Bookwell Primary School

State-Funded School

bookwell-primary-school-cumberland-north-west

North WestRegion

CumberlandLocal Authority

Whitehaven and WorkingtonConstituency

CA22 2LTPostcode

9.6

Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

Bookwell Primary School is a state-funded primary for pupils aged 4–11, located in Cumberland, North West.

The school is rated Outstanding by Ofsted. It currently serves 194 pupils.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2024

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Outstanding

Quality ofeducation

Outstanding

Personaldevelopment

Outstanding

Behaviour &attitudes

Outstanding

Early yearsprovision

Outstanding

Academic Performance

Well above average

Ranked against primary schools in England · 2023-24

Reading, writing & maths: 79%
Higher standard: 10%
Reading score: 107
Maths score: 103

Ethnicity

White

96%

Asian

Black

<1%

Mixed

Chinese

<1%

Unclassified

Pupils

194

Total Pupils

53%Boys

47%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

12%

England average

27%

First language not English

England average

22%

Young carers

<1%

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Primary
Age range: 4 – 11
Deprivation band: Average
Total pupils: 194
IDACI quintile: 3 (Average)

Inspection history

2 graded inspections published by Ofsted. Ungraded and monitoring visits are not shown.

Report published					Overall
30 Jun 2024	Outstanding	Outstanding	Outstanding	Outstanding	Outstanding
7 Nov 2011	Outstanding	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Outstanding

A grey dot means Ofsted did not report that judgement in the inspection of the day — the sub-judgements shown here were introduced with the 2019 framework.

Ofsted data as at 31 December 2024. A school may have been inspected since, or had an ungraded visit that does not change its grade — check Ofsted’s own record.