Schools in Wigton

• 21open schools
• 18primary
• 3secondary

Schools near Wigton by distance

Schools whose official address gives Wigton as the town, in Cumberland, grouped by type.

Primary schools 18

• Blennerhasset School

  Primary · Community school · ages 3 to 11 · 60 pupils

  Blennerhasset, Wigton, CA7 3RL

  Ofsted 21 Mar 2023 (ungraded): School remains Good

• Boltons CofE School

  Primary · Voluntary controlled school · ages 4 to 11 · 86 pupils

  Bolton Low Houses, Wigton, CA7 8PA

  Ofsted 3 Jun 2025: no overall grade (see grades)

  Church of England

• Bowness-on-Solway Primary School

  Primary · Foundation school · ages 3 to 11 · 40 pupils

  Bowness-on-Solway, Wigton, CA7 5AF

  Ofsted 1 May 2025 (ungraded): Standards maintained

• Fellview Primary School

  Primary · Community school · ages 2 to 11 · 40 pupils

  Caldbeck, Fellview Primary School, Wigton, CA7 8HF

  Ofsted 7 May 2025: no overall grade (see grades)

• Holm Cultram Abbey CofE Primary School

  Primary · Voluntary controlled school · ages 4 to 11 · 43 pupils

  Abbeytown, Wigton, CA7 4RU

  Ofsted 31 Jan 2023 (ungraded): School remains Good

  Church of England

• Ireby CofE School

  Primary · Voluntary controlled school · ages 3 to 11 · 38 pupils

  Ireby, Wigton, CA7 1DS

  Ofsted 13 Mar 2024 (ungraded): School remains Good

  Church of England

• Kirkbride Primary School

  Primary · Community school · ages 3 to 11 · 77 pupils

  Kirkbride, Wigton, CA7 5JR

  Ofsted 7 Mar 2023: Good

• Oughterside Primary School

  Primary · Foundation school · ages 2 to 11 · 69 pupils

  Aspatria, Wigton, CA7 2PY

  Ofsted 17 Apr 2024: Good

• Plumbland CofE School

  Primary · Voluntary controlled school · ages 4 to 11 · 53 pupils

  School Lane, Parsonby, Aspatria, Wigton, CA7 2DQ

  Ofsted report card, 2 Jun 2026

  Church of England

• Richmond Hill School

  Primary · Community school · ages 2 to 11 · 205 pupils

  Queen Street, Aspatria, Wigton, CA7 3BQ

  Ofsted report card, 10 Feb 2026

• Rosley CofE School

  Primary · Voluntary aided school · ages 4 to 11 · 66 pupils

  Rosley, Wigton, CA7 8AU

  Ofsted 14 Mar 2023 (ungraded): School remains Good

  Church of England

• Silloth Primary School

  Primary · Community school · ages 3 to 11 · 185 pupils

  Liddel Street, Silloth, Wigton, CA7 4DR

  Ofsted report card, 30 Jun 2026

• St Cuthbert's Catholic Primary School

  Primary · Academy converter · ages 3 to 11 · 136 pupils

  East End, Wigton, CA7 9HZ

  Ofsted 5 Mar 2020 (ungraded): School remains Good (predecessor school)

  Roman Catholic

• St Matthew's CofE School

  Primary · Voluntary aided school · ages 4 to 11 · 51 pupils

  Westnewton, Wigton, CA7 3NT

  Ofsted 28 Nov 2023: Good

  Church of England

• St Michael's CofE Primary School

  Primary · Voluntary aided school · ages 3 to 11 · 45 pupils

  Bothel, Wigton, CA7 2HN

  Ofsted 14 Mar 2024 (ungraded): School remains Good

  Church of England

• Thomlinson Junior School

  Primary · Community school · ages 7 to 11 · 227 pupils

  The Goose Market, High Street, Wigton, CA7 9PG

  Ofsted 11 Mar 2025: no overall grade (see grades)

• Wiggonby CofE School

  Primary · Voluntary aided school · ages 3 to 11 · 61 pupils

  Wiggonby, Wigton, CA7 0JR

  Ofsted 14 Nov 2023 (ungraded): School remains Good

  Church of England

• Wigton Nursery and Infant School

  Primary · Community school · ages 3 to 7 · 165 pupils

  Longthwaite Road, Wigton, CA7 9JR

  Ofsted 7 Mar 2023: Good

Secondary schools 3

• Beacon Hill Community School

  Secondary · Community school · ages 11 to 16 · 135 pupils

  Market Square, Aspatria, Wigton, CA7 3EZ

  Ofsted 24 Jun 2025: no overall grade (see grades)

• Solway Community School

  Secondary · Community school · ages 11 to 16 · 150 pupils

  Liddell Street, Silloth, Wigton, CA7 4DD

  Ofsted 3 Dec 2024: no overall grade (see grades)

• The Nelson Thomlinson School

  Secondary · Voluntary controlled school · ages 11 to 18 · 1,095 pupils

  High Street, Wigton, CA7 9PX

  Ofsted 17 Oct 2023: Good

Nearby towns

• Maryport 11 miles
• Cockermouth 12 miles
• Carlisle 14 miles
• Keswick 15 miles
• Carlisle 16 miles
• Workington 17 miles
• Frizington 21 miles
• Whitehaven 23 miles
• Cleator Moor 23 miles

Source: Get Information about Schools and Ofsted (Open Government Licence v3.0).