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Monkwray Junior School

Primary · Community school · Mixed · Cumberland

Monkwray Brow, Whitehaven, CA28 9DT

Website 01946696790

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headline score

Ranking (England)

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No ranked results

Ofsted

School remains Good

No graded inspection

Application demand

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No council data

Attendance

94.8%

9.2% persistently absent

Above averageAround averageBelow averagecompared with the England average for state-funded schools.

At a glance

Pupils on roll

109

Capacity used

Has space

78%

140 places

GCSE rank (England)

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KS2 rank (England)

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Details

Type
Community school
Phase
Primary
Age range
7–11
Gender
Mixed
Sixth form
No
Nursery
No Nursery Classes
Boarding
No boarders
Headteacher
Danielle Willis
Address
Monkwray Brow, Whitehaven, CA28 9DT
Phone
01946696790
Local authority
Cumberland
Ward / constituency
Kells and Sandwith · Whitehaven and Workington
Area
Urban: Further from a major town or city
URN
112170

Pupils

MeasureSchoolLAEngland
Free school meals37%——
English as additional language7%——
SEN support12%——
51% boys (56)49% girls (53)

Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 5 of 5)

1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.

109 pupils · 140 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.

Ofsted inspections

  1. 23

    06 July 2023

    Ungraded inspection

    School remains Good
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Attendance

2024/2025 school year · 119 pupils

Attendance

94.8%

Share of sessions attended · England 94.5%

Overall absence

5.2%

Sessions missed, any reason · England 5.5%

Persistent absence

9.2%

Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 14.6%

Severe absence

0.8%

Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%

Unauthorised absence

1.1%

Absences the school didn't approve

Persistent absence by year

4%
20/21
12%
21/22
21%
22/23
17%
23/24
9%
24/25

Source: Department for Education, pupil absence by school (pupils aged 5–15). Lower absence is better. England figures are approximate 2023/24 averages.

Primary results (Key Stage 2)

MeasureSchoolLAEngland
Expected standard in reading, writing & maths44%——
Higher standard8%——
Reading progress——0.0
Writing progress——0.0
Maths progress——0.0

Primary results by subject (SATs)

Year 6 pupils meeting each standard, against England

Reading, writing & maths combined

Expected standard41%
-21% vs England
Higher standard7%
-1% vs England

Reading

Expected standard74%
-1% vs England
Higher standard22%
-11% vs England
Average score104
-2 vs England

Writing

Expected standard52%
-20% vs England
Greater depth7%
-6% vs England

Maths

Expected standard67%
-7% vs England
Higher standard19%
-7% vs England
Average score103
-2 vs England

Grammar, punctuation & spelling

Expected standard70%
-3% vs England
Higher standard19%
-11% vs England
Average score104
-1 vs England

Science

Expected standard78%
-4% vs England

England average · Scaled scores run 80–120 (100 = expected standard).

Primary results over time

612019372023442024412025

Expected standard (RWM) by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)

ResultSchoolEngland (approx.)
Expected standard (RWM)41%61%
Higher standard7%8%

House prices near the school

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Key application dates

National deadlines in England. Apply through Cumberland council, not the school.

EntryDeadlineOffer day
Reception (primary)15 January16 April (or next working day)

Source: Get Information About Schools and the DfE school and college performance tables (2023-2024); Oxbridge figures from the University of Cambridge's admissions by UCAS apply centre (Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures). Read the method.