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St Cuthbert's Catholic Primary School

Wigton · Cumberland

Primary Academy (converter)Part of MATER CHRISTI MULTI-ACADEMY TRUST

MATER CHRISTI MULTI-ACADEMY TRUST is a Multi-academy trust. The trust operates 16 member schools: 14 primary schools, 2 secondary schools. Local authorities: Cumberland | Lancashire | Westmorland and Furness. Regions: North West. — from the MATER CHRISTI MULTI-ACADEMY TRUST public record.

St Cuthbert's Catholic Primary School is a primary academy in Wigton, Cumberland, part of MATER CHRISTI MULTI-ACADEMY TRUST. It has no live vacancies on SchoolJobs right now.

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School information

Official name
St Cuthbert's Catholic Primary School
Address
East End
Postcode
CA7 9HZ
Country
England
Local authority
Cumberland
Parliamentary constituency
Penrith and Solway
URN (official identifier)
151053
Establishment number
3328
School status
Open
Education phase
Primary
Age range
3–11 years
Gender intake
Mixed
Religious character
Roman Catholic
Number of pupils
136
As of November 2026
Capacity
154
School type
Academy (converter)
Governance
Academy
Local authority
Cumberland
Headteacher
Mrs Ann-Marie Handford
Telephone
01697343119
Date opened
1 Sep 2024

Source: get-information-schools.service.gov.uk . Official data last refreshed November 2026.

Pupils at St Cuthbert's Catholic Primary School

2025/26This schoolCumberlandEngland
Pupils13639,0028,355,420
Eligible for free school meals25.7%21.9%26.5%
SEN support14.7%14.2%14.6%
Education, health and care plan (EHCP)6.6%6.0%5.9%
First language other than English (EAL)11.8%6.3%21.6%

Local authority and England figures are calculated from the same DfE school-level files across state-funded schools.

Source: Department for Education, Schools, pupils and their characteristics and Special educational needs in England , academic year 2025/26. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Ofsted inspection history

6 published inspections for St Cuthbert's Catholic Primary School, including inspections of the school it replaced.

  1. · Section 8 inspections of good and non-exempt outstanding schools

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    Inspected as St Cuthbert's Catholic Primary School (URN 112310)

    Safeguarding is effective
    Yes
    Outcomes for section 8 inspections
    School remains Good

    Report published 18 May 2020

  2. · Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1

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    Inspected as St Cuthbert's Catholic Primary School (URN 112310)

    Overall effectiveness: Good

    Outcomes for pupils
    Good
    Early years provision
    Good
    Is safeguarding effective
    Yes
    Effectiveness of leadership and management
    Good
    Personal development, behaviour and welfare
    Good
    Quality of teaching, learning and assessment
    Good

    Report published 31 Mar 2016

  3. · S5 Inspection

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    Inspected as St Cuthbert's Catholic Primary School (URN 112310)

    Overall effectiveness: Requires improvement

    Pupils' achievement
    Requires improvement
    Quality of teaching
    Requires improvement
    Leadership and management
    Requires improvement
    Behaviour and safety of pupils
    Good

    Report published 19 Nov 2013

  4. · S5 Inspection

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    Inspected as St Cuthbert's Catholic Primary School (URN 112310)

    Overall effectiveness: Satisfactory

    Pupils' achievement
    Satisfactory
    Quality of teaching
    Satisfactory
    Early years provision
    8
    Leadership and management
    Satisfactory
    Behaviour and safety of pupils
    Good

    Report published 6 Mar 2012

  5. · S5 Inspection

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    Inspected as St Cuthbert's Catholic Primary School (URN 112310)

    Overall effectiveness: Good

    Pupils' achievement
    Good
    Quality of teaching
    Good
    Early years provision
    Good
    Leadership and management
    Good
    Behaviour and safety of pupils
    Outstanding

    Report published 19 Nov 2008

  6. · S5 Inspection

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    Inspected as St Cuthbert's Catholic Primary School (URN 112310)

    Overall effectiveness: Good

    Pupils' achievement
    Good
    Quality of teaching
    Good
    Early years provision
    Good
    Leadership and management
    Good
    Behaviour and safety of pupils
    Good

    Report published 22 Nov 2005

Source: Ofsted, State-funded school inspections and outcomes: management information (files from 2005 to the latest monthly release; data checked 6 Nov 2026). Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Pupil absence at St Cuthbert's Catholic Primary School

2025/26 (autumn and spring term)This schoolCumberlandEngland
Overall absence (sessions missed)6.8%4.8%5.1%
Persistent absence (pupils missing 10%+)23.6%11.6%13.2%

Local authority and England figures are for state-funded primary schools in the same release.

Source: Department for Education, Pupil absence in schools in England , 2025/26 autumn and spring terms. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Pupil premium at St Cuthbert's Catholic Primary School

Deprivation pupil premium allocation for 2026 to 2027: £55,800 for 36 eligible pupils.

Financial year 2026-27This schoolCumberlandEngland
Pupils eligible32.4%23.7%27.7%
Allocation per pupil on roll£503£316£370

Deprivation pupil premium only; service child and looked-after children premiums are not published per school. Local authority and England figures use the same file.

Source: Department for Education, Pupil premium allocations 2026 to 2027 (September 2026) . Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

School finances at St Cuthbert's Catholic Primary School

2024/25 academic year (academy accounts return) · Primary · 118 pupils. Excludes the trust's central costs.

St Cuthbert's Catholic Primary School finances compared with averages, 2024/25 academic year (academy accounts return)
This schoolCumberland average (per pupil · % of spend)England average (per pupil · % of spend)
Total income£926,000
£7,847 per pupil
£7,437£7,179
Total spending£924,000
£7,831 per pupil
£6,707£6,721
Teaching staff£343,000
£2,907 per pupil · 37.1%
£2,972 · 44.3%£3,211 · 47.8%
Education support staff£205,000
£1,737 per pupil · 22.2%
£1,368 · 20.4%£1,313 · 19.5%
Supply and agency staff£32,000
£271 per pupil · 3.5%
£202 · 3.0%£203 · 3.0%
…of which agency supply£32,000
£271 per pupil · 3.5%
£198 · 3.0%£160 · 2.4%
In-year balance£2,000
Revenue reserve£32,000

Finance data is from the official return for that year and may not reflect the school's current position. Averages are pupil-weighted and use the same return, year and phase.

Full detail on DfE's Financial Benchmarking and Insights Tool · Local authority finance averages

Source: Department for Education, Academies Accounts Return 2024/25 via FBIT data sources, checked 6 Nov 2026. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

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East End, Wigton, CA7 9HZ

01697343119

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