Ewanrigg Junior School, Maryport
Ewanrigg Junior School is a primary school for pupils aged 7 to 11 in Maryport. It was rated Good at its last graded Ofsted inspection, in March 2015. Ofsted's ungraded inspection in February 2025 did not change this grade. Its 2025 Key Stage 2 results were the 3rd-highest of the 6 schools in Maryport with published results, and 9,396th of 14,452 across England. It was 87% full in 2025.
- SATs results
- In line with England
- Ofsted
- Good (2015)
- Capacity
- 87% full
- Attendance
- In line with England
Data last updated 26 Oct 2026
Ewanrigg Junior School in detail
Ewanrigg Junior School in its own words
From the headteacher's welcome: "I am proud to be headteacher at Ewanrigg Junior School. I have been part of the EJS family for over 20 years now. It has been a privilege to work with the children, staff, parents and Governors. Ewanrigg is a happy, inclusive and welcoming school which is at the heart of the community."
Headteacher's welcome (school website)
Source: The school's own website
Results
In 2025, 83% of Year 6 pupils at Ewanrigg Junior School reached the expected standard in reading and 62% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 73% and 70% in Cumberland and 77% and 75% across England.
Results rose from 56% in reading and 44% in maths in 2024.
With small year groups, a few pupils can move these figures by several points.
Getting a place at Ewanrigg Junior School
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).
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to Ewanrigg Junior School are Our Lady and St Patrick's Catholic Primary School, Maryport (under 0.1 miles, 64% reading, 71% maths); Ellenborough Academy (0.2 miles); Netherton Infant School (0.2 miles, Good); and Grasslot Infant School (0.4 miles, Good).
Our Lady and St Patrick's Catholic Primary School, MaryportEllenborough AcademyNetherton Infant SchoolGrasslot Infant School
What parents say
14 parents answered Ofsted's Parent View survey about Ewanrigg Junior School (as of September 2025): 86% would recommend the school, 100% say their child is happy there and 75% of those with a view say bullying is dealt with well.
The strongest agreement was that the school supports their child's wider development (100%); the weakest, that the school deals with bullying well (among parents with a view) (75%).
Who goes there
64.7% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well above the average state school (25%), and 4.5% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.
In 2026, 41 pupils (30.8%) received SEN support and 15 (11.3%) 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 social, emotional and mental health needs.
Getting there
The nearest railway station is Maryport Rail Station, about 410 metres away (roughly a 5-minute walk).
9 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Cottage Hospital (outside), 240 metres away.
The area around the school
Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood Ewanrigg Junior School stands in is among the 10% most deprived neighbourhoods in England. This describes where the school is, not where its pupils live.
In August 2026, police recorded 69 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, public order offences and shoplifting. That is well above the typical figure around schools in Cumberland (22), as is usual near a town centre.
Suspensions and exclusions
In 2024/25, Ewanrigg Junior School issued 1 suspension, 0.7 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.
Sources: DfE school performance data (averages: state mainstream schools); DfE school-level applications and offers; council admissions booklets; DfE appeals statistics; Ofsted Parent View; DfE school census and special educational needs statistics; NaPTAN (Department for Transport); English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG); data.police.uk street-level crime; DfE exclusions statistics
Location
Our estimate from how close the nearest similar schools are and how oversubscribed the council's schools are. It is not a published boundary.
Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Ofsted · 2 years agoThis judgement is from March 2015, 11 years ago, longer than Ofsted's usual 4-year cycle: the school may have changed since.
Overall
Quality of Education
Behaviour & Attitudes
Personal Development
Leadership & Management
Ofsted Insights
From Ofsted's February 2025 inspection report.
What This School Does Well
The school creates a warm, supportive environment where pupils feel valued and behave well. Staff provide excellent individualised support, particularly for pupils with special educational needs. The school inspires pupils through a rich range of clubs, trips, and experiences including 'Wheelie Wednesdays', breakfast club, and careers exploration.
