Kells Infant School
Primary · Community school · Ages 3–7 · Whitehaven, Cumberland
Kells Infant School is a primary school in Whitehaven, Cumberland for ages 3–7 (community school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Not judged, from the inspection on 8 October 2024.
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Key facts
- Address
- High Road, Kells, Whitehaven, CA28 9PQ
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3–7
- Sector
- See recorded establishment type
- Council
- Cumberland
- Pupils on roll
- 130 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 11.5% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 15.5
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Not judged Inspected 8 October 2024
Strengths
- “Pupils’ happy faces show how much they like this friendly school.”
- “Their parents and carers have many positive things to say about the support that their children receive.”
- “Nursery children enter excited about what the day will bring.”
To improve
- “This limits the extent to which the school knows how well pupils are learning the intended curriculum.”
- “However, they have not sufficiently held the school to account for the quality of education that it provides.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 13 November 2024 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Reception entry: 35 first-preference applications, 30 offers in total, 30 offers to first-preference applicants.
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Nearby primary schools
Straight-line distance, in Cumberland.
- St Mary's Catholic Primary School 0.1 mi Not judged
- Monkwray Junior School 0.4 mi School remains Good
- St Gregory and St Patrick's Catholic Infant School 0.8 mi Good
- St Begh's Catholic Junior School 0.8 mi School remains Good
- Valley Primary School and Nursery 1.1 mi School remains Good
- St James' CofE Infant and Nursery School 1.2 mi School remains Good (Improving) - S5 Next
- Jericho Primary School 1.3 mi Good
- St James' CofE Junior School 1.3 mi No Ofsted grade