Ellenborough Academy, Maryport
Ellenborough Academy is a primary school for pupils aged 2 to 7 in Maryport, part of The Good Shepherd Multi Academy Trust. It was 39% full in 2025.
- Demand
- Every first choice offered
- Attendance
- In line with England
Reception applications for September 2027 close in 81 days
Deadline Friday 15 January 2027. Apply to Cumberland (the council where you live). Offers on 16 April.
Data last updated 26 Oct 2026
Ellenborough Academy in detail
Ellenborough Academy in its own words
The school runs a breakfast club.
Wraparound care (school website)
Source: The school's own website
Getting a place at Ellenborough Academy
For September 2026 entry, 4 families put Ellenborough Academy as their first choice and 6 named it as one of their preferences, for 4 places offered. That is one first choice for every place. Every family who put it first was offered a place there for 2026 entry.
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to Ellenborough Academy are Netherton Infant School (0.1 miles, Good); Ewanrigg Junior School (0.2 miles, Good, 83% reading, 62% maths); Our Lady and St Patrick's Catholic Primary School, Maryport (0.3 miles, 64% reading, 71% maths); and Grasslot Infant School (0.6 miles, Good).
Netherton Infant SchoolEwanrigg Junior SchoolOur Lady and St Patrick's Catholic Primary School, MaryportGrasslot Infant School
The trust
Ellenborough Academy is one of 13 schools run by The Good Shepherd Multi Academy Trust, an academy trust.
Across the trust's primary schools, 49% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths in 2024/25.
Who goes there
40% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well above the average state school (25%), and 2% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.
In 2026, 10 pupils (20%) received SEN support and 8 (16%) had an education, health and care plan, against 16.2% and 4.6% at the average state school. The most common need among them is speech, language and communication needs.
Ellenborough Academy has a resourced provision for speech, language and communication needs and autism: 8 places, 7 pupils on roll.
Staffing
Ellenborough Academy had 4 teachers in 2026, one for every 7 pupils: more teachers per pupil than a typical primary school, at about one for every 20.
Getting there
The nearest railway station is Maryport Rail Station, about 540 metres away (roughly a 7-minute walk).
11 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Ellenborough Road (at), 60 metres away.
The area around the school
Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood Ellenborough Academy stands in is among the 10% most deprived neighbourhoods in England. This describes where the school is, not where its pupils live.
Suspensions and exclusions
Ellenborough Academy recorded no suspensions or permanent exclusions in 2024/25.
Sources: DfE school-level applications and offers; council admissions booklets; DfE appeals statistics; DfE multi-academy trust performance data; DfE school census and special educational needs statistics; DfE school workforce census; NaPTAN (Department for Transport); English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG); data.police.uk street-level crime; DfE exclusions statistics
Location
Every family who put it first was offered a place for 2026 entry, so distance did not limit places that year.
Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Ofsted · 2 years agoOverall
Latest (ungraded) inspection: The school remains Good.
Ellenborough Academy has had no graded Ofsted inspection since it took its current form in January 2022. Before that, as Ellenborough and Ewanrigg Infant School (URN 112134), it was rated Good in October 2014.
Ofsted's report, in its own words
What is it like to attend this school?
Pupils, including children in the early years, arrive at school happy and ready to learn. Staff greet them with a warm smile each morning. Pupils know that adults are there to look after them and help with any problems they may have. Pupils said that this helps them to feel safe and happy in school.
The school has high expectations for pupils' learning and behaviour. Most pupils achieve well from their starting points. From the early years, children learn to follow the school's rules. Pupils behave well in lessons and there is a calm atmosphere in school. During social times, pupils play sensibly together with friends from other classes. Pupils, including children in the provision for two-year-olds, settle into school quickly.
What does the school do well and what does it need to do better?
The school has designed a curriculum that meets the needs of pupils, including those with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND), effectively. Teachers have strong subject knowledge. The school ensures that teachers receive suitable training that enables them to deliver the curriculum well. Typically, teachers choose appropriate activities for pupils that help pupils to learn the knowledge that is identified in the curriculum. Staff carefully check that pupils have understood what they have been taught. Gaps in pupils' knowledge, or misconceptions that they may form, are identified and addressed quickly and effectively.
The school has recognised the importance of developing pupils' vocabulary and communication skills. A range of appropriate strategies are used by staff to promote pupils' language development. However, the curriculum does not identify in sufficient detail what pupils need to learn to support their early language development. This means that, at times, staff are unclear how to develop pupils' communication skills further.
