Schools in Workington
Workington is a port town on the Solway coast with 22 schools administered by Cumberland Council - the unitary authority formed in 2023 from the former Allerdale and Copeland districts. Most community primaries in the town admit on a pure distance criterion after looked-after children, meaning proximity to the school gate is the key factor for oversubscribed years.
The town's secondary schools cover different parts of west Cumbria, and a small number of pupils cross authority boundaries toward Carlisle for specialist provision. Cumberland Council publishes its co-ordinated admissions scheme each autumn for the following September intake, and catchment mapping on this site reflects the published boundary data.
School demand in Workington
Across the 20 schools in Workington with published capacity data, the average fill rate is 91%. 4 of them are currently at or above their published admission number, and at those schools catchment distance is likely to decide places at the next intake.
6 schools in Workington have a religious character, so faith criteria sit alongside catchment distance in their admissions policies.
6 of the schools in Workington are academies that set their own admissions criteria independently of Cumberland, so check each school's policy directly rather than assuming the council default applies.
12 of the schools in Workington have a current Ofsted rating, of which 8 are rated Good or Outstanding. Demand and catchment distance tend to be tightest at the highest-rated schools.
Primary schools in Workington: 3 oversubscribed (16)
St Michael's Nursery and Infant School
Primary · Community school
Workington · CA14 2UY
Victoria Infant and Nursery School
Primary · Community school
Workington · CA14 3XB
Victoria Junior School
Primary · Community school
Workington · CA14 2RE
Ashfield Infant & Nursery School
Primary · Community school
Workington · CA14 3JG
Ashfield Junior School
Primary · Community school
Workington · CA14 4ES
Derwent Vale Primary and Nursery School
Primary · Community school
Workington · CA14 1WA
Seaton St. Paul's CofE Junior School
Primary · Voluntary controlled school
Workington · CA14 1HA
St Mary's Catholic Primary School
Primary · Voluntary aided school
Workington · CA14 5LN
St Patrick's Catholic Primary School
Primary · Voluntary aided school
Workington · CA14 2DW
Distington Community School
Primary · Community school
Workington · CA14 5TE
Westfield Nursery and Primary School
Primary · Community school
Workington · CA14 5BD
Beckstone Primary School
Primary · Community school
Workington · CA14 5PX
Seaton Academy
Primary · Academy converter
Workington · CA14 1NP
Northside Primary School
Primary · Academy sponsor led
Workington · CA14 1BD
Dean CofE School
Primary · Academy sponsor led
Workington · CA14 4TH
St Gregory's Catholic Primary School, Workington
Primary · Academy converter
Workington · CA14 3PD
Secondary Schools in Workington (3)
Energy Coast UTC
Secondary · University technical college
Workington · CA14 4JW
Workington Academy
Secondary · Academy sponsor led
Workington · CA14 4EB
St Josephs Catholic High School, Workington
Secondary · Academy converter
Workington · CA14 3EE
Other Schools in Workington (3)
West Cumbria Learning Centre
Not applicable · Pupil referral unit
Workington · CA14 4PJ
Lakes College - West Cumbria
All through · Further education
Workington · CA14 4JN
Branthwaite Academy
Not applicable · Free schools special
Workington · CA14 4SS
Catchment area boundaries for schools in Workington are set by Cumberland and updated each year. The "last distance offered", how far the furthest successful applicant lived, changes annually based on the number of applications received.