Maryport CofE Primary School

About Maryport CofE Primary School

If you're a parent in Cumberland weighing up Maryport CofE Primary School, the first thing you'll notice is that it's a popular choice locally. For the 2025/26 intake, the school received 29 applications for just 18 places, giving an oversubscription ratio of 1.61, and all 17 first-preference applicants were offered a spot. That suggests a solid reputation among families who know the area. While there's no parent view data from Ofsted to draw on, the demand alone signals confidence. The school is a Church of England primary for children aged 2 to 11, with a nursery on site, and it's currently rated Good across the board in its most recent Ofsted inspection from March 2023. Headteacher Joanne Ormond leads a school of 279 pupils, well within its capacity of 350, so there's some room to grow.

Academically, Maryport CofE Primary sits in the middle of the pack nationally but performs respectably within Cumberland. In the 2023/24 Key Stage 2 results, 62% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined, which is above the local authority average of 54%. The school ranks 39th out of 111 primaries in Cumberland, placing it in the top half of the LA. Looking at individual subjects, 82% met the expected standard in maths and 76% in reading, with average scores of 106 and 104 respectively. Higher attainment is more modest: 24% achieved the higher standard in maths, 15% in reading, and just 3% in writing. Ofsted noted that behaviour and attitudes, personal development, and early years provision are all Good, and the school has held a Good rating consistently across its last two inspections, with the previous one in 2014.

For families considering Maryport, the school offers a practical range of facilities including a library, sports hall, playing fields, ICT suite, and a sensory room, plus a forest school area. There are clubs like gardening, film club, drama and book club, and sports include gymnastics, football, cricket and swimming. The school is well equipped for SEND, with provisions for specific learning difficulties like dyslexia, moderate learning difficulties, social and emotional mental health needs, speech and language communication needs, hearing impairment, and autistic spectrum disorder. With a nursery on site and a Church of England character, it's a good fit for families who want a community-focused primary with solid but not exceptional results, and who value the extra outdoor and sensory learning spaces. The oversubscription means applying early is wise.

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