Kells Infant SchoolSt Mary's Catholic Primary School
Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in Whitehaven.
Summary of the comparison
Kells Infant School and St Mary's Catholic Primary School are primary schools in Whitehaven.
Kells Infant School scores 78 out of 100 (grade B, strong) and St Mary's Catholic Primary School scores 60 out of 100 (grade C, average). Kells Infant School is ahead on our composite score.
Kells Infant School was judged strong and St Mary's Catholic Primary School was judged strong.
The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has fallen at St Mary's Catholic Primary School (79.0% in 2022-23, 76.0% in 2024-25).
Side-by-side comparison
| Measure | WhitehavenKells Infant School | WhitehavenSt Mary's Catholic Primary School | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overview | |||
| Our score | B78/100Stronger figure | C60/100 | |
| Local ranking | 120th of 143 in Cumberland | 36th of 143 in Cumberland Stronger figure | |
| Inspection | Ofsted: Strong | Ofsted: Strong | |
| School type | Community school | Voluntary aided school | |
| Phase | Primary | Primary | |
| Age range | 3-7 | 3-11 | |
| Gender | Mixed | Mixed | |
| Pupils on roll | 116 | 190 | |
| Capacity | 160 | 180 | |
| Location | Whitehaven, CA28 9PQ | Whitehaven, CA28 9PG | |
| Key Stage 2 (SATs) | |||
| Reading, writing & maths at expected standard | Not reported | 76.0% | 62.0% |
| At higher standard | Not reported | 12.0% | 8.0% |
| Reading average scaled score | Not reported | 109.0 | 106.0 |
| Maths average scaled score | Not reported | 107.0 | 105.0 |
| Pupils | |||
| Pupils in the census | 116 | 190 | |
| Free school meals (ever 6) | 12.7% | 27.7% | |
| English as an additional language | 7.8% | 9.5% | |
| SEN support | 20.7% | 14.2% | |
| SEN with an EHC plan | 5.2% | 3.2% | |
| Attendance | |||
| Overall absence | 4.7% | 4.4% Stronger figure | 6.2% |
| Persistent absence | 7.0% Stronger figure | 7.5% | 15.8% |
marks the stronger figure on measures with a clear direction. Rows describing a school's intake, such as free school meals, English as an additional language and SEN, carry no marker: they describe who a school serves, not how well it serves them.
Historical trends
Each solid line is one school; the dashed line is the national average.
Overall absence
Free school meal eligibility (ever 6)
Pupils on roll
Ethnicity over time
One panel per school: the largest groups across this comparison, one colour per group, on a shared scale.
Kells Infant School
St Mary's Catholic Primary School
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