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100% Outstanding or Good · above the 87% national figure

Within 3 miles: 18 schools.

By Ofsted rating

8 Good
10 No current grade

By phase

15 Primary
2 Secondary
1 Special

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Lowca Community School

Community school · 2.8 mi

Ofsted-rated Good.

  • Details Mixed +
    PhasePrimary
    TypeCommunity school
    Age range3–11
    GenderMixed
    Sixth formDoes not have a sixth form
    Religious characterNo religious character
    Admissions policyNot applicable
    Local authorityCumberland
    Head teacherMrs Jennifer Walker
    AddressLowca, Whitehaven, Cumbria
    Phone01946372656
    Websitewww.lowca.cumbria.sch.uk
    Area deprivationQuintile 4 of 5 (1 = most deprived fifth nationally)
    Estimated admission distance 0.26 mi Estimated
    URN112158
    Distance2.8 mi

    Cumberland hasn't published a real admission-distance figure, so this is a modelled estimate instead, built from local Census population density for this school's age group versus its intake size, the same class of technique other school-search sites use as their default catchment indicator when no official figure exists. Not based on real pupil addresses (nobody outside the school/council has access to that), and meaningfully less reliable than a published figure.

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  • Pupils 51 on roll +
    On roll 51 of 55 capacity (93% full)
    Eligible for free school meals33.3%
    Gender split54.9% boys, 45.1% girls
    English as an additional language0.0%
    Ethnicity White 88.2%, Asian 2.0%, Black 3.9%, Mixed 3.9%, Other 2.0%

    Gender, language and ethnicity figures are from the same DfE school census as free school meal eligibility. Independent and private schools aren't included in this census, so won't show these rows.

  • Ofsted Rating Good +
    Overall ratingGood
    Inspected2024-06-23

    Category judgements

    Quality of educationGood
    Behaviour and attitudesGood
    Personal developmentGood
    Leadership and managementGood
    Early years provisionGood
    Safeguarding effectiveYes

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  • Exam Results 50.0% +
    Meeting expected standard50.0%
    Academic year2024/25

    Meeting expected standard by year

    2022/23 67.0%
    2023/24 13.0%
    2024/25 50.0%
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Moor Row Community Primary School

Community school · 2.5 mi

Ofsted-rated Good.

  • Details Mixed +
    PhasePrimary
    TypeCommunity school
    Age range3–11
    GenderMixed
    Sixth formDoes not have a sixth form
    Religious characterNo religious character
    Admissions policyNot applicable
    Local authorityCumberland
    Head teacherMrs Jacqui Beavis
    AddressSchool Street, Moor Row, Cumbria
    Phone01946810620
    Websitehttp://www.moor-row.cumbria.sch.uk/
    Area deprivationQuintile 3 of 5 (1 = most deprived fifth nationally)
    Estimated admission distance 0.63 mi Estimated
    URN112161
    Distance2.5 mi

    Cumberland hasn't published a real admission-distance figure, so this is a modelled estimate instead, built from local Census population density for this school's age group versus its intake size, the same class of technique other school-search sites use as their default catchment indicator when no official figure exists. Not based on real pupil addresses (nobody outside the school/council has access to that), and meaningfully less reliable than a published figure.

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  • Pupils 72 on roll +
    On roll 72 of 120 capacity (60% full)
    Eligible for free school meals15.3%
    Gender split61.1% boys, 38.9% girls
    English as an additional language1.4%
    Ethnicity White 94.4%, Asian 1.4%, Black 0.0%, Mixed 4.2%, Other 0.0%

    Gender, language and ethnicity figures are from the same DfE school census as free school meal eligibility. Independent and private schools aren't included in this census, so won't show these rows.

  • Ofsted Rating Good +
    Overall ratingGood
    Inspected2024-07-10

    Category judgements

    Quality of educationGood
    Behaviour and attitudesGood
    Personal developmentGood
    Leadership and managementGood
    Early years provisionGood
    Safeguarding effectiveYes

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  • Exam Results 54.0% +
    Meeting expected standard54.0%
    Academic year2024/25

    Meeting expected standard by year

    2022/23 22.0%
    2023/24 60.0%
    2024/25 54.0%
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Bransty Primary School

Community school · 1.1 mi

Ofsted-rated Good.

