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EnglandNorth WestCumberlandCA28 7TESt Begh's Catholic Junior School
Primary

St Begh's Catholic Junior School

Primary

Cumberland · Whitehaven · CA28 7TE http://www.stbeghs.co.uk

Pupils
243
cap. 300
Ages
7 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Maintained school
47%
RWM expected · 2024/25
2%
RWM higher · 2024/25
243
Pupils · 2024/25
7%
EAL · 2024/25
15%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
47%
RWM expected · 2024/25
2%
RWM higher · 2024/25
243
Pupils · 2024/25
7%
EAL · 2024/25
15%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Good

Ofsted inspection · 15/09/2023

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityCumberland
PhasePrimary
School typeMaintained school
Pupil : teacher ratio19.0:1
AdmissionsNon-selective
Religious characterRoman Catholic
StatusOpen

Overview of St Begh's Catholic Junior School · Primary · Cumberland

How does this school perform?

Key Stage 2 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17

RWM expected standard
47%
+2pp
76%61%45%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 47%
RWM higher standard
2%
0pp
15%9%2%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 2%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
79%
Reading higher standard
21%
Writing expected standard
55%
Writing higher standard
4%
Maths expected standard
66%
Maths higher standard
15%
Science expected standard
72%
SPAG expected standard
70%
SPAG higher standard
19%
Reading scaled score
104.0
Maths scaled score
101.0
GPS scaled score
103.0

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
243
Pupil : teacher ratio
19.0
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
7%
FSM eligible
39%
SEN
9%
Overall absence
6%
Persistent absence
15%

Contact

Address
Coach Road, Whitehaven, CA28 7TE
Local authority
Cumberland
Telephone
Email

History

All years · Historical DfE data by academic year

Primary — Key Stage 2

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

YearRWM expectedRWM higherReading exp.Reading hi.Writing exp.Writing hi.Maths exp.Maths hi.ScienceSPAG exp.Read. scoreMaths scoreGPS scoreReading prog.Writing prog.Maths prog.SENCohort
2024/2547%2%79%21%55%4%66%15%72%70%104.0101.0103.09%243
2023/2445%2%70%26%57%9%58%13%75%70%103.0100.0102.09%239
2022/2365%2%86%42%68%12%74%9%85%80%107.0102.0105.0+0.70-0.90-2.6011%242
2018/1970%15%76%28%85%19%81%26%89%80%104.0105.0105.0-1.00-0.30-0.9010%270
2017/1876%7%79%23%79%25%85%21%83%70%104.0104.0105.0-0.20+1.10+0.709%267
2016/1762%11%84%32%82%26%68%16%78%79%107.0103.0107.0+2.80+1.90-0.807%289

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.

Pupils & absence

YearPupilsPupil:teacherSENEALFSM everAbsencePersistent absence
2024/2524320.19%7%39%6%15%
2023/2423918.59%5%37%6%15%
2022/2324217.311%3%38%7%27%
2021/2224219.910%3%34%7%22%
2020/2125722.110%3%32%
2018/1927025.010%2%27%5%12%
2017/1826723.89%2%30%5%12%
2016/1728923.77%0%27%4%10%

School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.