Overall Oxbridge
#1,135
1 ranked schools · -221 places vs Eng avg #914 of 1,983
Applications
5
Offers
1
Offer rate20.0%
-2.4 pts vs Eng avgEng avg 22.4%
Schools in Wigton
A market town at the centre of the Solway Plain, Wigton sits in the Cumberland district of Cumbria, framed by the Caldbeck Fells to the south and the Solway coast to the north, just outside the Lake District. Around 6,000 people live here.
Wigton itself is the most school-competitive corner of this quiet stretch of Cumbria, drawing families from outlying settlements who look to its town-centre primary provision. The Cumbrian Coast Line connects Wigton station to Carlisle in around twenty minutes, placing the county town within easy reach. Bowness-on-Solway and Silloth are among the wider villages that feed the area's school rolls.
18
Primary
schools
3
Secondary
schools
of which1sixth forms·9faith21 total
Area Performance
Wigton schools rank in the top 64% of England
Across 20 primary and secondary schools, state and independent. The average Find My School Inspection Score is 7.17/10, -0.19 vs England.
Find My School Inspection Band
5% Elite
Distribution across all Wigton schools
EliteExcellentGoodDeveloping
Wigton vs England distribution
National Rank
Top 64%
Across all ranked Wigton schools
Top 61%Primaryavg #9,170 of 14,978
Top 77%Secondaryavg #2,989 of 3,861
Primary schools: 17 schools (state + independent)
LocalEngland avg
Average FMS Inspection Score
7.3/10
-0.05 vs Eng avgEng avg 7.3/10
Average national rank
#9,170
-11 pts vs medianmedian 7,489
top 61% of 14,978
% reaching expected RWM standardstate
50%
-12 pts vs Eng avgEng avg 62%
% reaching higher RWM standardstate
3%
-5 pts vs Eng avgEng avg 8%
Average FMS Inspection Score
7.3/10
-0.05 vs Eng avgEng avg 7.3/10
Average national rank
#9,170
-11 pts vs medianmedian 7,489
top 61% of 14,978
% reaching expected RWM standardstate
50%
-12 pts vs Eng avgEng avg 62%
% reaching higher RWM standardstate
3%
-5 pts vs Eng avgEng avg 8%
Secondary schools: 3 schools (state + independent)
LocalEngland avg
Average FMS Inspection Score
6.4/10
-0.96 vs Eng avgEng avg 7.4/10
Average national rank
#2,989
-27 pts vs medianmedian 1,931
top 77% of 3,861
Attainment 8 score (out of 90)state
36.7
-2.4 vs Eng avgEng avg 39.1
Average FMS Inspection Score
6.4/10
-0.96 vs Eng avgEng avg 7.4/10
Average national rank
#2,989
-27 pts vs medianmedian 1,931
top 77% of 3,861
Attainment 8 score (out of 90)state
36.7
-2.4 vs Eng avgEng avg 39.1
Oxford
#287
1 ranked schools · -34 places vs Eng avg #253 of 1,197
Applications
3
Offers
0
Offer rate0.0%
-15.1 pts vs Eng avgEng avg 15.1%
Cambridge
#364
1 ranked schools · +409 places vs Eng avg #773 of 1,880
Applications
2
Offers
1
Offer rate50.0%
+20.6 pts vs Eng avgEng avg 29.4%
Top 3 Primary Schools
2026
Wigton
Top 3 Secondary Schools
2026
Wigton
1 Sixth Form
2026
Wigton
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