  • Details Mixed +
    PhasePrimary
    TypeCommunity school
    Age range3–11
    GenderMixed
    Sixth formDoes not have a sixth form
    Religious characterNo religious character
    Admissions policyNot applicable
    Local authorityCumberland
    Head teacherMrs Joanne Fearon
    AddressMona Road, Bransty, Whitehaven, Cumbria
    Phone0194663590
    Websitewww.bransty.cumbria.sch.uk
    Area deprivationQuintile 3 of 5 (1 = most deprived fifth nationally)
    Estimated admission distance 0.31 mi Estimated
    URN112167
    Distance1.1 mi

    Cumberland hasn't published a real admission-distance figure, so this is a modelled estimate instead, built from local Census population density for this school's age group versus its intake size, the same class of technique other school-search sites use as their default catchment indicator when no official figure exists. Not based on real pupil addresses (nobody outside the school/council has access to that), and meaningfully less reliable than a published figure.

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  • Pupils 205 on roll +
    On roll 205 of 170 capacity (121% full)
    Eligible for free school meals22.0%
    Gender split42.4% boys, 57.6% girls
    English as an additional language1.5%
    Ethnicity White 92.7%, Asian 2.0%, Black 2.0%, Mixed 1.5%, Other 2.0%

    Gender, language and ethnicity figures are from the same DfE school census as free school meal eligibility. Independent and private schools aren't included in this census, so won't show these rows.

  • Ofsted Rating Good +
    Overall ratingGood
    Inspected2023-11-21

    Category judgements

    Quality of educationGood
    Behaviour and attitudesGood
    Personal developmentGood
    Leadership and managementGood
    Early years provisionGood
    Safeguarding effectiveYes

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  • Exam Results 44.0% +
    Meeting expected standard44.0%
    Academic year2024/25

    Meeting expected standard by year

    2022/23 47.0%
    2023/24 50.0%
    2024/25 44.0%
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Jericho Primary School

Community school · 0.4 mi

Ofsted-rated Good; 89.0% meeting the expected standard.

  • Details Mixed +
    PhasePrimary
    TypeCommunity school
    Age range4–11
    GenderMixed
    Sixth formDoes not have a sixth form
    Religious characterNo religious character
    Admissions policyNot applicable
    Local authorityCumberland
    Head teacherMr James Blackwell
    AddressWindsor Court, Whitehaven, Cumbria
    Phone01946514545
    Websitewww.jericho.cumbria.sch.uk/
    Area deprivationQuintile 2 of 5 (1 = most deprived fifth nationally)
    Estimated admission distance 0.38 mi Estimated
    URN112175
    Distance0.4 mi

    Cumberland hasn't published a real admission-distance figure, so this is a modelled estimate instead, built from local Census population density for this school's age group versus its intake size, the same class of technique other school-search sites use as their default catchment indicator when no official figure exists. Not based on real pupil addresses (nobody outside the school/council has access to that), and meaningfully less reliable than a published figure.

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  • Pupils 363 on roll +
    On roll 363 of 420 capacity (86% full)
    Eligible for free school meals10.5%
    Gender split51.2% boys, 48.8% girls
    English as an additional language5.5%
    Ethnicity White 90.4%, Asian 4.5%, Black 0.3%, Mixed 2.5%, Other 2.5%

    Gender, language and ethnicity figures are from the same DfE school census as free school meal eligibility. Independent and private schools aren't included in this census, so won't show these rows.

  • Ofsted Rating Good +
    Overall ratingGood
    Inspected2024-01-14

    Category judgements

    Quality of educationGood
    Behaviour and attitudesGood
    Personal developmentOutstanding
    Leadership and managementGood
    Early years provisionGood
    Safeguarding effectiveYes

    Only the latest graded inspection is shown here. We don't hold a full historical inspection timeline.

  • Exam Results 89.0% +
    Meeting expected standard89.0%
    Academic year2024/25

    Meeting expected standard by year

    2022/23 65.0%
    2023/24 89.0%
    2024/25 89.0%
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St Bridget's CofE School

Voluntary controlled school · 1.8 mi

Ofsted-rated Good.

  • Details Mixed +
    PhasePrimary
    TypeVoluntary controlled school
    Age range3–11
    GenderMixed
    Sixth formDoes not have a sixth form
    Religious characterChurch of England
    Admissions policyNot applicable
    Local authorityCumberland
    Head teacherMrs Ruth Colley
    AddressMain Street, Parton, Whitehaven, Cumbria
    Phone01946592940
    Websitewww.stbridgets-par.cumbria.sch.uk/
    Area deprivationQuintile 4 of 5 (1 = most deprived fifth nationally)
    Estimated admission distance 0.35 mi Estimated
    URN112296
    Distance1.8 mi

    Cumberland hasn't published a real admission-distance figure, so this is a modelled estimate instead, built from local Census population density for this school's age group versus its intake size, the same class of technique other school-search sites use as their default catchment indicator when no official figure exists. Not based on real pupil addresses (nobody outside the school/council has access to that), and meaningfully less reliable than a published figure.

