Bookwell Primary School
Ofsted: OutstandingCommunity school · Primary
Egremont · CA22 2LT · Cumberland
Ages 4–11
- KS279%
- Absence4.9%
- FSM11.9%
- Demand1.00
1.1 miles away
OpenPrimaryOfsted: School remains GoodURN 147396
Thornhill Primary School
Academy converter · Egremont · CA22 2SJ
Ages 2–11 · 85 pupils · Cumberland
Ofsted
School remains Good
KS2 expected (RWM)
60%
Overall absence
5.4%
Admissions demand
1.00 · Balanced demand
Ofsted
Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.
Headline
School remains Good
Inspection date
2023-12-11
Performance
Official school-level results. Figures are not rankings — suppressed values are omitted.
Key stage 2 (2023/24)
Expected standard (RWM)60%
Higher standard (RWM)0%
- Avg scaled score — reading
- 101.0
- Avg scaled score — maths
- 103.0
- Avg scaled score — GPS
- 104.0
Absence
Academic year 2023/24. Persistent absence means 10%+ of sessions missed. Lower figures are better.
Overall absence5.4%
Persistent absence (10%+)15.7%
Unauthorised0.8%
- Authorised absence
- 4.6%
- Severe absence (50%+)
- 2.0%
- Enrolments in measure
- 51
Absence trend
2021/22
2022/23
2023/24
- Overall
- Persistent (10%+)
Admissions demand
Coordinated admissions for primary entry (2024/25 cycle, national offer day). Demand ratio compares families who listed this school 1st with total offers made — not a catchment or distance guarantee.
Demand ratio
1.00 · Balanced demand
1st preferences
7
Places offered
7
1st-preference offers
7
- Total preferences (any rank)
- 8
- Preferred offers (top 3)
- 7
- Applications from outside LA
- 0
- Offers to outside-LA applicants
- 0
Source: DfE primary and secondary school applications and offers. Figures reflect offers on national offer day; late applications, appeals and waiting lists are not included.
Size & intake
From the GIAS school census (15 Jan 2026).
Capacity fill110%
85 pupils · 77 places
- Pupils on roll
- 85
- Boys / girls
- 40 / 45
- School capacity
- 77
- Capacity fill
- 85 / 77 (110%)
- Free school meals
- 27.7%
- FSM pupils
- 23
- Gender
- Mixed
- School type
- Academy converter
Age range
Ages 2–11
05111619
Provision
Official GIAS characteristics
2 / 6
- NurseryHas Nursery Classes
- Sixth form
- Boarding
- Special school
- Independent
- Academy
School characteristics
- Special classes
- No Special Classes
- Governance
- Academy trust: CHANGING LIVES LEARNING TRUST
- Academy trust
- CHANGING LIVES LEARNING TRUST
- Sponsor
- Changing Lives Learning Trust
- Headteacher
- Mrs Georgina Mawson
Location
- Address
- Ehen Road, Thornhill
- Postcode
- CA22 2SJ
- Town
- Egremont
- County
- Cumbria
- Local authority
- Cumberland
- District
- Cumberland
- Constituency
- Whitehaven and Workington
- Urban/rural
- Larger rural: Further from a major town or city
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 2–11, in Egremont, Cumberland, 85 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: nursery, academy. Free school meals: 27.7%.
Nearby primary schools
Open schools within about 3 miles, prioritising the same phase where possible. Distances are approximate from GIAS coordinates.
Beckermet CofE School
Ofsted: School remains GoodVoluntary aided school · Primary
Beckermet · CA21 2YD · Cumberland
Ages 4–11
- KS250%
- Absence5.4%
- FSM2.7%
- Demand1.00
1.3 miles away
St Bridget's Catholic Primary School
Ofsted: GoodVoluntary aided school · Primary
Egremont · CA22 2BD · Cumberland
Ages 2–11
- KS267%
- Absence5.5%
- FSM23.2%
- Demand1.00
1.3 miles away
Orgill Primary School
Ofsted: Needs attentionCommunity school · Primary
Egremont · CA22 2HH · Cumberland
Ages 2–11
- KS234%
- Absence4.9%
- FSM26.8%
- Demand1.00
1.4 miles away
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Contact
- Headteacher
- Mrs Georgina Mawson
- Telephone
- 01946820402