | ||
| ●38.6% | 40.5% | ||
| ▼3.56 | 4.09 |
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| School sixth form | 31.9 | −6.8 |
| Further education | 45.8 | +8.5 |
| Apprenticeship | 9.6 | +2.9 |
| Employment | 6 | +0.7 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 3 | −5 |
| Activity not captured | 3.6 | +0.9 |
A levels and other 16 to 18 results
A level average grade
| 2024/25 | Trend | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 64 students | C (29.1) | Below average -0.31 | |
| 80 students | C (30.1) | Below average -0.23 | |
| 52 students | Dist (36.1) | Average +0.10 |
| Earlier years: A level | Students | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023/24 | 53 | C- (28.1) | -0.15 |
| 2022/23 | 43 | C (31.2) | — |
| 2021/22 | 43 | C+ (33.4) | — |
| 2018/19 | 56 | C- (25.3) | -0.11 |
| 2017/18 | 61 | D+ (24.4) | -0.05 |
| 2016/17 | 43 | C- (27.8) | -0.23 |
| 2015/16 | 37 | C (29) | -0.17 |
Where sixth-form leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| University | 34.7 | −10.4 |
| Other education | 4.2 | +2.8 |
| Apprenticeship | 29.2 | +5.3 |
| Employment | 22.2 | +2.5 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 8.3 | +1.3 |
| Activity not captured | 1.4 | −1.4 |
Ofsted
Workington Academy was judged Good at its last graded inspection, on 29 March 2022, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.
- Overall
- Good
- Inspected
- 29 Mar 2022
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Good |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Good |
| Sixth form | Good |
Previously: Requires improvement, graded inspection, Mar 2020
Earlier inspections
September 2019 to November 2025
Mar 2020Requires improvement
Quality of education Requires improvement Behaviour and attitudes Good Personal development Good Leadership and management Good Sixth form Good Safeguarding Effective
Before September 2019
May 2018Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Personal development, behaviour and welfare Requires improvement Leadership and management Good 16 to 19 study programmes Good Safeguarding Effective
What parents said
90% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (175 replies, to 2 January 2023).
- Recommend
- 90%
- Replies
- 175
- 16% · 2 Jan 2023
based on the 75% who raised concerns
based on the 38% who had a child bullied
based on 25 parents (14%) with SEND