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  • Pupils 66 on roll +
    On roll 66 of 99 capacity (67% full)
    Eligible for free school meals28.8%
    Gender split57.6% boys, 42.4% girls
    English as an additional language4.5%
    Ethnicity White 96.9%, Asian 0.0%, Black 0.0%, Mixed 1.5%, Other 1.5%

    Gender, language and ethnicity figures are from the same DfE school census as free school meal eligibility. Independent and private schools aren't included in this census, so won't show these rows.

  • Ofsted Rating Good +
    Overall ratingGood
    Inspected2022-05-16

    Category judgements

    Quality of educationGood
    Behaviour and attitudesGood
    Personal developmentGood
    Leadership and managementGood
    Early years provisionGood
    Safeguarding effectiveYes

    Only the latest graded inspection is shown here. We don't hold a full historical inspection timeline.

  • Exam Results 36.0% +
    Meeting expected standard36.0%
    Academic year2024/25

    Meeting expected standard by year

    2022/23 46.0%
    2023/24 75.0%
    2024/25 36.0%
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St Gregory and St Patrick's Catholic Infant School

Voluntary aided school · 0.4 mi

Ofsted-rated Good.

  • Details Mixed +
    PhasePrimary
    TypeVoluntary aided school
    Age range3–7
    GenderMixed
    Sixth formDoes not have a sixth form
    Religious characterRoman Catholic
    Admissions policyNot applicable
    Local authorityCumberland
    Head teacherMrs Kirsty Rowell
    AddressEsk Avenue, Corkickle, Whitehaven, Cumbria
    Phone01946595010
    Websitewww.stgregpat.co.uk/
    Area deprivationQuintile 4 of 5 (1 = most deprived fifth nationally)
    Estimated admission distance 0.43 mi Estimated
    URN112355
    Distance0.4 mi

    Cumberland hasn't published a real admission-distance figure, so this is a modelled estimate instead, built from local Census population density for this school's age group versus its intake size, the same class of technique other school-search sites use as their default catchment indicator when no official figure exists. Not based on real pupil addresses (nobody outside the school/council has access to that), and meaningfully less reliable than a published figure.

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  • Pupils 189 on roll +
    On roll 189 of 360 capacity (52% full)
    Eligible for free school meals13.8%
    Gender split49.2% boys, 50.8% girls
    English as an additional language4.8%
    Ethnicity White 94.2%, Asian 3.1%, Black 2.1%, Mixed 0.0%, Other 0.5%

    Gender, language and ethnicity figures are from the same DfE school census as free school meal eligibility. Independent and private schools aren't included in this census, so won't show these rows.

  • Ofsted Rating Good +
    Overall ratingGood
    Inspected2024-05-07

    Category judgements

    Quality of educationGood
    Behaviour and attitudesGood
    Personal developmentGood
    Leadership and managementGood
    Early years provisionGood
    Safeguarding effectiveYes

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The Whitehaven Academy

Academy sponsor led · 0.9 mi

Ofsted-rated Good.

  • Details Mixed +
    PhaseSecondary
    TypeAcademy sponsor led
    Age range11–18
    GenderMixed
    Sixth formHas a sixth form
    Religious characterNo religious character
    TrustCUMBRIA EDUCATION TRUST
    Local authorityCumberland
    Head teacherMr Nigel Youngman
    AddressCleator Moor Road, Whitehaven, Cumbria
    Phone01946595400
    Websitehttps://www.whitehavenacademy.org.uk
    Area deprivationQuintile 3 of 5 (1 = most deprived fifth nationally)
    Estimated admission distance 1.71 mi Estimated
    URN146634
    Distance0.9 mi

    Cumberland hasn't published a real admission-distance figure, so this is a modelled estimate instead, built from local Census population density for this school's age group versus its intake size, the same class of technique other school-search sites use as their default catchment indicator when no official figure exists. Not based on real pupil addresses (nobody outside the school/council has access to that), and meaningfully less reliable than a published figure.

