Distington Community School
Community primary school in Workington (Cumberland).
Location
iSchool location from Get Information about Schools. Nearby schools are coloured by phase. Open Map+ for a full-screen map with neighbourhood deprivation (England only).About
iWritten by WhatSchool from official school data (Get Information about Schools, DfE and Ofsted).Welcome to Distington Community School. We are an inclusive school that takes pride in our work to provide long lasting memories for all children. Our key priority is that every child and member of our school family is safe, healthy and happy to learn. Children and staff create an environment with exceptionally high behaviour expectations, which create respect, trust and peace.
Our children are taught to understand what good learning looks like, how to be reflective learners, positive problem solvers and work effectively in a team, which in turn develops skills for life, personal development of the whole child and high academic achievement.
Our staff are committed to ensuring we get to know each child as an individual; this process starts before your child's first day, and is the beginning of a relationship that will build and grow as your child does in our care. We will work closely with you as parents during this time to ensure that your child's learning journey is a successful and fulfilling one.
Enrichment
4 activitiesiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Forest School
- Nurture Group
- Accelerated Reader
- ELSA (Emotional Literacy Support)
Awards
2 awardsiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Duke of EdinburghPersonal development
- Stonewall School ChampionLGBT+ inclusion
Key facts
- URN
- 133264
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Sixth form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Nursery
- Has Nursery Classes
- Local authority
- Cumberland
- Constituency
- Whitehaven and Workington
- Setting
- Larger rural: Further from a major town or city
- Opened
- 2001
Governing body (4 current, 6 former)
Maintained school governing body.
Leadership
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Chris Clarkin | Chair of Governors | Appointed by GB/board | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mrs Nicola Stephenson Former | Chair of Governors | Appointed by GB/board | since 2022 · term ended 2025 |
Full governing body
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rev Dominic De Mattos | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Ms Sophie May Milligan | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Miss Leanne Savage | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Ms Kimberely Martin Former | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2024 · term ended 2026 |
| Mr Christopher Clarkin Former | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2024 · term ended 2025 |
| Mrs Naomi Johnston Former | Governor | Parent appointed by GB/board due to no election candidates | since 2022 · term ended 2026 |
| Miss Nicola Hodgson Former | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2022 · term ended 2026 |
| Mr Steven Bragg Former | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2015 · term ended 2026 |
Source: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools (governance records, as at 25 October 2026). Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Names are shown as published; there are no addresses or contact details. Current and former are worked out from term end dates when the page loads. Object or ask for removal · Report an issue with this record