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Best Schools in Wigton

Compare 21 schools in Wigton. Data includes Ofsted ratings and exam performance (Attainment 8, Progress 8, KS2 results).

Official data sourced from the Department for Education (DfE) • Last updated 24 Oct 2025

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21

Total Schools

1

Outstanding

20

Good

Primary Schools

18 schools

Secondary Schools

3 schools

Top Performing Schools in Wigton

Ordered by KS2 combined reading/writing/maths meeting expected standard (or the average of subject measures where needed).

Bowness-on-Solway Primary School

Foundation school

Primary

Bowness-on-Solway, Wigton, CA7 5AF

Ages: 4-11

Gender: Mixed

Ofsted Rating

Good

Last inspection: 6/22/2021

Performance

Reading Meets Standard

100%

Maths Meets Standard

100%

Reading Progress

+3.5

Maths Progress

+3.9

47 pupils • 10.6% FSM • 0.0% EAL

Richmond Hill School

Community school

Primary

Queen Street, Aspatria, Wigton, CA7 3BQ

Ages: 2-11

Gender: Mixed

Ofsted Rating

Good

Last inspection: 11/11/2021

Performance

Reading Meets Standard

75%

Maths Meets Standard

90%

Reading Progress

-2.1

Maths Progress

+1.3

188 pupils • 21.8% FSM • 0.5% EAL

St Cuthbert's Catholic Primary School

Voluntary aided school

Primary

Eastend, Wigton, CA7 9HZ

Ages: 3-11

Gender: Mixed

Ofsted Rating

Good

Last inspection: 3/5/2020

Performance

Reading Meets Standard

92%

Maths Meets Standard

75%

Reading Progress

+6.8

Maths Progress

+3.1

115 pupils • 25.2% FSM • 8.7% EAL

Wiggonby CofE School

Voluntary aided school

Primary

Wiggonby, Wigton, CA7 0JR

Ages: 3-11

Gender: Mixed

Ofsted Rating

Good

Last inspection: 11/14/2023

Performance

Reading Meets Standard

78%

Maths Meets Standard

78%

Reading Progress

-0.3

Maths Progress

+2.5

76 pupils • 7.9% FSM • 0.0% EAL

Rosley CofE School

Voluntary aided school

Primary

Rosley, Wigton, CA7 8AU

Ages: 4-11

Gender: Mixed

Ofsted Rating

Good

Last inspection: 3/14/2023

Performance

Reading Meets Standard

75%

Maths Meets Standard

88%

Reading Progress

-0.6

Maths Progress

-0.7

61 pupils • FSM data not available • 0.0% EAL

St Michael's CofE Primary School

Voluntary aided school

Primary

Bothel, Wigton, CA7 2HN

Ages: 3-11

Gender: Mixed

Ofsted Rating

Good

Last inspection: 11/21/2018

Performance

Reading Meets Standard

57%

Maths Meets Standard

71%

Reading Progress

+1.2

Maths Progress

+1.1

51 pupils • 19.6% FSM • 0.0% EAL

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Beacon Hill Community School

Community school

Secondary

Market Square, Aspatria, Wigton, CA7 3EZ

Ages: 11-16

Gender: Mixed

Ofsted Rating

Good

Last inspection: 1/9/2020

Performance

Attainment 8

27.8

Progress 8

-1.18

English & Maths 5+

English & Maths 4+

17%

147 pupils • 25.2% FSM • 0.0% EAL

Blennerhasset School

Community school

Primary

Blennerhasset, Wigton, CA7 3RL

Ages: 3-11

Gender: Mixed

Ofsted Rating

Good

Last inspection: 3/21/2023

Performance

Reading Meets Standard

56%

Maths Meets Standard

44%

Reading Progress

-1.7

Maths Progress

-5.3

69 pupils • 4.3% FSM • 0.0% EAL

Boltons CofE School

Voluntary controlled school

Primary

Bolton Low Houses, Wigton, CA7 8PA

Ages: 4-11

Gender: Mixed

Ofsted Rating

Good

Last inspection: 2/11/2020

Performance

Reading Meets Standard

69%

Maths Meets Standard

62%

Reading Progress

+0.9

Maths Progress

-4.0

78 pupils • 3.8% FSM • 0.0% EAL

Bowness-on-Solway Primary School

Foundation school

Primary

Bowness-on-Solway, Wigton, CA7 5AF

Ages: 4-11

Gender: Mixed

Ofsted Rating

Good

Last inspection: 6/22/2021

Performance

Reading Meets Standard

100%

Maths Meets Standard

100%

Reading Progress

+3.5

Maths Progress

+3.9

47 pupils • 10.6% FSM • 0.0% EAL

Fellview Primary School

Community school

Primary

Caldbeck, Fellview Primary School, Wigton, CA7 8HF

Ages: 4-11

Gender: Mixed

Ofsted Rating

Good

Last inspection: 2/6/2020

Performance

Reading Meets Standard

83%

Maths Meets Standard

50%

Reading Progress

-1.8

Maths Progress

-7.2

43 pupils • 2.3% FSM • 0.0% EAL

Holm Cultram Abbey CofE Primary School

Voluntary controlled school

Primary

Abbeytown, Wigton, CA7 4RU

Ages: 4-11

Gender: Mixed

Ofsted Rating

Good

Last inspection: 1/31/2023

Performance

Reading Meets Standard

25%

Maths Meets Standard

63%

Reading Progress

-5.8

Maths Progress

-3.8

55 pupils • 20.0% FSM • 1.8% EAL

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