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  • Pupils 859 on roll +
    On roll 859 of 1465 capacity (59% full)
    Pupils in exam cohort (2024/25)126
    Eligible for free school meals28.5%
    Gender split52.0% boys, 48.0% girls
    English as an additional language1.0%
    Ethnicity White 97.1%, Asian 0.3%, Black 0.5%, Mixed 1.7%, Other 0.2%

    Gender, language and ethnicity figures are from the same DfE school census as free school meal eligibility. Independent and private schools aren't included in this census, so won't show these rows.

  • Ofsted Rating Good +
    Overall ratingGood
    Inspected2023-07-12

    Category judgements

    Quality of educationGood
    Behaviour and attitudesGood
    Personal developmentGood
    Leadership and managementGood
    Sixth form provisionGood
    Safeguarding effectiveYes

    Only the latest graded inspection is shown here. We don't hold a full historical inspection timeline.

  • Exam Results Not published +
    Progress 8Not published for this school
    Grade 5+ English & Maths32.5%
    Academic year2024/25

    Progress 8 by year

    2022/23 -0.98
    2023/24 -0.24
    2024/25
  • Destinations 79% into further study +
    School sixth form26.3%
    Sixth-form college0.0%
    Further education college52.6%
    Apprenticeship3.9%
    Employment3.9%
    Not a sustained destination9.2%
    Academic year2022/23

    Share of Year 11 leavers in each destination category, 6-12 months after leaving - broad categories only, not named colleges or sixth forms (DfE doesn't publish per-pupil institution tracking as open data).

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Hensingham Primary School

Academy sponsor led · 0.7 mi

Ofsted-rated Good.

  • Details Mixed +
    PhasePrimary
    TypeAcademy sponsor led
    Age range3–11
    GenderMixed
    Sixth formDoes not have a sixth form
    Religious characterNo religious character
    Admissions policyNot applicable
    TrustCUMBRIA EDUCATION TRUST
    Local authorityCumberland
    Head teacherMrs Amanda Brotherhood
    AddressMain Street, Whitehaven, Cumbria
    Phone01946690021
    Websitewww.hensingham.cumbria.sch.uk
    Area deprivationQuintile 3 of 5 (1 = most deprived fifth nationally)
    Estimated admission distance 0.69 mi Estimated
    URN147597
    Distance0.7 mi

    Cumberland hasn't published a real admission-distance figure, so this is a modelled estimate instead, built from local Census population density for this school's age group versus its intake size, the same class of technique other school-search sites use as their default catchment indicator when no official figure exists. Not based on real pupil addresses (nobody outside the school/council has access to that), and meaningfully less reliable than a published figure.

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  • Pupils 120 on roll +
    On roll 120 of 210 capacity (57% full)
    Eligible for free school meals30.0%
    Gender split50.8% boys, 49.2% girls
    English as an additional language14.2%
    Ethnicity White 84.2%, Asian 5.0%, Black 10.0%, Mixed 0.0%, Other 0.8%

    Gender, language and ethnicity figures are from the same DfE school census as free school meal eligibility. Independent and private schools aren't included in this census, so won't show these rows.

  • Ofsted Rating Good +
    Overall ratingGood
    Inspected2024-06-09

    Category judgements

    Quality of educationGood
    Behaviour and attitudesGood
    Personal developmentGood
    Leadership and managementGood
    Early years provisionGood
    Safeguarding effectiveYes

    Only the latest graded inspection is shown here. We don't hold a full historical inspection timeline.

  • Exam Results 50.0% +
    Meeting expected standard50.0%
    Academic year2024/25

    Meeting expected standard by year

    2022/23 44.0%
    2023/24 40.0%
    2024/25 50.0%
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Moresby Primary School

Community school · 1.6 mi

80.0% meeting the expected standard.

  • Details Mixed +
    PhasePrimary
    TypeCommunity school
    Age range3–11
    GenderMixed
    Sixth formDoes not have a sixth form
    Religious characterNo religious character
    Admissions policyNot applicable
    Local authorityCumberland
    Head teacherMr Ross Peacock
    AddressSchool Brow, Moresby Parks, Whitehaven, Cumbria
    Phone01946599765
    Websitewww.moresby.cumbria.sch.uk/
    Area deprivationQuintile 2 of 5 (1 = most deprived fifth nationally)
    Estimated admission distance 1.18 mi Estimated
    URN112162
    Distance1.6 mi

    Cumberland hasn't published a real admission-distance figure, so this is a modelled estimate instead, built from local Census population density for this school's age group versus its intake size, the same class of technique other school-search sites use as their default catchment indicator when no official figure exists. Not based on real pupil addresses (nobody outside the school/council has access to that), and meaningfully less reliable than a published figure.

