Beckstone Primary 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
Bridging communities | Promoting learning and excellence | Shaping the future. Eadie Street, Harrington, Workington, Cumbria CA14 5PX 01946 830423 | | At Beckstone Primary School, we seek to provide the best possible education for every child within a warm and caring ethos.
We aim to promote a culture of educational excellence where individuals are valued, respected, encouraged and given every opportunity to be the best that they can be. Our vision and principles are underpinned by a strong shared belief that the wellbeing of everyone in our school is very important.
We promote an ethos where all staff are valued and where respect, empathy and honesty are the cornerstones of all school relationships.
In the school’s own words, from the school website.
Enrichment
16 activitiesiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Athletics
- Computing
- Cricket
- Cross Country
- Dance
- Dodgeball
- Football
- Gymnastics
- Music
- Netball
- Rounders
- Rugby
- Swimming
- Tennis
- Maths Mastery
- Talk for Writing
Awards
5 awardsiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Basic Skills Quality MarkLiteracy and numeracy
- Healthy SchoolsHealth and wellbeing
- Music MarkMusic
- Sing UpRecognised award
- Teaching School HubRecognised award
Key facts
- URN
- 134739
- 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
- Urban: Further from a major town or city
- Opened
- 2005
Governing body (12 current, 0 former)
Maintained school governing body.
Leadership
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Simon Turk | Chair of Governors | Appointed by GB/board | since 2022 · until 2030 |
Full governing body
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Ryan Close | Governor | Elected by parents | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mrs Hayley Wells | Governor | Elected by school staff | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mr Laurie Black | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mr Sridhar Maturi | Governor | Elected by parents | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mrs Dannielle Millar | Governor | Elected by parents | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mr Blain Rooney | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Mrs Fiona Grierson | Governor | Elected by parents | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| The Reverend Dom de Mattos | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Mrs Kate Mahone | Governor | Appointed by LA | since 2021 · until 2029 |
| Mrs Philippa Vaughan | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2019 · until 2030 |
| Headteacher David Warbrick | Governor | Ex-officio by virtue of office as headteacher/principal | since 2005 · until 2050 |
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