Waberthwaite CofE School
Primary · Voluntary aided school · Ages 3–11 · Millom, Cumberland
Waberthwaite CofE School is a primary school in Millom, Cumberland for ages 3–11 (voluntary aided school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Standards maintained, from the inspection on 19 November 2024.
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Catchment area for Waberthwaite CofE School
- The council’s catchment or priority area for this school, on the map
- Earlier years of applications and offers
- Earlier exam results, 2022/23 to 2023/24
- Which schools pupils move on to or come from
- Crime, sold prices and rents, broadband and transport around the school
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Key facts
- Address
- Waberthwaite, Millom, LA19 5YJ
- Type
- Voluntary aided school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3–11
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Council
- Cumberland
- Pupils on roll
- 56 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 3.6% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 19.2
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Standards maintained Inspected 19 November 2024
Strengths
- “Pupils are friendly and polite.”
- “Just as the school’s vision states, they strive to ensure that they all ‘fit together’, which includes celebrating any differences between themselves and others.”
- “Staff create a strong culture so that new pupils feel welcome in the school.”
To improve
- “However, in a small number of subjects, the use of assessment is over complex.”
- “This means that the school is not able to check clearly what pupils are remembering over time.”
- “However, the PSHE curriculum is not delivered consistently as the school intends it to be.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 13 December 2024 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| Key stage 2 · reading, writing and maths, expected standard (2024/25) | 43% | 62% |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Reception entry: 7 first-preference applications, 7 offers in total, 7 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.
- Captain Shaw's CofE School 3.2 mi Good
- St Bega's CofE Primary School 5.0 mi Not judged
- Seascale Primary School 6.5 mi Good
- Gosforth CofE Primary School and Nursery 6.7 mi Good
- Thwaites School 6.7 mi Not judged
- Black Combe Junior School 9.1 mi Requires improvement
- St James' Catholic Primary School 9.3 mi School remains Good
- Millom Infant School 9.4 mi No Ofsted grade