Grasslot Infant School, Maryport
Grasslot Infant School is a primary school for pupils aged 2 to 7 in Maryport. It was rated Good at its last graded Ofsted inspection, in June 2024. It was 53% full in 2025.
- Ofsted
- Good (2024)
- 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
Grasslot Infant School in detail
Grasslot Infant School in its own words
From the headteacher's welcome: "It is a pleasure to welcome you to our school community. At Grasslot Infant School, we are proud to provide a nurturing, inclusive and inspiring environment where every child is valued, supported and encouraged to flourish. Our dedicated staff work closely with families to ensure that each child feels safe, happy and ready to learn."
Clubs and activities named on the school's website include football, rugby, cricket, tennis, gymnastics and yoga.
The school runs a breakfast club from 8:00am.
Headteacher's welcome (school website)Clubs (school website)Wraparound care (school website)
Source: The school's own website
Getting a place at Grasslot Infant School
For September 2026 entry, 9 families put Grasslot Infant School as their first choice and 19 named it as one of their preferences, for 9 places offered. That is one first choice for every place. Every family who put it first was offered a place there for 2026 entry.
Admissions history and your chances at Grasslot Infant School
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to Grasslot Infant School are Our Lady and St Patrick's Catholic Primary School, Maryport (0.3 miles, 64% reading, 71% maths); Ewanrigg Junior School (0.4 miles, Good, 83% reading, 62% maths); Netherton Infant School (0.5 miles, Good); and Ellenborough Academy (0.6 miles).
Our Lady and St Patrick's Catholic Primary School, MaryportEwanrigg Junior SchoolNetherton Infant SchoolEllenborough Academy
Who goes there
6.2% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.
In 2026, 16 pupils (24.6%) received SEN support and 2 (3.1%) 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.
Staffing
Grasslot Infant School had 3 teachers in 2026, one for every 16 pupils: more teachers per pupil than a typical primary school, at about one for every 20.
Getting there
The nearest railway station is Station Entrance, about 460 metres away (roughly a 6-minute walk).
7 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Grasslot (at), 40 metres away.
The area around the school
Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood Grasslot Infant 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 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, Grasslot Infant School issued 1 suspension, 1.2 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.
Sources: DfE school-level applications and offers; council admissions booklets; DfE appeals statistics; 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
Quality of Education
Behaviour & Attitudes
Personal Development
Leadership & Management
Early Years
Ofsted's report, in its own words
What is it like to attend this school?
Pupils enjoy coming to school each day. They know that there are trusted adults who they can go to if they have a worry or a concern. This helps them to feel happy and safe. Pupils look forward to taking part in exciting and engaging activities right from the moment that they join the school. For example, children in the early years enjoy creating pictures and making patterns from pebbles and shells found in the local area.
Children in the early years, including those who access the two-year-old provision, develop high levels of concentration and resilience. These learning behaviours are built on well by staff as pupils move into key stage 1. As a result, pupils are eager to learn and behave well.
What does the school do well and what does it need to do better?
The school has considered carefully the needs of pupils and the local area in its curriculum design. In most subjects, the key subject content that pupils will learn is identified clearly. This content is well ordered from the beginning of the early years through to the end of Year 2. However, in a few subjects, and in some areas of learning in the early years, the school has not made it clear what pupils should learn and when this should happen. This hampers teachers from designing learning that builds pupils' knowledge over time.
In most subjects, teachers deliver the curriculum using appropriate and well-chosen resources. They explain new learning well. Staff typically check on what pupils know and remember. They use this information well to shape future lessons. However, in some subjects, teachers are not as skilled in helping pupils to revisit their learning. As a result, some pupils develop gaps in their knowledge and struggle to recall the subject content that has taught previously.
From Ofsted's June 2024 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.
Ofsted Insights
Ofsted rated this school Good at its June 2024 inspection.
Rated Good for
Quality of education, Behaviour & attitudes, Personal development, Leadership & management, Early years.
At a Glance
21.5%
Free School Meals
No
Boarding
Yes
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
No
Special Measures
Class Sizes
13.0
Avg class size
13.0
Infant (KS1)
5
Total classes
2025/26 academic year
How Does This School Compare?
Ranked against 5 nearby primary schools
Social & online
Keep up with Grasslot Infant School
Before and after school care
Grasslot Infant 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 Grasslot Infant School.
- Maryport Activity Centre Holiday Playscheme650m away · Not yet graded
Term dates
Grasslot Infant 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 Grasslot Infant School from your postcode →
You apply to the council where you live. Grasslot Infant 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
- 12
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 2
- Children hurt
- 3
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 12 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 2 serious and 10 slight.
3 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 3 on foot.
3 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
53%
Available places
48 pupils
90 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(4)
SEND & SEN Provision
SEN Overview
16
SEN Support
2
EHC Plans
27.7%
of Total Pupils
2026 academic year
Provision & Specialist Facilities
Pupils by Need Type
Pupil Demographics
Ethnicity
2026 academic year
Key Indicators
65
Total Pupils
28
Boys
37
Girls
2026 academic year
Workforce
3
Teachers
21.7:1
Pupil-teacher ratio
£55,501
Mean salary
2026 data
School Funding
£8,369
Per pupil
£480k
Total funding
£24k
Pupil premium
2025-26 financial year allocations
Pupil Absence2024/25
5.6%
Overall absence
9.8%
Persistent absence
41
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
Grasslot Infant School
Questions parents ask about Grasslot Infant School
What is Grasslot Infant School's Ofsted rating?
Grasslot Infant School was rated Good at its most recent Ofsted inspection in June 2024. At its previous graded inspection in 2009 it was rated Outstanding.
What is the catchment area for Grasslot Infant School?
No fixed boundary. When Grasslot Infant 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 Grasslot Infant School?
Grasslot Infant School was not full in 2025: it ran at 53% of its 90 places.
How big are the classes at Grasslot Infant School?
Classes at Grasslot Infant School average 13 pupils (2025/26).
How many pupils go to Grasslot Infant School?
Grasslot Infant School has around 65 pupils on roll. 22% are eligible for free school meals.
What is attendance like at Grasslot Infant School?
5.6% of sessions were missed at Grasslot Infant School in 2024/25. 9.8% of pupils were persistently absent (missing 10% or more of sessions).
How do I apply to Grasslot Infant School?
Apply through Cumberland's coordinated admissions process, naming Grasslot Infant School 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.
Does Grasslot Infant School have a breakfast club or after-school club?
Grasslot Infant 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 Grasslot Infant School: Maryport Activity Centre Holiday Playscheme (650m away, registered, not yet graded).
What are Grasslot Infant School's term dates?
Grasslot Infant 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 Grasslot Infant School?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 12 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 2 serious and 10 slight. 3 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 3 on foot. 3 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 Grasslot Infant School?
Grasslot Infant School is at Main Road, Grasslot, Maryport, Cumbria, CA15 8BT.
Sources: Cumberland term dates; Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)