From Ofsted's June 2024 ungraded inspection report: the opening paragraphs of each section, quoted word for word. Read the full report Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
At a Glance
40.0%
Free School Meals
No
Boarding
Yes
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
Resourced provision: Speech and language, Autism
SEN Provision
No
Special Measures
How Does This School Compare?
Ranked against 5 nearby primary schools
Keep up with Ellenborough Academy
Term dates
Ellenborough Academy is an academy, so it sets its own term dates: check the school's website. As a guide, see Cumberland's term dates for its community schools.
Getting There
Train Stations
Bus Stops
Free school transport
Check free transport to Ellenborough Academy from your postcode →
You apply to the council where you live. Ellenborough Academy is in Cumberland; for families living there:
- Cumberland's school travel policy: Step by step guide of the Home to School Travel Assistance Policy
Safety and surroundings
Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)
- Collisions
- 13
- Fatal
- 1
- Serious
- 4
- Children hurt
- 4
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 13 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: 1 fatal, 4 serious and 8 slight.
4 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 3 on foot and 1 in a vehicle or otherwise.
2 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included.
The typical figure for schools in Cumberland is 5 (the median across 179 schools, same distance and years).
Serious and slight counts use the Department for Transport's severity adjustment, which allows for changes in how police forces record injuries; they are estimates, rounded to whole numbers. Distances are in a straight line. Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19), Open Government Licence v3.0.
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Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
39%
Available places
27 pupils
69 places
42 spare places in 2025
2025, DfE school capacity data
Area Demand Pressure - Maryport
Based on MHCLG Live Table 122 (2024-25, last 5 years) for Maryport
Across Cumberland council
Places available
3,537
Applications
2,352
Got 1st preference
98.2%
Got preferred school
99.7%
All primary applications across Cumberland council (2026/27), not just this school.
This school: Every first choice offered
Inspection History
Ungraded inspection: The school remains Good.
SEND & SEN Provision
SEN Overview
10
SEN Support
8
EHC Plans
36.0%
of Total Pupils
2026 academic year
Provision & Specialist Facilities
Ellenborough Academy has a resourced provision for speech, language and communication needs and autism: 8 places, 7 pupils on roll.
Source: GIAS, Department for Education.
Pupils by Need Type
Pupil Demographics
Ethnicity
2026 academic year
Key Indicators
50
Total Pupils
35
Boys
15
Girls
2026 academic year
Workforce
4
Teachers
12.5:1
Pupil-teacher ratio
£41,070
Mean salary
2026 data
School Funding
£11,296
Per pupil
£341k
Total funding
£18k
Pupil premium
2025-26 financial year allocations
Pupil Absence2024/25
4.4%
Overall absence
10.5%
Persistent absence
19
Enrolments
Absence trend
Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.
Secondary Schools Nearby
Secondary schools pupils are likely to move to
Ellenborough Academy
Questions parents ask about Ellenborough Academy
What is Ellenborough Academy's Ofsted rating?
Ellenborough Academy has had no graded Ofsted inspection since it took its current form in January 2022. Before that, as Ellenborough and Ewanrigg Infant School (URN 112134), it was rated Good in October 2014.
What is the catchment area for Ellenborough Academy?
No fixed boundary. When Ellenborough Academy is oversubscribed, Cumberland allocates places by its published criteria, usually ending with home-to-school distance.
Is it hard to get a place at Ellenborough Academy?
Ellenborough Academy was not full in 2025: it ran at 39% of its 69 places.
How many pupils go to Ellenborough Academy?
Ellenborough Academy has around 50 pupils on roll. 40% are eligible for free school meals.
Does Ellenborough Academy have specialist SEN provision?
Ellenborough Academy has a resourced provision for speech, language and communication needs and autism: 8 places, 7 pupils on roll.
What is attendance like at Ellenborough Academy?
4.4% of sessions were missed at Ellenborough Academy in 2024/25. 10.5% of pupils were persistently absent (missing 10% or more of sessions).
How do I apply to Ellenborough Academy?
Apply through Cumberland's coordinated admissions process, naming Ellenborough Academy on your application. Applications for Reception places starting in September 2027 close on Friday 15 January 2027, and offers are made on Friday 16 April 2027.
How many road collisions happen near Ellenborough Academy?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 13 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: 1 fatal, 4 serious and 8 slight. 4 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 3 on foot and 1 in a vehicle or otherwise. 2 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included. The typical figure for schools in Cumberland is 5 (the median across 179 schools, same distance and years).
Where is Ellenborough Academy?
Ellenborough Academy is at Victory Crescent, Maryport, Cumbria, CA15 7NE.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)