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  • Pupils 122 on roll +
    On roll 122 of 105 capacity (116% full)
    Eligible for free school meals4.9%
    Gender split45.1% boys, 54.9% girls
    English as an additional language2.5%
    Ethnicity White 97.5%, Asian 0.0%, Black 0.0%, Mixed 2.4%, Other 0.0%

    Gender, language and ethnicity figures are from the same DfE school census as free school meal eligibility. Independent and private schools aren't included in this census, so won't show these rows.

  • Ofsted Rating No current grade +

    No current overall grade, often means a recent inspection under Ofsted's newer ungraded report-card format, not that the school hasn't been visited. Last inspected 2023-05-18.

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  • Exam Results 80.0% +
    Meeting expected standard80.0%
    Academic year2024/25

    Meeting expected standard by year

    2022/23 57.0%
    2023/24 67.0%
    2024/25 80.0%
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Kells Infant School

Community school · 0.9 mi

  • Details Mixed +
    PhasePrimary
    TypeCommunity school
    Age range3–7
    GenderMixed
    Sixth formDoes not have a sixth form
    Religious characterNo religious character
    Admissions policyNot applicable
    Local authorityCumberland
    Head teacherMrs Wendy Figes
    AddressHigh Road, Kells, Whitehaven, Cumbria
    Phone01946691865
    Websitehttp://www.kells-inf.cumbria.sch.uk
    Area deprivationQuintile 5 of 5 (1 = most deprived fifth nationally)
    Estimated admission distance 0.42 mi Estimated
    URN112169
    Distance0.9 mi

    Cumberland hasn't published a real admission-distance figure, so this is a modelled estimate instead, built from local Census population density for this school's age group versus its intake size, the same class of technique other school-search sites use as their default catchment indicator when no official figure exists. Not based on real pupil addresses (nobody outside the school/council has access to that), and meaningfully less reliable than a published figure.

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  • Pupils 130 on roll +
    On roll 130 of 160 capacity (81% full)
    Eligible for free school meals11.5%
    Gender split53.1% boys, 46.9% girls
    English as an additional language2.3%
    Ethnicity White 89.3%, Asian 0.8%, Black 0.0%, Mixed 1.5%, Other 8.5%

    Gender, language and ethnicity figures are from the same DfE school census as free school meal eligibility. Independent and private schools aren't included in this census, so won't show these rows.

  • Ofsted Rating No current grade +

    No current overall grade, often means a recent inspection under Ofsted's newer ungraded report-card format, not that the school hasn't been visited.

    Category judgements

    Quality of educationGood
    Behaviour and attitudesGood
    Personal developmentOutstanding
    Leadership and managementGood
    Early years provisionOutstanding
    Safeguarding effectiveYes

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Monkwray Junior School

Community school · 0.6 mi

  • Details Mixed +
    PhasePrimary
    TypeCommunity school
    Age range7–11
    GenderMixed
    Sixth formDoes not have a sixth form
    Religious characterNo religious character
    Admissions policyNot applicable
    Local authorityCumberland
    Head teacherMrs Danielle Willis
    AddressMonkwray Brow, Whitehaven, Cumbria
    Phone01946696790
    Websitehttp://www.monkwray.cumbria.sch.uk
    Area deprivationQuintile 5 of 5 (1 = most deprived fifth nationally)
    Estimated admission distance 0.56 mi Estimated
    URN112170
    Distance0.6 mi

    Cumberland hasn't published a real admission-distance figure, so this is a modelled estimate instead, built from local Census population density for this school's age group versus its intake size, the same class of technique other school-search sites use as their default catchment indicator when no official figure exists. Not based on real pupil addresses (nobody outside the school/council has access to that), and meaningfully less reliable than a published figure.

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  • Pupils 109 on roll +
    On roll 109 of 140 capacity (78% full)
    Eligible for free school meals36.7%
    Gender split51.4% boys, 48.6% girls
    English as an additional language6.4%
    Ethnicity White 88.1%, Asian 1.8%, Black 1.8%, Mixed 1.8%, Other 6.4%

    Gender, language and ethnicity figures are from the same DfE school census as free school meal eligibility. Independent and private schools aren't included in this census, so won't show these rows.

