Church Road, Distington, Workington, Cumbria CA14 5TE
10 reasons to choose Distington Community School
Top line
Distington Community School has a Schoolsmith Score® of 66. It is one of the best state primary schools in Workington and one of the 4 best independent or state primaries within 10 miles.
School fundamentals
Distington Community School is a state primary school for boys and girls (50%/50%) between the ages of 3 and 11 years. It is a community school. The school was also rated as Good by Ofsted in its last (2019) inspection.
Average class size
Distington Community School has five classes, including mixed-age classes, a nursery class, and an average class size of 22 pupils.
Exam results
Average Year 6 SATS results from 2016-19 and 2022 show that Distington Community School achieves varied attainment scores, from the top 10% nationally to below the national average. By the same measure, progress scores have been variable around the national average, possibly reflecting different cohorts’ ability profiles.
The Distington Community School curriculum
School curriculum also includes PSHE, Spanish. There is topic-based and thematic teaching for some foundation subjects. The school offers each child a handful of extra-curricular academic activities or hobby clubs.
More on the curriculum
There are regular educational trips for all year groups, visiting speakers and Forest School for Reception children.
Specialist teaching
Most lessons are taught by the class teacher with some peripatetic and specialist teaching.
Sport at Distington Community School
School offers PE and up to 10 seasonal sports. Representative teams in major sports from Year 3. School Games Mark Gold Award.
The Arts at Distington Community School
Art and music are taught as discrete subjects to all pupils. DT, drama, dance integrated into other subjects. Choir. There are some extra-curricular creative and performing arts clubs.
Wraparound care
School hours are 8.45am to 3.15pm, and can be longer with after school clubs.
Find another school near Distington Community School
Derwent Vale Primary School and Nursery (4.6 miles); St Mary’s Catholic Primary School, Kells (5.4 miles); Bookwell Primary School (9.2 miles).
West Lakes Academy (8.9 miles); Keswick School (20.8 miles); The Nelson Thomlinson School (23.5 miles).