School profile

Ashfield Infant & Nursery School

Primary · Community school · Workington, CA14 3JG

Requires improvement

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Good
Requires improvement
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Ashfield Infant & Nursery School Ofsted rating

Ofsted report cardInspected 30 Jun 2026

Area360 rating
Requires improvement
Inclusion
Needs attention
Curriculum and teaching
Needs attention
Achievement
Needs attention
Attendance and behaviour
Expected standard
Personal development and wellbeing
Expected standard
Leadership and governance
Needs attention
Early years
Expected standard
Safeguarding
Met

School facts

PhasePrimary
TypeCommunity school
Ages3 to 7
Pupils200 of 187 places
GenderMixed
Admissions policyNon-selective
Head teacherMrs Amy Barclay
Local authorityCumberland
WebsiteVisit

Source: Get Information about Schools, URN 112146.

Pupils

2025/26
MeasureThis school
Pupils200
Girls105
Boys95
Eligible for free school meals11%
First language not English4%
SEN support24
EHC plan4
Average class size28.8

Source: DfE, Schools, pupils and their characteristics, Academic year 2025/26, published 04 Jun 2026.

Pupils ethnicity

2025/26

Pupils ethnicity

White British
94.5%
African
1.5%
Other Black
1.5%
White and Black African
0.5%
Bangladeshi
0.5%
Other ethnic group
0.5%
Irish
0%
Traveller of Irish heritage
0%
Other White
0%
Gypsy/Roma
0%

Source: DfE, Schools, pupils and their characteristics, Academic year 2025/26, published 04 Jun 2026.

Attendance

2025/26

Share of possible sessions missed. Persistent absence means missing 10% or more of sessions; severe absence means missing 50% or more.

MeasureThis schoolCumberlandEngland
Overall absence5.3%4.8%5.1%
Persistent absence16.4%11.6%13.2%
Severe absence0%0.6%1%

Source: DfE, Pupil absence in schools in England, Autumn and spring term 2025/26, published 15 Oct 2026.

Admissions

2026/27

Applications and offers for the main entry points. Offers from oversubscribed schools depend on each school's admissions criteria; check the local authority admissions page.

MeasureThis school
Offers made (Reception)52
Applications (Reception)108
First preference applications (Reception)52
First preference offers (Reception)52
Applications from another local authority (Reception)0

Source: DfE, Primary and secondary school applications and offers, Academic year 2026/27, published 18 Jun 2026.

Capacity

2024/25
MeasureThis school
School places187
Pupils on roll177
Unfilled places5.3%

Source: DfE, School capacity, Academic year 2024/25, published 19 Mar 2026.

Teachers and staff

2025/26
MeasureThis school
Pupils per teacher23.1
Pupils per adult10.5
Teachers (FTE)8.64
Teaching assistants (FTE)10.28
Support staff (FTE)14.43
Teachers in census year (FTE)2024/258.8
Teachers who stayed (FTE)2024/258.8
Teachers who moved to another state school (FTE)2024/250
Teachers who left state schools (FTE)2024/250

Source: DfE, School workforce in England, Reporting year 2025, published 04 Jun 2026.

Suspensions and exclusions

2024/25
MeasureThis school
Suspension rate0%
Pupils with one or more suspensions0%
Permanent exclusion rate0%
Permanent exclusions0

Source: DfE, Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England, Academic year 2024/25, published 09 Jul 2026.

Nearby schools

Ratings include official Ofsted judgements and Area360 summaries of inspection grades. Open a school’s profile for its inspection grades and results.

Schools near Ashfield Infant & Nursery School
DistancePhaseNameTypeRatingLinks
0.1 miPrimaryAshfield Junior SchoolCommunity school
Requires improvement
0.2 miSecondarySt Josephs Catholic High School, WorkingtonAcademy converter
Requires improvement
0.3 miSecondaryWorkington AcademyAcademy sponsor led
Good
0.6 miPrimaryVictoria Infant and Nursery SchoolCommunity school
Good
0.6 miPrimaryVictoria Junior SchoolCommunity school
Requires improvement
0.6 miPrimarySt Patrick's Catholic Primary SchoolVoluntary aided school
Good
0.7 miPrimarySt Gregory's Catholic Primary School, WorkingtonAcademy converter
Good
0.7 miPrimarySt Michael's Nursery and Infant SchoolCommunity school
Good
1.0 miPrimaryWestfield Nursery and Primary SchoolCommunity school
Good
1.1 miPrimaryNorthside Primary SchoolAcademy sponsor led
Good

Frequently asked questions about Ashfield Infant & Nursery School

What is Ashfield Infant & Nursery School's Ofsted rating?

Ashfield Infant & Nursery School is rated Requires improvement, last inspected on 30 Jun 2026. Recent Ofsted inspections have no single overall grade, so Area360 summarises the inspection grades.

How many pupils attend Ashfield Infant & Nursery School?

Ashfield Infant & Nursery School has 200 pupils aged 3 to 7, with capacity for 187.

Figures are the latest published by the Department for Education for each measure. Small numbers are suppressed by the publisher to protect pupils' privacy. Read how Area360 school ratings and rankings work.