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Secondary · CA14 · Cumberland

St Josephs Catholic High School, Workington

Harrington Road, Workington, CA14 3EE

MATER CHRISTI MULTI-ACADEMY TRUST is the academy trust. Admissions rules still sit with the school and your local council.

Requires improvement

At a glance

Key published figures for this school.

OfstedRequires improvement
Attendance89.1%
AttainmentProgress 8: -0.63
AdmissionsUsually oversubscribed
Pupils626

Ofsted inspection

Latest outcome

Requires improvement

Inspection history

  1. Previous gradedGood

This page shows previous graded and latest ungraded outcomes when Ofsted publishes them in the national file. Full history stays on the Ofsted report.

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School figures

Coloured bars compare this school with the average for other schools in CA14. Where we have them, council (Cumberland) and England figures appear under FSM, SEN and attendance. FSM, SEN and EAL are context, not quality scores. For attendance, higher is usually better.

Pupils on roll
626
Free school meals
31.4%
1.7% above district average (29.7%)

Also: Cumberland 23.2% · England 25.8%

SEN
25%
0.7% below district average (25.7%)

Also: Cumberland 18.4% · England 16.5%

EAL
12.6%
8.2% above district average (4.4%)
Attendance
89.1%
6.1% below district average (95.2%)

Also: Cumberland 91.7% · England 91.9%

Persistent absence
36.9%
Progress 8
-0.63 (2023/24)
Attainment 8
37.4
Grade 5+ English & maths
31.2%
Grade 4+ English & maths
48.4%
Entered for EBacc
7.5%
EBacc average point score
3.08

Each metric uses its own colour so you can tell the rows apart. The lighter bar is the CA14 average; the darker bar is this school.

Trends over time

Attendance

Autumn and spring term attendance from DfE pupil absence data (where published for this URN).

  • 2021/2289.1%
  • 2022/2387.1%
  • 2023/2489.2%
  • 2024/2592.4%

Admissions

Demand signal
Usually oversubscribed
Published capacity (GIAS)
615
Pupils on roll
626

Indicative signal from published roll versus GIAS capacity. Not applications versus offers, and not a guarantee of a place.

Published admission number (PAN) and applications versus offers are not in our national datasets yet. Use your council booklet.

Check your council admissions booklet via the Cumberland page.

SEN support

SEN %
25%
On-site provision
None listed in GIAS

A higher SEN percentage can mean experience with support needs, or more demand on staff. Ask the SENCO what is available day to day.

Sources and freshness

  • School year for most DfE figures: 2024/25.
  • Pipeline last checked: Sept 2026.
  • Council and England attendance / FSM tables: 2024/25.
  • School figures from DfE / GIAS / Ofsted where published. District averages use other schools in this postcode district. Council and England figures use DfE local authority and national tables for the matching phase.
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