St James' CofE Junior School
Primary · Voluntary controlled school · Mixed · Cumberland
Wellington Row, Whitehaven, CA28 7HG
75
headline score
Ranking (England)
—
No ranked results
Ofsted
School remains Good
No graded inspection
Application demand
—
No council data
Attendance
97.0%
4.4% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
156
Capacity used
Has space87%
180 places
GCSE rank (England)
—
KS2 rank (England)
—
Details
- Type
- Voluntary controlled school
- Phase
- Primary
- Age range
- 7–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Sixth form
- No
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- Laura Todhunter
- Address
- Wellington Row, Whitehaven, CA28 7HG
- Phone
- 01946695311
- Local authority
- Cumberland
- Ward / constituency
- Bransty · Whitehaven and Workington
- Area
- Urban: Further from a major town or city
- URN
- 112298
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 14% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 4% | — | — |
| SEN support | 12% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 3 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
156 pupils · 180 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 26
02 June 2026
S5 Inspection · report card
Inclusion Expected standard Achievement Expected standard Safeguarding standards Met Curriculum and teaching Expected standard Attendance and behaviour Expected standard Leadership and governance Expected standard Early years Not applicable Personal development and wellbeing Strong standard Post-16 provision Not applicable - 22
27 April 2022
Ungraded inspection
School remains Good
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 160 pupils
Attendance
97.0%
Share of sessions attended · England 94.5%
Overall absence
3.0%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 5.5%
Persistent absence
4.4%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 14.6%
Severe absence
1.3%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
0.8%
Absences the school didn't approve
Persistent absence by year
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)
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Expected standard in reading, writing & maths | 75% | — | — |
| Higher standard | 10% | — | — |
| 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
Reading
Writing
Maths
Grammar, punctuation & spelling
Science
England average · Scaled scores run 80–120 (100 = expected standard).
Primary results over time
Expected standard (RWM) by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Expected standard (RWM) | 74% | 61% |
| Higher standard | 13% | 8% |
House prices near the school
Typical sold prices (Land Registry) within 1 km, last 12 months.
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Key application dates
National deadlines in England. Apply through Cumberland council, not the school.
| Entry | Deadline | Offer day |
|---|---|---|
| Reception (primary) | 15 January | 16 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.