Mayfield School
Special schoolMayfield School is a special school in Cumberland, for pupils aged 3 to 19. It had 274 pupils at the school census in January 2026.
Ofsted
Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026School remains Outstanding, November 2023
- Latest ungraded inspection
- School remains Outstanding, 8 November 2023
Outcomes as Ofsted published them. Report cards (from November 2025) give no overall grade, and grades under different frameworks can’t be compared.
Results
Department for EducationIn 2024/25, 0% of pupils at Mayfield School met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, against 56% in Cumberland and 62% in England.
0% reached the higher standard (8% in England).
End of primary school (KS2)
2024/25| Measure | This school | Cumberland | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 56% | 62% |
| Reached the higher standard | 0% | 5% | 8% |
| Average scaled score in reading | Does not apply to this school | 105 | 106 |
| Average scaled score in maths | Does not apply to this school | 103 | 105 |
End of secondary school (KS4, GCSEs)
2025/26, provisional| Measure | This school | Cumberland | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average Attainment 8 score | Does not apply to this school | 40.8 | 46.2 |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | Does not apply to this school | 33.5% | 46.3% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | Does not apply to this school | 54.8% | 64.8% |
| Pupils at the end of KS4 | 17 | – | – |
- Mayfield School teaches pupils with needs that most schools' pupils do not have, often in very small year groups, so its results are not a fair comparison with mainstream schools. They are not shown on the map.
- Progress scores from KS1 to KS2 were not published for 2024/25, because the KS1 tests that give the starting point were cancelled in 2020 and 2021.
- The 2025/26 figures are provisional. The Department for Education publishes revised ones later in the school year.
- Progress 8 cannot be worked out for 2025/26, because the KS2 tests that give the starting point were cancelled in 2020 and 2021.
- Results reflect the pupils a school admits as well as its teaching, and a year's results can move a lot in a small school.
Schools nearby
In a straight line- St Benedict's Catholic High SchoolSecondary. Standards maintained, June 2025. Attainment 8 of 43.8 (2025/26, provisional)270 m
- The Whitehaven AcademySecondary. Good (overall), May 2023. Attainment 8 of 43.0 (2025/26, provisional)630 m
- Jericho Primary SchoolPrimary. Good (overall), November 2023. 89% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)740 m
- Hensingham Primary SchoolPrimary. Good (overall), April 2024. 50% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)990 m
- St Gregory and St Patrick's Catholic Infant SchoolPrimary. Good (overall), March 20241.6 km
- St Begh's Catholic Junior SchoolPrimary. School remains Good, September 2023. 47% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)1.7 km
Admissions and catchments are set by councils and schools, which Open Index doesn’t map. Every school in Cumberland
Where these figures come from
- Schools: the school lists of the Department for Education, the Welsh Government and the Scottish Government, with Ofsted’s latest inspections for England.
- Results: the Department for Education’s school performance tables (Open Government Licence).