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Mayfield School

Campus Whitehaven, Red Lonning, Whitehaven, Cumbria, CA28 8UG

Special / SEND
Ages 3–19
Mixed
Sixth form

Overview

Mayfield School is a special / send school (community special school) in Whitehaven, North West, for pupils aged 3–19. This summary is generated only from official structured fields.

School details

Official establishment type
Community special school
Establishment group
Special schools
Age range
Ages 3–19
Gender of entry
Mixed
Boarding
No boarders
Sixth form
Yes
School capacity
255
Pupils on roll
274
URN
112464

Admissions

Local authority
Cumberland

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Official performance data

School performance

Official Department for Education results for this school. Results are shown for the academic year they relate to.

Primary

2024/25 results

This is a special school. National performance measures are designed for mainstream schools and often do not reflect the needs of pupils here, so only the figures DfE publishes for this school are listed below.

Primary results 2024/25
MeasureSchool
Grammar, punctuation & spelling — meeting the expected standard0%
Grammar, punctuation & spelling — achieving a high score0%
Maths — meeting the expected standard0%
Maths — achieving a high score0%
Reading — meeting the expected standard0%
Reading — achieving a high score0%
Reading, writing & maths — meeting the expected standard0%
Reading, writing & maths — achieving a higher standard0%
Science — meeting the expected standard0%
Writing — meeting the expected standard0%
Writing — working at greater depth0%

Source: Department for Education · School performance data.

Official inspection data

Ofsted inspections

Inspection information published by Ofsted, shown in Ofsted's own words.

Other recent inspection activity

These visits do not carry a graded judgement.

  • Ungraded inspection

    Inspected 8 November 2023 · Published 11 December 2023

    Outcome: School remains Outstanding

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Source: Ofsted · Inspections and outcomes. Official Ofsted page for this school

SEND and additional needs

Types of special educational need recorded in the official dataset. These describe recorded provision, not a judgement of quality.

  • SLD - Severe Learning Difficulty
  • PMLD - Profound and Multiple Learning Difficulty

Location

Address
Campus Whitehaven, Red Lonning, Whitehaven, Cumbria, CA28 8UG
Local authority
Cumberland

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