Ashfield Junior School, Workington

In its own words: "We are a Junior School (Years 3, 4, 5 & 6) with 2 form entry in each year. Our maximum intake number in each year is 64. We currently have 253 pupils in our school. Our school day starts at 8.45am with registration."

From the headteacher's welcome: "Hello everyone and welcome to Ashfield Junior School. We take pride in everything we do here and work very hard to ensure that our school is a happy, safe and secure environment for all of our pupils. It is a place where everyone is valued, where learning is fun and where children are encouraged to make a positive contribution."

The school runs a breakfast club and after-school care.

In 2025, 76% of Year 6 pupils at Ashfield Junior School reached the expected standard in reading and 70% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 73% and 70% in Cumberland and 77% and 75% across England.

Results rose from 65% in reading and 60% in maths in 2024.

Across Cumberland, 98% of families were offered their first-choice primary school for 2026 entry, and 100% were offered one of the schools they named.

In 2026, families in Cumberland lodged 13 appeals against primary school offers; 7 reached a hearing and 3 succeeded (42.9% of those heard).

The nearest other state primary schools to Ashfield Junior School are Ashfield Infant & Nursery School (0.1 miles, Outstanding); Victoria Infant and Nursery School (0.7 miles, Outstanding); Victoria Junior School (0.7 miles, Good, 52% reading, 49% maths); and St Patrick's Catholic Primary School (0.7 miles, Good, 75% reading, 78% maths).

Ashfield Junior School's 2025 results were higher than 1 of these 2 schools.

3.1% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

Ashfield Junior School has a resourced provision for autism: 3 places, 3 pupils on roll.

The nearest railway station is Station Entrance, about 0.9 miles away in a straight line.

7 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is High Street (opposite), 90 metres away.

Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood Ashfield Junior School stands in is among the 20% most deprived neighbourhoods in England. On income deprivation affecting children it is in the 4th decile, where the 1st is the most deprived. This describes where the school is, not where its pupils live.

In August 2026, police recorded 214 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, public order offences and anti-social behaviour. That is well above the typical figure around schools in Cumberland (22), as is usual near a town centre.

In 2024/25, Ashfield Junior School issued 10 suspensions, 3.9 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.

The secondary schools closest to Ashfield Junior School are Workington Academy (0.2 miles); St Josephs Catholic High School, Workington (0.3 miles); and Energy Coast UTC (1.8 miles).