Key Strengths
- Strong relationships between staff and pupils with positive behaviour and attitudes to learning
- Excellent support for pupils with special educational needs and/or disabilities
- Wide range of enrichment activities and clubs that engage pupils in their learning
- Recent improvements to reading programme helping pupils gain confidence and fluency
- Effective action to improve attendance with pupils now attending well
Areas for Improvement
- Classroom activities do not always focus sharply enough on the knowledge pupils need to learn, hindering secure progress
- Assessment checks are not effective enough at identifying gaps in pupils' knowledge so they can be quickly addressed
- Writing curriculum not fully developed - pupils lack sufficient opportunities to write across all subjects
- Governors do not hold the school to account effectively for the quality of education provided
- Published results in mathematics and writing remain significantly lower than average
Safeguarding
Safeguarding arrangements are effective, with the school creating an open and positive culture that puts pupils' interests first.
Extracurricular Activities
Breakfast club, board games club, choir, cookery club, sports clubs, Wheelie Wednesdays (bike and scooter riding), mini police roles, eco-committee, trips to Liverpool and London
Ewanrigg Junior School knows its pupils well and provides strong pastoral support with good behaviour and attendance. However, the quality of education requires improvement, with pupils having gaps in knowledge across subjects and lower than average results in mathematics and writing.
At a Glance
64.7%
Free School Meals
No
Boarding
No
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
No
Special Measures
What Parents Think
14 responsesSource: Ofsted Parent View, responses as at September 2025 - % who strongly agree or agree
Primary Performance (KS2)
Academic year 2024/25KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)
Reading has improved from 56% to 83% (2024 to 2025). Maths has improved from 44% to 62% (2024 to 2025). Writing has remained stable at around 62% (2024 to 2025).
Class Sizes
22.2
Avg class size
22.2
KS2
6
Total classes
2025/26 academic year
How Does This School Compare?
Ranked against 5 nearby primary schools
Social & online
Keep up with Ewanrigg Junior School
Before and after school care
Ewanrigg Junior School is on the Department for Education's free breakfast clubs programme (list updated July 2026), which pays for a free breakfast club for pupils before school. Source: Free breakfast clubs: schools on the programme, Department for Education Free breakfast clubs in Cumberland
Clubs on Ofsted's childcare register at or near Ewanrigg Junior School.
- Maryport Activity Centre Holiday Playscheme970m away · Not yet graded
Term dates
Ewanrigg Junior School is a community school, so its term dates are set by Cumberland. Training (INSET) days, when pupils are not in school, vary by school: check the school's own calendar.
2026 to 2027
- Autumn term: Wednesday 2 September to Friday 18 December 2026 (half term Monday 26 October to Friday 30 October 2026)
- Spring term: Tuesday 5 January to Thursday 25 March 2027 (half term Monday 15 February to Friday 19 February 2027)
- Summer term: Monday 12 April to Friday 16 July 2027 (half term Monday 31 May to Friday 4 June 2027)
2027 to 2028
- Autumn term: Monday 6 September to Friday 17 December 2027 (half term Monday 25 October to Friday 29 October 2027)
- Spring term: Wednesday 5 January to Friday 31 March 2028 (half term Monday 14 February to Friday 18 February 2028)
- Summer term: Tuesday 18 April to Thursday 20 July 2028 (half term Monday 29 May to Friday 2 June 2028)
Getting There
Train Stations
Bus Stops
Free school transport
Check free transport to Ewanrigg Junior School from your postcode →
You apply to the council where you live. Ewanrigg Junior School 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
- 16
- Fatal
- 1
- Serious
- 4
- Children hurt
- 7
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 16 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: 1 fatal, 4 serious and 11 slight.
7 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 7 on foot.
6 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.
Commute and house prices
Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
87%
Available places
139 pupils
160 places
21 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.
