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Distington Community School

Primary Local authority maintained school in Workington CA14 5TE

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  • School Reference Number: 133264
  • Address: Church Road, Distington, Church Rd, Workington CA14 5TE
  • Headteacher: Miss Angela Quirk
  • Telephone: 01946 830526
  • Website: distington-comm.cumbria.sch.uk
  • Type: Local authority maintained schools
  • Sub-Type: Community school
  • Phase: Primary
  • Pupil Capacity: 105
  • Local Education Authority: Cumberland
  • Gender: Mixed
  • Age Range: 3 to 11
  • Admissions Policy: Not applicable
  • Active From: September 2001* (Result of Amalgamation)

* Active From and To dates don't necessarily mean that a school opened or closed on those dates. Schools are allocated a new Reference Number when they change status in any way, for example when a local authority school converts to an academy or when schools are combined or merged.

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Latest Ofsted Rating

Inspected on 24/09/2019

Rating published on 15/10/2019

Overall effectiveness: Good

Quality of education: Good

Behaviour and attitudes: Good

Personal development: Good

Effectiveness of leadership and management: Good

Early years provision: Good

All Ofsted Reports

Inspection DatePublication DateInspection TypeRatingPDF Link
24 September 2019 16 October 2019 School inspection Good
22 March 2017 12 May 2017 Full inspection Requires Improvement
9 July 2013 12 September 2013 Full inspection Good
16 November 2009 8 December 2009 Full inspection Good
26 June 2007 17 July 2007 Full inspection Satisfactory
10 February 2003 14 May 2003 Full inspection

