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St Josephs Catholic High School, Workington

Cumberland, CA14 3EESecondaryAges 11–16MixedState
Ofsted Rating
Requires Improvement
Nov 2023
Progress 8
No data
First choices / offers
1.1×
More first choices than offers made
124 1st-choice / 118 offers made
Ranking
#2,773
of 3,141 nationally

About St Josephs Catholic High School, Workington

St Josephs Catholic High School, Workington is a state-funded secondary school in Cumberland, North West, for pupils aged 11 to 16 for boys and girls. DfE data records 539 pupils on roll and a published capacity of 615.

The latest recorded Ofsted overall judgement is Requires Improvement (28 Nov 2023). the published Attainment 8 score was 37.4 for 2024/25. admissions data records 124 first-preference applications and 118 offers made on national offer day for 2026/27.

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Key Details

School TypeSecondary (State)
Age Range11 to 16 years
GenderMixed
Religious CharacterRoman Catholic
AddressHarrington Road, Workington, Cumberland, CA14 3EE
HeadteacherMr Ian Nevitt
Local AuthorityCumberland
Number of Pupils539
Free School Meals (FSM)42.9%
School Capacity539 / 615 (88% full)

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Ofsted Inspection Breakdown

28 Nov 2023
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Overall Effectiveness
Requires improvement
Quality of Education
Requires improvement
Behaviour & Attitudes
Requires improvement
Personal Development
Requires improvement
Leadership & Management
Requires improvement

Source: Ofsted, 21 Jan 2024. Ratings: 1=Outstanding, 2=Good, 3=Requires Improvement, 4=Inadequate.

Published SEND Data

AutismDyslexiaMental HealthSpeech & LanguageHearingPhysicalLearning DifficultySevere LearningMulti-SensoryOther

Source: Department for Education. Confirm current provision with the school's SENCO.

School day

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Teaching hours

08:45 – 15:15

Source: sjchs.uk. Extracted automatically — confirm with the school before relying on these times.

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St Josephs Catholic High School, Workington has been rated "Requires Improvement" by Ofsted. This is the overall judgement recorded under the inspection framework in use on the inspection date. Read the report for the findings and subsequent monitoring.