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St Bega's CofE Primary School

Primary · Voluntary aided school · Mixed · Cumberland

Longrigg Lane, Holmrook, CA19 1TW

Website 01946723259

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headline score

Ranking (England)

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No ranked results

Ofsted

Not judged

Graded 24/06/2025

Application demand

100%

1st preference success · Not oversubscribed

Attendance

89.1%

22.2% persistently absent

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

At a glance

Pupils on roll

16

Capacity used

Has space

29%

56 places

GCSE rank (England)

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KS2 rank (England)

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Application demand

Primary entry · official council applications and offers

Not oversubscribed

100%

1st preference success rate

4 of 4 families who put it first got an offer

4

Places offered

4

Total applications

1.0

Applications per place

Preference (Sept 2025 entry)ApplicationsOffersSuccess
1st preference44● 100%
2nd preference00—
3rd preference00—
Total44100%

1st preference success by year

100%
2020
100%
2021
100%
2022
100%
2023
100%
2024
100%
2025

Cumberland lets families list 3 preferences. Source: Department for Education, school-level applications and offers. Offers are made on each school's admissions criteria (e.g. siblings, distance, faith), so check the school's policy.

Details

Type
Voluntary aided school
Phase
Primary
Age range
2–11
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
Church of England
Sixth form
No
Nursery
Has Nursery Classes
Boarding
No boarders
Headteacher
Phoebe Gray
Address
Longrigg Lane, Eskdale Green, Holmrook, CA19 1TW
Phone
01946723259
Local authority
Cumberland
Ward / constituency
Millom Without · Barrow and Furness
Area
Smaller rural: Further from a major town or city
URN
112349

Pupils

MeasureSchoolLAEngland
Free school meals19%——
English as additional language12%——
SEN support23%——
56% boys (9)44% girls (7)

Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 2 of 5)

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

16 pupils · 56 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.

Ofsted inspections

  1. 25

    24 June 2025

    Full graded inspection

    Not judged overall effectiveness
    Early yearsRequires improvement
    Personal developmentGood
    Quality of educationRequires improvement
    Safeguarding effectiveYes
    Behaviour and attitudesGood
    Leadership and managementRequires improvement
  2. 20

    03 March 2020

    Ungraded inspection

    School remains Good
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Attendance

2024/2025 school year · 18 pupils

Attendance

89.1%

Share of sessions attended · England 94.5%

Overall absence

10.9%

Sessions missed, any reason · England 5.5%

Persistent absence

22.2%

Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 14.6%

Severe absence

5.6%

Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%

Unauthorised absence

0.8%

Absences the school didn't approve

Persistent absence by year

4%
20/21
27%
21/22
28%
22/23
29%
23/24
22%
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 & maths———
Higher standard———
Reading progress——0.0
Writing progress——0.0
Maths progress——0.0

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.

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.