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Faith schools in Whitehaven

All 6 faith schools in Whitehaven.

6 schools in Whitehaven

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  1. St Mary's Catholic Primary School

    Whitehaven, CA28 9PG · State · Primary · Ages 3 to 11

    • Ofsted:Good or better
    • Catholic
    • Has a nursery

    Results well above the Whitehaven faith schools average, low absence.

    20 first choices, 21 offers made

    Met the standard at 1176%

    Whitehaven faith schools 63%England 62%

    Days missed
    4.4%Whitehaven faith schools 6.8%
    Pupils
    195
    Pupils per teacher
    20.5
    View school St Mary's Catholic Primary School
  2. St James' CofE Junior School

    Whitehaven, CA28 7HG · State · Primary · Ages 7 to 11

    • Ofsted:Expected standard or better
    • Church of England

    Results well above the Whitehaven faith schools average, low absence.

    Met the standard at 1174%

    Whitehaven faith schools 63%England 62%

    Days missed
    3.0%Whitehaven faith schools 6.8%
    Pupils
    156
    Pupils per teacher
    22.3
    View school St James' CofE Junior School
  3. St Benedict's Catholic High School

    Whitehaven, CA28 8UG · State · Secondary · Ages 11 to 18

    • Ofsted:Good
    • Catholic
    • Has a sixth form

    Results close to the Whitehaven faith schools average, high absence.

    187 first choices, 191 offers made

    Attainment 8 at 1643.8

    Whitehaven faith schools 43.8England 46.2

    Days missed
    8.5%Whitehaven faith schools 6.8%
    Pupils
    990
    Pupils per teacher
    15.6
    View school St Benedict's Catholic High School
  4. St Begh's Catholic Junior School

    Whitehaven, CA28 7TE · State · Primary · Ages 7 to 11

    • Ofsted:Good
    • Catholic

    Results well below the Whitehaven faith schools average.

    Met the standard at 1147%

    Whitehaven faith schools 63%England 62%

    Days missed
    6.1%Whitehaven faith schools 6.8%
    Pupils
    240
    Pupils per teacher
    19.0
    View school St Begh's Catholic Junior School
The big picture

How Whitehaven's faith schools spread out

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Met the expected standard at 11

Share of Year 6 pupils reaching the expected level in reading, writing and maths.

Whitehaven 63%England 62%St Begh's Catholic Junior School: 47%St James' CofE Junior School: 74%St Mary's Catholic Primary School: 76%0%25%50%75%100%
Faith schools in Whitehaven

Days missed

Share of school sessions pupils missed, for any reason. Lower is better.

Whitehaven average 4.9%St James' CofE Junior School: 3%St James' CofE Infant and Nursery School: 3.8%St Gregory and St Patrick's Catholic Infant School: 3.9%St Mary's Catholic Primary School: 4.4%St Begh's Catholic Junior School: 6.1%St Benedict's Catholic High School: 8.5%0%4%8%12%16%
Faith schools in Whitehaven

Ofsted grades in Whitehaven

The last full grade for each school Ofsted has graded. 2 newer or converted schools don't have a grade yet.

  • Outstanding: 0 of 4
  • Good: 4 of 4
  • Requires improvement: 0 of 4
  • Inadequate: 0 of 4
Before you apply

Four things worth knowing in Whitehaven

  1. Half or more are faith schools.

    6 of the 6 faith schools in Whitehaven have a religious character. When they're full, they can put families of their faith first, so check each school's rules.

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  2. Check how old the Ofsted grade is.

    Some grades are many years old. Each school's page shows the date of its last inspection and what's changed since.

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About these schools

Faith schools in Whitehaven, explained

There are 6 faith schools in Whitehaven, teaching 1,903 children. 6 are run by the council and 0 are academies or free schools.

100% of the schools Ofsted has graded are Good or Outstanding, against 94.8% across England. 0 of them are Outstanding, though some grades are several years old, so check the date on each school's page.

63.0% of pupils in Whitehaven faith schools met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at 11, against 62% across England. The gap between schools is wide, from 47% to 76%, which is why it's worth looking school by school.

25.1% of pupils get free school meals. Schools here spend £8,403 a year on each pupil, against £8,120 across England. 17.5% of pupils are persistently absent, missing one day in ten or more, against 18.1% across England.

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Questions

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How many faith schools are in Whitehaven?
There are 6 faith schools in Whitehaven, including state-funded, academies, and independent schools.
What are the best faith schools in Whitehaven?
The highest-ranked faith schools in Whitehaven on Eduscope are St Mary's Catholic Primary School, St James' CofE Junior School and St Benedict's Catholic High School. We rank each state school against schools of the same phase across England on its Ofsted inspection, results and attendance.
How are faith schools in Whitehaven ranked on Eduscope?
Each state school gets a rank score out of 100. We place each measure as a percentile among state schools of the same phase across England, then weight them. Primary schools: latest Ofsted inspection 30%, pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 30%, pupils reaching the higher standard 10%, persistent absence (lower is better) 20%, average reading and maths scores 10%. Secondary schools: latest Ofsted inspection 25%, Attainment 8 25%, grade 5 or above in English and maths 15%, persistent absence (lower is better) 15%, pupils staying in education or work after GCSEs 10%, A level average points (sixth forms only) 10%. Results are averaged over up to three years, and an Ofsted grade older than five years counts for less. A school needs data for at least 60% of the weights. Special schools, pupil referral units, nurseries, independent schools and 16 to 19 schools aren't ranked, and are listed by Ofsted grade and name. Our methodology page explains more.
What is the average class size in Whitehaven faith schools?
The average pupil-teacher ratio across faith schools in Whitehaven is 17:1. While this is not a direct measure of class size, it indicates the level of teaching resource available per pupil.

Sources: Department for Education school performance tables, school census and workforce data, Get Information About Schools and Ofsted. Distances are straight-line estimates.

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