Inspection History(7)
SEND & SEN Provision
SEN Overview
41
SEN Support
15
EHC Plans
42.1%
of Total Pupils
2026 academic year
Provision & Specialist Facilities
Pupils by Need Type
Pupil Demographics
Ethnicity
2026 academic year
Key Indicators
133
Total Pupils
65
Boys
68
Girls
2026 academic year
Workforce
8
Teachers
16.6:1
Pupil-teacher ratio
£50,676
Mean salary
2026 data
School Funding
£6,916
Per pupil
£1095k
Total funding
£123k
Pupil premium
2025-26 financial year allocations
Pupil Absence2024/25
6.0%
Overall absence
17.0%
Persistent absence
141
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
Ewanrigg Junior School
Questions parents ask about Ewanrigg Junior School
What are SATs results like at Ewanrigg Junior School?
Of the pupils at Ewanrigg Junior School who took the 2025 Key Stage 2 assessments, 83% reached the expected standard in reading and 62% did so in maths.
What is Ewanrigg Junior School's Ofsted rating?
Ewanrigg Junior School's most recent Ofsted inspection, in February 2025, was ungraded, so it gave no overall grade. At its last graded inspection, in March 2015, it was rated Good.
What is the catchment area for Ewanrigg Junior School?
No fixed boundary. When Ewanrigg Junior School is oversubscribed, Cumberland allocates places by its published criteria, usually ending with home-to-school distance.
Is it hard to get a place at Ewanrigg Junior School?
Ewanrigg Junior School was not full in 2025: it ran at 87% of its 160 places.
How big are the classes at Ewanrigg Junior School?
Classes at Ewanrigg Junior School average 22.2 pupils (2025/26).
How many pupils go to Ewanrigg Junior School?
Ewanrigg Junior School has around 133 pupils on roll. 65% are eligible for free school meals.
What is attendance like at Ewanrigg Junior School?
6% of sessions were missed at Ewanrigg Junior School in 2024/25. 17% of pupils were persistently absent (missing 10% or more of sessions).
How do I apply to Ewanrigg Junior School?
Apply through Cumberland's coordinated admissions process, naming Ewanrigg Junior School on your application. The national closing date in England is 31 October for secondary places and 15 January for primary places, in the year before your child starts.
Does Ewanrigg Junior School have a breakfast club or after-school club?
Ewanrigg Junior School is on the Department for Education's free breakfast clubs programme (list updated July 2026), which pays for a free breakfast club for pupils before school. Ofsted's childcare register lists an out-of-school club within a kilometre of Ewanrigg Junior School: Maryport Activity Centre Holiday Playscheme (970m away, registered, not yet graded).
What are Ewanrigg Junior School's term dates?
Ewanrigg Junior School is a community school, so its term dates are set by Cumberland. In 2026 to 2027: Autumn term: Wednesday 2 September to Friday 18 December 2026 (half term Monday 26 October to Friday 30 October 2026); Spring term: Tuesday 5 January to Thursday 25 March 2027 (half term Monday 15 February to Friday 19 February 2027); Summer term: Monday 12 April to Friday 16 July 2027 (half term Monday 31 May to Friday 4 June 2027). In 2027 to 2028: Autumn term: Monday 6 September to Friday 17 December 2027 (half term Monday 25 October to Friday 29 October 2027); Spring term: Wednesday 5 January to Friday 31 March 2028 (half term Monday 14 February to Friday 18 February 2028); Summer term: Tuesday 18 April to Thursday 20 July 2028 (half term Monday 29 May to Friday 2 June 2028).
How many road collisions happen near Ewanrigg Junior School?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 16 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: 1 fatal, 4 serious and 11 slight. 7 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 7 on foot. 6 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 Ewanrigg Junior School?
Ewanrigg Junior School is at Ennerdale Road, Maryport, Cumbria, CA15 8HN.
Sources: Cumberland term dates; Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)