St Gregory and St Patrick's Catholic Infant SchoolValley Primary School and Nursery
Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in Whitehaven.
Summary of the comparison
St Gregory and St Patrick's Catholic Infant School and Valley Primary School and Nursery are primary schools in Whitehaven.
St Gregory and St Patrick's Catholic Infant School scores 73 out of 100 (grade B, strong) and Valley Primary School and Nursery scores 45 out of 100 (grade D, below average). St Gregory and St Patrick's Catholic Infant School is ahead on our composite score.
St Gregory and St Patrick's Catholic Infant School was judged Good and Valley Primary School and Nursery was judged Good.
The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has fallen at Valley Primary School and Nursery (49.0% in 2022-23, 36.0% in 2024-25).
Side-by-side comparison
| Measure | WhitehavenSt Gregory and St Patrick's Catholic Infant School | WhitehavenValley Primary School and Nursery | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overview | |||
| Our score | B73/100Stronger figure | D45/100 | |
| Local ranking | 125th of 143 in Cumberland | 86th of 143 in Cumberland Stronger figure | |
| Inspection | Ofsted: Good | Ofsted: Good | |
| School type | Voluntary aided school | Community school | |
| Phase | Primary | Primary | |
| Age range | 3-7 | 3-11 | |
| Gender | Mixed | Mixed | |
| Pupils on roll | 202 | 288 | |
| Capacity | 360 | 294 | |
| Location | Whitehaven, CA28 8AJ | Whitehaven, CA28 8DA | |
| Key Stage 2 (SATs) | |||
| Reading, writing & maths at expected standard | Not reported | 36.0% | 62.0% |
| At higher standard | Not reported | 0.0% | 8.0% |
| Reading average scaled score | Not reported | 98.0 | 106.0 |
| Maths average scaled score | Not reported | 99.0 | 105.0 |
| Pupils | |||
| Pupils in the census | 202 | 288 | |
| Free school meals (ever 6) | 18.1% | 42.5% | |
| English as an additional language | 3.0% | 5.2% | |
| SEN support | 7.9% | 27.1% | |
| SEN with an EHC plan | 5.9% | 4.5% | |
| Attendance | |||
| Overall absence | 3.9% Stronger figure | 6.9% | 6.2% |
| Persistent absence | 6.1% Stronger figure | 21.5% | 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.
St Gregory and St Patrick's Catholic Infant School
Valley Primary School and Nursery
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