Community school · Primary
Wigton · CA7 9PG · Cumberland
Ages 7–11
Status: Open
0.4 miles away
OpenPrimaryURN 151053
St Cuthbert's Catholic Primary School
Academy converter · Wigton · CA7 9HZ
Phase
Primary
Age range
Ages 3–11
Pupils
136
Local authority
Cumberland
Age range
Ages 3–11
05111619
Provision snapshot
Based on official GIAS characteristics
2 / 6
- NurseryHas Nursery Classes
- Sixth formDoes not have a sixth form
- BoardingNo boarders
- Special school
- Independent
- Academy
Local context
How this school sits among open establishments in its area, using official GIAS records. These are counts, not rankings.
Mixed academy converter (primary), Ages 3–11, in Wigton, Cumberland, 136 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: nursery, academy. Free school meals: 29.4%. Religious character: Roman Catholic. Diocese: Diocese of Lancaster.
Nearby primary schools
Open schools within about 3 miles, prioritising the same phase where possible. Distances are approximate from GIAS coordinates.
Overview
- School type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Age range
- 3–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Status
- Open
- URN
- 151053
Location
- Address
- East End
- Postcode
- CA7 9HZ
- Town
- Wigton
- County
- Cumbria
- Local authority
- Cumberland
- District
- Cumberland
- Constituency
- Penrith and Solway
- Urban/rural
- Larger rural: Nearer to a major town or city
Size & intake
Pupil numbers and free school meals come from the GIAS school census fields. Capacity fill is calculated when both pupils and capacity are published. Census date: 15 Jan 2026.
- Pupils on roll
- 136
- Boys / girls
- 71 / 65
- School capacity
- 154
- Capacity fill
- 136 / 154 (88%)
- Free school meals
- 29.4%
- FSM pupils
- 35
- Gender
- Mixed
School characteristics
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sixth form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Special classes
- No Special Classes
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Diocese
- Diocese of Lancaster
- Governance
- Academy trust: MATER CHRISTI MULTI-ACADEMY TRUST
- Academy trust
- MATER CHRISTI MULTI-ACADEMY TRUST
- Sponsor
- Mater Christi Multi Academy Trust
Contact
- Headteacher
- Mrs Ann-Marie Handford
- Telephone
- 01697343119
Official links
Ofsted
Latest inspection outcomes from Ofsted monthly management information. Report-card grades use the current framework where published; older OEIF grades are shown when that is the latest graded inspection.
Headline
School remains Good
Inspection date
2020-05-18