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St Bridget's CofE School

verifiedData: DfE 2024/25–2025/26 · Ofsted

personMrs Ruth Colley

location_onWhitehaven, CA28 6NY

language Visit Website phone 1946592940

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Ofsted

Good

Inspected 2022

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Students

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Expected Standard

36%

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Demand Ratio

1.0x

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St Bridget's CofE School is a Voluntary controlled school primary school in Whitehaven, serving ages 3-11. Rated Good by Ofsted. Ranks in the top 95% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

St Bridget's CofE School is a voluntary controlled school in Whitehaven, Cumberland, admitting pupils aged 3-11. The school has approximately 77 pupils on roll, of whom 29% are eligible for free school meals.

In 2025, 36% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined, with 9% achieving the higher standard. The school ranks #101 of 111 primaries in Cumberland and #13,667 of 14,143 nationally.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2022. The school's current overall rating is Good. Inspectors assessed quality of education as Good, behaviour and attitudes Good, personal development Good, and leadership and management Good.

In the most recent admissions cycle, applications were at 1.0× capacity.

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 13.2:1. There are no current teaching vacancies.

In the 2024/25 academic year, there was 1 permanent exclusion. The average suspension rate was 1.3 per 1,000 pupils per term.

verified Source: DfE 2024/25–2025/26 · Ofsted

Academic Performance

verified Data: UK Gov 2024/25

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Primary Performance Trends (KS2)

2025

R/W/M Expected Standard

36%

LA 55%

Reading36% LA 72%

Writing55% LA 68%

Maths36% LA 68%

Read SS

Maths SS

GPS SS

101

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

75%

LA 52%England 61%

Reading88% LA 70% · Eng 74%

Writing75% LA 66% · Eng 72%

Maths88% LA 66% · Eng 73%

Read SS

104

Maths SS

101

GPS SS

105

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

46%

LA 53%England 60%

Reading69% LA 70% · Eng 73%

Writing69% LA 67% · Eng 71%

Maths77% LA 67% · Eng 73%

Read SS

104

Maths SS

102

GPS SS

104

Progress (0 = national avg)

2.4

Read

LA -0.4

-1.0 to 5.9

4.0

Write

LA -0.2

0.7 to 7.2

2.0

Maths

LA -1.2

-1.2 to 5.2

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

40%

LA 64%England 65%

Reading60% LA 75% · Eng 73%

Writing60% LA 79% · Eng 78%

Maths40% LA 76% · Eng 79%

Read SS

101

Maths SS

GPS SS

103

Progress (0 = national avg)

-4.6

Read

LA 0.2

-8.4 to -0.8

-4.4

Write

LA 0.3

-8.0 to -0.9

-7.6

Maths

LA -0.8

-11.0 to -4.3

2018

R/W/M Expected Standard

58%

LA 64%

Reading83% LA 79%

Writing58% LA 79%

Maths75% LA 76%

Read SS

105

Maths SS

106

GPS SS

107

Progress (0 = national avg)

2.3

Read

LA 0.4

-1.1 to 5.7

-4.9

Write

LA 0.5

-8.1 to -1.7

-1.9

Maths

LA -0.3

-5 to 1.2

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

22 March 2022

Inspection Report

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06 July 2021

Inspection Report

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21 April 2015

Inspection Report

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07 October 2008

Inspection Report

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17 October 2005

Inspection Report

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22 January 2001

Inspection Report

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Inspection History

3 Evaluations

2022-03-22

S5 Inspection EIF

Good

Education

Good

Behaviour

Good

Development

Good

Leadership

Good

2015-04-21

Exempt School Inspection EIF

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

2008-10-07

None EIF

Outstanding

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Outstanding

Wellbeing, SEN & Pastoral Care

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Behaviour & Discipline (Suspensions & Exclusions)

Official Department for Education (DfE) data. Suspensions measure temporary removals due to behavior, while exclusions represent permanent removals.

Suspension Rate

2.6%per term

warning Above Average

National average: 0.8% for this term (primary).

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

1.3%(1 pupils)

Spring term 2025

Represents the proportion of unique students suspended at least once in this term.

Permanent Exclusions

1pupils

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National average: 1.225% of pupils excluded per term.

Pastoral Context: In the Spring term of 2025, this school served a headcount of 77 pupils. During this period, there were 2 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 2.6%, which is above the termly national average of 0.8%.

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Year / Term	Headcount	Suspensions	Susp. Rate	Nat. Avg	Perm. Excl.
2024/25 (Spring term)	77	2	2.6%	0.8%	1
2024/25 (Autumn term)	72	0	0.0%	0.9%	0
2023/24 (Summer term)	76	0	0.0%	0.8%	0
2023/24 (Spring term)	74	0	0.0%	0.7%	0
2023/24 (Autumn term)	72	0	0.0%	0.8%	0
2022/23 (Summer term)	70	0	0.0%	0.7%	0
2022/23 (Spring term)	70	0	0.0%	0.6%	0
2022/23 (Autumn term)	69	0	0.0%	0.6%	0
2021/22 (Summer term)	79	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2021/22 (Spring term)	79	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2021/22 (Autumn term)	78	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2020/21 (Summer term)	85	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2020/21 (Spring term)	81	0	0.0%	0.1%	0
2020/21 (Autumn term)	86	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2019/20 (Summer term)	98	0	0.0%	0.0%	0
2019/20 (Spring term)	98	1	1.0%	0.4%	0
2019/20 (Autumn term)	95	0	0.0%	0.6%	0
2018/19 (Summer term)	102	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2018/19 (Spring term)	101	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2018/19 (Autumn term)	98	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2017/18 (Summer term)	102	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2017/18 (Spring term)	101	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2017/18 (Autumn term)	100	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2016/17 (Summer term)	107	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2016/17 (Spring term)	98	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2016/17 (Autumn term)	97	0	0.0%	0.5%	0

Source: DfE Suspensions and Permanent Exclusions in England. Data represents termly statistics as published by the Department for Education.

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Supported Special Educational Needs (SEN)

Primary areas of need currently supported by the school. A high number often indicates specialized internal units or high staff experience in these areas.

Speech, Language & Communication 9 pupils

Moderate Learning Difficulty 5 pupils

Autistic Spectrum Disorder 4 pupils

Social, Emotional & Mental Health 3 pupils

Specific Learning Difficulty 2 pupils

Physical Disability 1 pupils

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St Bridget's CofE School

School Summary

Academic Performance

Primary Performance Trends (KS2)

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Inspection History

Admissions Insight

How Places Are Allocated

Faith Priority (Church of England)

Distance to School

School Capacity

Primary Admission Trends

Students & School Environment

School Size

Language Diversity

Inclusive Support

Attendance

Ethnicity Breakdown

Wellbeing, SEN & Pastoral Care

Behaviour & Discipline (Suspensions & Exclusions)

Supported Special Educational Needs (SEN)

Funding & Staffing

School Funding Allocation

Funding Breakdown

Staffing

Teacher Turnover

Top Primary Schools in Cumberland

Bookwell Primary School

St Mary's Catholic Primary School

St Mary's Catholic Primary School

Beckstone Primary School

St Cuthbert's Catholic Primary School

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