  • Ofsted Rating No current grade +

    No current overall grade, often means a recent inspection under Ofsted's newer ungraded report-card format, not that the school hasn't been visited. Last inspected 2023-07-06.

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  • Exam Results 41.0% +
    Meeting expected standard41.0%
    Academic year2024/25

    Meeting expected standard by year

    2022/23 37.0%
    2023/24 44.0%
    2024/25 41.0%
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St James' CofE Infant and Nursery School

Voluntary controlled school · 0.6 mi

  • Details Mixed +
    PhasePrimary
    TypeVoluntary controlled school
    Age range3–7
    GenderMixed
    Sixth formDoes not have a sixth form
    Religious characterChurch of England
    Admissions policyNot applicable
    Local authorityCumberland
    Head teacherMrs Alex Moore
    AddressHigh Street, Whitehaven, Cumbria
    Phone01946691970
    Websitewww.st-james-inf.cumbria.sch.uk/
    Area deprivationQuintile 3 of 5 (1 = most deprived fifth nationally)
    Estimated admission distance 0.72 mi Estimated
    URN112297
    Distance0.6 mi

    Cumberland hasn't published a real admission-distance figure, so this is a modelled estimate instead, built from local Census population density for this school's age group versus its intake size, the same class of technique other school-search sites use as their default catchment indicator when no official figure exists. Not based on real pupil addresses (nobody outside the school/council has access to that), and meaningfully less reliable than a published figure.

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  • Pupils 133 on roll +
    On roll 133 of 150 capacity (89% full)
    Eligible for free school meals9.8%
    Gender split54.1% boys, 45.9% girls
    English as an additional language12.0%
    Ethnicity White 85.8%, Asian 4.6%, Black 1.5%, Mixed 3.8%, Other 4.5%

    Gender, language and ethnicity figures are from the same DfE school census as free school meal eligibility. Independent and private schools aren't included in this census, so won't show these rows.

  • Ofsted Rating No current grade +

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St James' CofE Junior School

Voluntary controlled school · 0.6 mi

  • Details Mixed +
    PhasePrimary
    TypeVoluntary controlled school
    Age range7–11
    GenderMixed
    Sixth formDoes not have a sixth form
    Religious characterChurch of England
    Admissions policyNot applicable
    Local authorityCumberland
    Head teacherMrs Alex Moore
    AddressWellington Row, Whitehaven, Cumbria
    Phone01946695311
    Websitewww.stjamesjun.cumbria.sch.uk
    Area deprivationQuintile 3 of 5 (1 = most deprived fifth nationally)
    Estimated admission distance 0.78 mi Estimated
    URN112298
    Distance0.6 mi

    Cumberland hasn't published a real admission-distance figure, so this is a modelled estimate instead, built from local Census population density for this school's age group versus its intake size, the same class of technique other school-search sites use as their default catchment indicator when no official figure exists. Not based on real pupil addresses (nobody outside the school/council has access to that), and meaningfully less reliable than a published figure.

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  • Pupils 156 on roll +
    On roll 156 of 180 capacity (87% full)
    Eligible for free school meals14.1%
    Gender split57.1% boys, 42.9% girls
    English as an additional language7.1%
    Ethnicity White 91.0%, Asian 1.3%, Black 2.6%, Mixed 1.2%, Other 3.9%

    Gender, language and ethnicity figures are from the same DfE school census as free school meal eligibility. Independent and private schools aren't included in this census, so won't show these rows.

  • Ofsted Rating No current grade +

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  • Exam Results 74.0% +
    Meeting expected standard74.0%
    Academic year2024/25

    Meeting expected standard by year

    2022/23 79.0%
    2023/24 75.0%
    2024/25 74.0%
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St Mary's Catholic Primary School

Voluntary aided school · 1.0 mi

76.0% meeting the expected standard.

  • Details Mixed +
    PhasePrimary
    TypeVoluntary aided school
    Age range3–11
    GenderMixed
    Sixth formDoes not have a sixth form
    Religious characterRoman Catholic
    Admissions policyNot applicable
    Local authorityCumberland
    Head teacherMrs Susan Starkie
    AddressHigh Road, Kells, Whitehaven, Cumbria
    Phone0194666356
    Websitewww.kells-stmarys.cumbria.sch.uk/
    Area deprivationQuintile 5 of 5 (1 = most deprived fifth nationally)
    Estimated admission distance 0.33 mi Estimated
    URN112353
    Distance1.0 mi

    Cumberland hasn't published a real admission-distance figure, so this is a modelled estimate instead, built from local Census population density for this school's age group versus its intake size, the same class of technique other school-search sites use as their default catchment indicator when no official figure exists. Not based on real pupil addresses (nobody outside the school/council has access to that), and meaningfully less reliable than a published figure.

