Wigton Nursery and Infant School, Wigton

In its own words: "Our first and foremost aim is to ensure every child is happy, safe, secure and able to learn to the best of their ability."

Clubs and activities named on the school's website include football, dance and choir.

The school runs a breakfast club from 8:00am and after-school care, from £4.75 per session.

For September 2026 entry, 43 families put Wigton Nursery and Infant School as their first choice and 62 named it as one of their preferences, for 44 places offered. It had fewer first-choice applications than places. Every family who put it first was offered a place there for 2026 entry.

The nearest other state primary schools to Wigton Nursery and Infant School are Thomlinson Junior School (0.2 miles, Good, 63% reading, 58% maths); St Cuthbert's Catholic Primary School (0.6 miles, 100% reading, 91% maths); Boltons CofE School (2.4 miles, Good, 45% reading, 82% maths); and Rosley CofE School (3.8 miles, Good, 100% reading, 100% maths).

11.5% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well below the average state school (25%), and 6.7% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

Wigton Nursery and Infant School has a resourced provision for speech, language and communication needs, autism, severe learning difficulties and profound and multiple learning difficulties: 6 places, 6 pupils on roll.

Wigton Nursery and Infant School had 9 teachers in 2026, one for every 14 pupils: more teachers per pupil than a typical primary school, at about one for every 20.

The nearest railway station is Station Entrance, about 1030 metres away (roughly a 13-minute walk).

6 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Medical Centre (opposite), 130 metres away.

Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood Wigton Nursery and 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 38 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, Wigton Nursery and Infant School issued 2 suspensions, 1.2 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.