Workington Academy

School Name: Workington Academy
Address: Stainburn Road, Stainburn
Town/City: Workington
County: Cumbria
Postcode: CA14 4EB
Telephone Number: 01900 873926
Website: https://www.workingtonacademy.org/

Phase: Secondary (ages 11-18)
Type: Academy sponsor led
Religious Denomination: None
Admissions Policy: Non-selective
Established: 2015
Trust: Cumbria Education Trust
Sponsor: Cumbria Education Trust

Headteacher: Mr Mark Bedford
Capacity: 1360
Gender: Mixed

The following details are from a census on 15 January 2026:
Number of pupils: 1234 (50% boys & 50% girls)
Enrollment: 91% of capacity
Free school meal eligibility: 30.3%

• PD - Physical Disability
• SLD - Severe Learning Difficulty
• PMLD - Profound and Multiple Learning Difficulty
• HI - Hearing Impairment
• SLCN - Speech, language and Communication
• ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder
• SEMH - Social, Emotional and Mental Health
• PD - Physical Disability
• MLD - Moderate Learning Difficulty
• SLD - Severe Learning Difficulty
• PMLD - Profound and Multiple Learning Difficulty

URN: 141499
DfE Number: 942/4007
UKPRN: 10052848
UPRN: 100110731869
Region: North West (E12000002)
District: Cumberland (E06000063)
Constituency: Whitehaven and Workington (E14001583)
Electoral Ward: St John's and Great Clifton (E05014207)

Easting & Northing: 301171E, 528476N
Latitude & Longitude: 54° 38' 32.36" N 3° 31' 57.93" W
Plus Code: 9C6RJFR8+WV

DfE Record: View record

1. Ashfield Junior School (0.4km)
2. Ashfield Infant & Nursery School (0.5km)
3. St Josephs Catholic High School, Workington (0.8km)
4. St Patrick's Catholic Primary School (1.3km)
5. Victoria Junior School (1.4km)
6. Victoria Infant and Nursery School (1.4km)
7. St Michael's Nursery and Infant School (1.5km)
8. St Gregory's Catholic Primary School, Workington (1.6km)
9. Northside Primary School (1.7km)
10. Seaton St. Paul's CofE Junior School (2.0km)

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