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  • Pupils 195 on roll +
    On roll 195 of 180 capacity (108% full)
    Eligible for free school meals21.5%
    Gender split51.3% boys, 48.7% girls
    English as an additional language12.3%
    Ethnicity White 85.7%, Asian 6.7%, Black 2.6%, Mixed 5.2%, Other 0.0%

    Gender, language and ethnicity figures are from the same DfE school census as free school meal eligibility. Independent and private schools aren't included in this census, so won't show these rows.

  • Ofsted Rating No current grade +

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    Category judgements

    Quality of educationGood
    Behaviour and attitudesOutstanding
    Personal developmentOutstanding
    Leadership and managementGood
    Early years provisionOutstanding
    Safeguarding effectiveYes

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  • Exam Results 76.0% +
    Meeting expected standard76.0%
    Academic year2024/25

    Meeting expected standard by year

    2022/23 79.0%
    2023/24 78.0%
    2024/25 76.0%
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St Begh's Catholic Junior School

Voluntary aided school · 0.2 mi

  • Details Mixed +
    PhasePrimary
    TypeVoluntary aided school
    Age range7–11
    GenderMixed
    Sixth formDoes not have a sixth form
    Religious characterRoman Catholic
    Admissions policyNon-selective
    Local authorityCumberland
    Head teacherMrs Catherine Mallard
    AddressCoach Road, Whitehaven, Cumbria
    Phone01946696959
    Websitehttp://www.stbeghs.co.uk
    Area deprivationQuintile 4 of 5 (1 = most deprived fifth nationally)
    Estimated admission distance 0.76 mi Estimated
    URN112354
    Distance0.2 mi

    Cumberland hasn't published a real admission-distance figure, so this is a modelled estimate instead, built from local Census population density for this school's age group versus its intake size, the same class of technique other school-search sites use as their default catchment indicator when no official figure exists. Not based on real pupil addresses (nobody outside the school/council has access to that), and meaningfully less reliable than a published figure.

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  • Pupils 240 on roll +
    On roll 240 of 300 capacity (80% full)
    Eligible for free school meals35.4%
    Gender split45.0% boys, 55.0% girls
    English as an additional language7.1%
    Ethnicity White 90.9%, Asian 2.9%, Black 2.9%, Mixed 1.2%, Other 2.1%

    Gender, language and ethnicity figures are from the same DfE school census as free school meal eligibility. Independent and private schools aren't included in this census, so won't show these rows.

  • Ofsted Rating No current grade +

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  • Exam Results 47.0% +
    Meeting expected standard47.0%
    Academic year2024/25

    Meeting expected standard by year

    2022/23 65.0%
    2023/24 45.0%
    2024/25 47.0%
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St Benedict's Catholic High School

Voluntary aided school · 0.7 mi

  • Details Mixed +
    PhaseSecondary
    TypeVoluntary aided school
    Age range11–18
    GenderMixed
    Sixth formHas a sixth form
    Religious characterRoman Catholic
    Admissions policyNon-selective
    Local authorityCumberland
    Head teacherMrs Emma Jackson
    AddressRed Lonning, Hensingham, Whitehaven, Cumbria
    Phone01946692275
    Websitehttp://st-benedicts.cumbria.sch.uk/
    Area deprivationQuintile 3 of 5 (1 = most deprived fifth nationally)
    Estimated admission distance 1.54 mi Estimated
    URN112398
    Distance0.7 mi

    Cumberland hasn't published a real admission-distance figure, so this is a modelled estimate instead, built from local Census population density for this school's age group versus its intake size, the same class of technique other school-search sites use as their default catchment indicator when no official figure exists. Not based on real pupil addresses (nobody outside the school/council has access to that), and meaningfully less reliable than a published figure.

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  • Pupils 990 on roll +
    On roll 990 of 1194 capacity (83% full)
    Pupils in exam cohort (2024/25)149
    Eligible for free school meals29.3%
    Gender split49.9% boys, 50.1% girls
    English as an additional language6.5%
    Ethnicity White 90.5%, Asian 3.3%, Black 2.5%, Mixed 1.9%, Other 1.7%

    Gender, language and ethnicity figures are from the same DfE school census as free school meal eligibility. Independent and private schools aren't included in this census, so won't show these rows.

