St James' CofE Infant and Nursery School
Primary · Voluntary controlled school · Ages 3–7 · Whitehaven, Cumberland
St James' CofE Infant and Nursery School is a primary school in Whitehaven, Cumberland for ages 3–7 (voluntary controlled school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is School remains Good (Improving) - S5 Next, from the inspection on 27 March 2024.
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Catchment area for St James' CofE Infant and Nursery School
- The council’s catchment or priority area for this school, on the map
- Earlier years of applications and offers
- Crime, sold prices and rents, broadband and transport around the school
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Key facts
- Address
- High Street, Whitehaven, CA28 7PZ
- Type
- Voluntary controlled school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3–7
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Council
- Cumberland
- Pupils on roll
- 133 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 9.8% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 20.2
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
School remains Good (Improving) - S5 Next Inspected 27 March 2024
Strengths
- “Pupils thrive at this welcoming school.”
- “They enjoy exceptionally warm and nurturing relationships with adults, who know them well.”
- “Pupils said that they feel happy.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 14 May 2024 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Reception entry: 27 first-preference applications, 27 offers in total, 27 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Nearby primary schools
Straight-line distance, in Cumberland.
- St James' CofE Junior School 0.1 mi No Ofsted grade
- St Begh's Catholic Junior School 0.5 mi School remains Good
- Bransty Primary School 0.6 mi Good
- Monkwray Junior School 0.9 mi School remains Good
- Jericho Primary School 0.9 mi Good
- St Gregory and St Patrick's Catholic Infant School 1.0 mi Good
- Kells Infant School 1.2 mi Not judged
- Hensingham Primary School 1.2 mi Good