Thomlinson Junior School
Ofsted: Not judgedCommunity school · Primary
Wigton · CA7 9PG · Cumberland
Ages 7–11
- KS257%
- Absence4.7%
- FSM15.4%
0.2 miles away
OpenPrimaryOfsted: GoodURN 112126
Wigton Nursery and Infant School
Community school · Wigton · CA7 9JR
Ages 3–7 · 165 pupils · Cumberland
Ofsted
Good
Overall absence
4.9%
Admissions demand
1.00 · Balanced demand
Ofsted
Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.
Headline
Good
Inspection date
2023-03-07
- Overall effectiveness
- Good
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Safeguarding effective
- Yes
Absence
Academic year 2023/24. Persistent absence means 10%+ of sessions missed. Lower figures are better.
Overall absence4.9%
Persistent absence (10%+)10.3%
Unauthorised1.1%
- Authorised absence
- 3.9%
- Severe absence (50%+)
- 0.0%
- Enrolments in measure
- 107
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
31
Places offered
31
1st-preference offers
31
- Total preferences (any rank)
- 40
- Preferred offers (top 3)
- 31
- 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 fill80%
165 pupils · 206 places
- Pupils on roll
- 165
- Boys / girls
- 81 / 84
- School capacity
- 206
- Capacity fill
- 165 / 206 (80%)
- Free school meals
- 14.1%
- FSM pupils
- 19
- Gender
- Mixed
- School type
- Community school
Age range
Ages 3–7
05111619
Provision
Official GIAS characteristics
1 / 6
- NurseryHas Nursery Classes
- Sixth form
- Boarding
- Special school
- Independent
- Academy
School characteristics
- Special classes
- No Special Classes
- Governance
- Community school
- Headteacher
- Mrs Joanne Lloyd
Location
- Address
- Longthwaite Road
- Postcode
- CA7 9JR
- Town
- Wigton
- County
- Cumbria
- Local authority
- Cumberland
- District
- Cumberland
- Constituency
- Penrith and Solway
- Urban/rural
- Larger rural: Nearer to a major town or city
SEN & specialist provision
As recorded in GIAS — provision detail, not an Ofsted judgement.
- SEN types
- SLCN - Speech, language and Communication; ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder; SLD - Severe Learning Difficulty; PMLD - Profound and Multiple Learning Difficulty
- Special classes
- No Special Classes
- Resourced provision
- Resourced provision
- Resourced places
- 6 on roll / 6 capacity
Local context
How this school sits among open establishments in its area, using official GIAS records. These are counts, not rankings.
Mixed community school (primary), Ages 3–7, in Wigton, Cumberland, 165 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: nursery. Free school meals: 14.1%. SEN provision includes: SLCN - Speech, language and Communication; ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder; SLD - Severe Learning Difficulty….
Nearby primary schools
Open schools within about 3 miles, prioritising the same phase where possible. Distances are approximate from GIAS coordinates.
St Cuthbert's Catholic Primary School
Ofsted: School remains GoodAcademy converter · Primary
Wigton · CA7 9HZ · Cumberland
Ages 3–11
- FSM29.4%
0.6 miles away
Boltons CofE School
Ofsted: Not judgedVoluntary controlled school · Primary
Wigton · CA7 8PA · Cumberland
Ages 4–11
- KS258%
- Absence4.9%
- FSM3.5%
- Demand1.00
2.4 miles away
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Contact
- Headteacher
- Mrs Joanne Lloyd
- Telephone
- 01697342649