  • Ofsted Rating No current grade +

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  • Exam Results Not published +
    Progress 8Not published for this school
    Grade 5+ English & Maths32.9%
    Academic year2024/25

    Progress 8 by year

    2022/23 -0.26
    2023/24 -0.29
    2024/25
  • Destinations 74% into further study +
    School sixth form31.0%
    Sixth-form college0.5%
    Further education college42.4%
    Apprenticeship13.0%
    Employment4.3%
    Not a sustained destination5.4%
    Academic year2022/23

    Share of Year 11 leavers in each destination category, 6-12 months after leaving - broad categories only, not named colleges or sixth forms (DfE doesn't publish per-pupil institution tracking as open data).

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Mayfield School

Community special school · 0.9 mi

  • Details Mixed +
    PhaseSpecial
    TypeCommunity special school
    Age range3–19
    GenderMixed
    Sixth formHas a sixth form
    Religious characterNo religious character
    Admissions policyNot applicable
    Local authorityCumberland
    Head teacherMs Sophie McCabe
    AddressCampus Whitehaven, Red Lonning, Whitehaven, Cumbria
    Phone01946691253
    Websitehttp://www.mayfield.cumbria.sch.uk
    Area deprivationQuintile 4 of 5 (1 = most deprived fifth nationally)
    URN112464
    Distance0.9 mi

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  • Pupils 274 on roll +
    On roll 274 of 255 capacity (107% full)
    Eligible for free school meals48.5%
    Gender split70.1% boys, 29.9% girls
    English as an additional language1.8%
    Ethnicity White 96.0%, Asian 1.2%, Black 0.7%, Mixed 1.5%, Other 0.7%

    Gender, language and ethnicity figures are from the same DfE school census as free school meal eligibility. Independent and private schools aren't included in this census, so won't show these rows.

  • Ofsted Rating No current grade +

    No current overall grade, often means a recent inspection under Ofsted's newer ungraded report-card format, not that the school hasn't been visited. Last inspected 2023-11-08.

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  • Destinations 0% into further study +
    School sixth form0.0%
    Sixth-form college0.0%
    Further education college0.0%
    Apprenticeship0.0%
    Employment0.0%
    Not a sustained destination0.0%
    Academic year2022/23

    Share of Year 11 leavers in each destination category, 6-12 months after leaving - broad categories only, not named colleges or sixth forms (DfE doesn't publish per-pupil institution tracking as open data).

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Valley Primary School and Nursery

Community school · 1.1 mi

  • Details Mixed +
    PhasePrimary
    TypeCommunity school
    Age range3–11
    GenderMixed
    Sixth formDoes not have a sixth form
    Religious characterNo religious character
    Admissions policyNot applicable
    Local authorityCumberland
    Head teacherMrs Sarah Jardine
    AddressWhinlatter Road, Whitehaven, Cumbria
    Phone01946694152
    Websitewww.valleyprimary.cumbria.sch.uk/
    Area deprivationQuintile 5 of 5 (1 = most deprived fifth nationally)
    Estimated admission distance 0.64 mi Estimated
    URN134214
    Distance1.1 mi

    Cumberland hasn't published a real admission-distance figure, so this is a modelled estimate instead, built from local Census population density for this school's age group versus its intake size, the same class of technique other school-search sites use as their default catchment indicator when no official figure exists. Not based on real pupil addresses (nobody outside the school/council has access to that), and meaningfully less reliable than a published figure.

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  • Pupils 286 on roll +
    On roll 286 of 294 capacity (97% full)
    Eligible for free school meals38.1%
    Gender split44.4% boys, 55.6% girls
    English as an additional language7.3%
    Ethnicity White 85.7%, Asian 3.8%, Black 3.8%, Mixed 1.4%, Other 5.2%

    Gender, language and ethnicity figures are from the same DfE school census as free school meal eligibility. Independent and private schools aren't included in this census, so won't show these rows.

  • Ofsted Rating No current grade +

    No current overall grade, often means a recent inspection under Ofsted's newer ungraded report-card format, not that the school hasn't been visited. Last inspected 2024-03-07.

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  • Exam Results 36.0% +
    Meeting expected standard36.0%
    Academic year2024/25

    Meeting expected standard by year

    2022/23 49.0%
    2023/24 45.0%
    2024/25 36.0%
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