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St Begh's Catholic Junior School

Coach Road, Whitehaven, CA28 7TE

Local ranking68th of 143 primary schools in Cumberland
Ofsted: Good

Primary

Phase

300

Capacity

7-11

Age range

Mixed

Gender

Latest data: 2025 SATs · Ofsted inspection 15 September 2023.

Year:

KS2 Results (Year 6 SATs)

2024-25
Reading, Writing & Maths (Expected)
47.0% nat62.0%
Reading, Writing & Maths (Higher)
2.0% nat8.0%
Reading (Expected)
79.0%
Writing (Expected)
55.0%
Maths (Expected)
66.0%
Grammar, Punctuation & Spelling (Expected)
70.0%
Reading avg scaled score
104.0 nat106.0
Maths avg scaled score
101.0 nat105.0
GPS avg scaled score
103.0
Cohort Size
47

Pupil Demographics

2024-25
Total Pupils
243
Boys
108 (45%)
Girls
132 (55%)
Capacity
300 (80% full)
SEND
8.6%
FSM Eligible
38.7%
EAL
6.6%
SEN with EHC Plan
4.9%
SEN Support
3.7%
Pupil:Teacher Ratio
20.1:1
Teachers (FTE)
12.1
Budget per Pupil
£7,288/yr

Attendance & Absence

2024-25
Overall Absence Rate
6.1% nat6.2%
Persistent Absence
15.1% nat15.8%

Persistent absence: pupils missing 10%+ of sessions.

School Information

Type
Voluntary aided school
Phase
Primary
Religious Character
Roman Catholic
Nursery
No Nursery Classes
Sixth Form
Does not have a sixth form
Boarders
No boarders
Admissions
Non-selective

Pupil Ethnicity

2024-25
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  • White British: 90.5%
  • Asian Indian: 2.5%
  • Black African: 1.6%
  • Other: 1.6%
  • Mixed Other: 1.2%
  • White Other: 0.8%
  • Gypsy/Roma: 0.4%
  • Mixed White & Black African: 0.4%

90.5%

White British

2.5%

Asian Indian

1.6%

Black African

Historical Trends

KS2 Performance

Pupil Demographics

Attendance & Absence

Ethnicity Over Time

Contact & Location

Administrative

URN
112354
UKPRN
10081365
Establishment No.
3520

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