Hensingham Primary School | School performance

50%

RWM expected · 2024/25

RWM higher · 2024/25

133

Pupils · 2024/25

EAL · 2024/25

12%

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

50%

RWM expected · 2024/25

RWM higher · 2024/25

133

Pupils · 2024/25

EAL · 2024/25

12%

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

50%

RWM expected · 2024/25

RWM higher · 2024/25

133

Pupils · 2024/25

EAL · 2024/25

12%

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

Ofsted inspection

Good

Ofsted inspection · 24/04/2024

Inadequate

Requires improvement

Good

Outstanding

Local authorityCumberland

PhasePrimary

School typeAcademy

Pupil : teacher ratio15.8:1

AdmissionsNot applicable

Religious characterDoes not apply

StatusOpen

Overview of Hensingham Primary School · Primary · Cumberland

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How does this school perform?

Key Stage 2 · 2024/25 · trend since 2018/19

RWM expected standard

50%

+10pp

50%45%40%

'23'24'25

'25 · 50%

RWM higher standard

-4pp

4%2%0%

'23'24'25

'25 · 0%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard

71%

Reading higher standard

33%

Writing expected standard

71%

Writing higher standard

Maths expected standard

54%

Maths higher standard

Science expected standard

67%

SPAG expected standard

50%

SPAG higher standard

Reading scaled score

103.0

Maths scaled score

98.0

GPS scaled score

100.0

DfE did not publish reading, writing or maths progress for 2023/24 or 2024/25. These year groups had no KS1 assessments (cancelled in 2020 and 2021), so progress could not be calculated. Attainment figures above are still published.

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Pupils & context

2024/25

Pupils on roll

133

Pupil : teacher ratio

15.8

Workforce data · 2025/26

EAL

FSM eligible

31%

SEN

26%

Overall absence

Persistent absence

12%

Contact

Address

Main Street, Whitehaven, CA28 8QZ

Local authority

Cumberland

Website

www.hensingham.cumbria.sch.uk

Telephone

01946690021

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History

All years · Historical DfE data by academic year

Primary — Key Stage 2

Reading, writing and maths attainment and progress scores from DfE.

Year	RWM expected	RWM higher	Reading exp.	Reading hi.	Writing exp.	Writing hi.	Maths exp.	Maths hi.	Science	SPAG exp.	Read. score	Maths score	GPS score	Reading prog.	Writing prog.	Maths prog.	SEN	Cohort
2024/25	50%	0%	71%	33%	71%	0%	54%	4%	67%	50%	103.0	98.0	100.0	—	—	—	26%	133
2023/24	40%	4%	72%	28%	60%	8%	52%	8%	80%	64%	104.0	100.0	102.0	—	—	—	28%	140
2022/23	44%	0%	67%	11%	61%	0%	67%	11%	50%	61%	102.0	102.0	100.0	-0.80	+0.00	+0.40	24%	148
2018/19	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	—	New school

Pupils & absence

Year	Pupils	Pupil:teacher	SEN	EAL	FSM ever	Absence	Persistent absence
2024/25	133	14.4	26%	8%	31%	5%	12%
2023/24	140	22.4	28%	8%	34%	7%	19%
2022/23	148	18.8	24%	7%	35%	7%	25%
2021/22	157	17.3	12%	9%	33%	7%	16%
2020/21	165	17.6	17%	8%	32%	—	—