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Unique Reference Number133264
Local Authority Code942
Local Authority NameCumberland
Establishment Number2718
School / College NameDistington Community School
Establishment Type Code01
Establishment typeCommunity school
Establishment Type Group Code4
Establishment Type GroupLocal authority maintained schools
Establishment Status Code1
Establishment statusOpen
Reason Establishment Opened Code01
Reason establishment openedResult of Amalgamation
Open date01-09-2001
Reason Establishment Closed Code00
Reason establishment closedNot applicable
Close date
Phase Of Education Code 2
Phase of educationPrimary
Age range Low3
Age range High11
Boarders Code1
BoardersNo boarders
Nursery provisionHas Nursery Classes
Official Sixth Form Code2
Official sixth formDoes not have a sixth form
Gender Code3
Gender of entryMixed
Religious Character Code00
Religious characterDoes not apply
Religious ethosDoes not apply
Diocese Code0000
DioceseNot applicable
Admissions Policy Code0
Admissons policyNot applicable
School capacity105
Special Classes Code0
Special classesNot applicable
Census Date18-01-2024
Number of Pupils109
Number of Boys53
Number of Girls56
Percentage Free School Meals39.60
Trust School Flag Code0
Trust School Flag Not applicable
Trusts Code
Academy trust or Trust
School Sponsor FlagNot applicable
Academy sponsor
Federation FlagNot under a federation
Federations Code
Federation
UKPRN10073601
FEHE Identifier
Further education typeNot applicable
Last Changed Date07-01-2025
StreetChurch Road
LocalityDistington
Address3Church Rd
TownWorkington
County (name)Cumbria
PostcodeCA14 5TE
Websitewww.distington-comm.cumbria.sch.uk/
Telephone01946830526
Headteacher/Principal titleMiss
Headteacher/Principal first nameAngela
Headteacher/Principal last nameQuirk
Headteacher/Principal Job TitleHeadteacher
BSO Inspectorate NameNot applicable
Inspectorate Report
Date of Last Inspection Visit
Next Inspection Visit
Teenage mothers provisionNot applicable
Teenage mothers capacity
Childcare facilities provisionNot applicable
SEN facilitiesNot applicable
Pupils with EBDNot applicable
Number of places
Full time provision
Pupils educated by other providersNot applicable
Section 41 approvedNot applicable
SEN provision
Type of resourced provision
Resourced provision number on roll
Resourced provision capacity
SEN unit number on roll
SEN unit capacity
Government Office Region CodeB
Government Office RegionNorth West
District CodeE06000063
DistrictCumberland
Ward CodeE05014196
WardHowgate
Parliamentary Constituency CodeE14001583
Parliamentary ConstituencyWhitehaven and Workington
Urban/Rural CodeD1
Urban/Rural Description(England/Wales) Rural town and fringe
GSS LA CodeE06000063
Easting300505
Northing523543
Middle Super Output Area (MSOA)Copeland 001
Lower Super Output Area (LSOA)Copeland 001B
Inspectorate Name
Number of special pupils under a special educational needs (SEN) statement/education, health and care (EHC) plan
Number of special pupils not under a special educational needs (SEN) statement/education, health and care (EHC) plan
Boarding Establishment
Proprietor's Name
Previous Local Authority Code909
Previous local authorityPre-LGR 2023 Cumbria
Previous establishment number
Country
UPRN100110732038
Site Name
QAB Code0
QAB NameNot applicable
Establishment Accredited Code0
Establishment AccreditedNot applicable
QAB Report
CH Number
MSOA CodeE02004000
LSOA CodeE01019269
Free School Meals36
Accreditation Expiry Date
URN133264
Web Linkhttp://reports.ofsted.gov.uk/inspection-reports/find-inspection-report/provider/ELS/133264
LAESTAB9422718
School nameDistington Community School
Ofsted phasePrimary
Type of educationCommunity School
School open date01/09/2001
Admissions policyNot applicable
Sixth formDoes not have a sixth form
Designated religious characterDoes not apply
Religious ethosDoes not apply
Faith groupingNon-faith
Ofsted regionNorth West
RegionNorth West
Local authorityCumberland
Parliamentary constituencyWhitehaven and Workington
Multi-academy trust UIDN/A
Multi-academy trust nameN/A
Academy sponsor UIDN/A
Academy sponsor nameN/A
PostcodeCA14 5TE
Number of warning notices issued in 2023/24 academic yearN/A
The income deprivation affecting children index (IDACI) quintile4
Total number of pupils109
Statutory lowest age3
Statutory highest age11
Latest ungraded inspection number since last graded inspectionN/A
Does the ungraded inspection relate to the URN of the current school?N/A
URN at time of the ungraded inspectionN/A
LAESTAB at time of the ungraded inspectionN/A
School name at time of the ungraded inspectionN/A
School type at time of the ungraded inspectionN/A
Number of ungraded inspections since the last graded inspectionN/A
Date of latest ungraded inspectionN/A
Ungraded inspection publication dateN/A
Did the latest ungraded inspection convert to a graded inspection?N/A
Ungraded inspection overall outcomeN/A
Number of monitoring and urgent inspections since last graded inspectionN/A
Inspection number of latest graded inspection10087855
Inspection typeRequires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1
Inspection type groupingRequires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1
Event type groupingSchools - S5
Inspection start date24/09/2019
Publication date15/10/2019
Does the latest graded inspection relate to the URN of the current school?Yes
URN at time of latest graded inspection133264
LAESTAB at time of latest graded inspection9422718
School name at time of latest graded inspectionDistington Community School
School type at time of latest graded inspectionCommunity School
Current school type used for chart C6Maintained school
Overall effectivenessGood
Category of concernN/A
Quality of educationGood
Behaviour and attitudesGood
Personal developmentGood
Effectiveness of leadership and managementGood
Safeguarding is effective?Yes
Early years provisionGood
Sixth form provisionN/A
Previous inspection number10032370
Previous inspection start date22/03/2017
Previous publication date12/05/2017
Does the previous graded inspection relate to the URN of the current school?Yes
URN at time of previous graded inspection133264
LAESTAB at time of previous graded inspection9422718
School name at time of previous graded inspectionDistington Community School
School type at time of previous graded inspectionCommunity School
Previous graded inspection overall effectiveness3
Previous category of concernN/A
Previous quality of educationN/A
Previous behaviour and attitudesN/A
Previous personal developmentN/A
Previous effectiveness of leadership and managementRequires Improvement
Previous safeguarding is effective?Yes
Previous early years provisionGood
Previous sixth form provisionN/A

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