St Begh's Catholic Junior School
Primary · Voluntary aided school · Ages 7–11 · Whitehaven, Cumberland
St Begh's Catholic Junior School is a primary school in Whitehaven, Cumberland for ages 7–11 (voluntary aided school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is School remains Good, from the inspection on 15 September 2023.
Key facts
- Address
- Coach Road, Whitehaven, CA28 7TE
- Type
- Voluntary aided school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 7–11
- Sector
- See recorded establishment type
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Council
- Cumberland
- Pupils on roll
- 240 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 35.4% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 19
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
School remains Good Inspected 15 September 2023
Strengths
- “The school provides a nurturing environment.”
- “It fosters a strong sense of pride among its pupils, ensuring that they feel happy, safe and secure.”
- “Pupils are polite and respectful to each other and to staff.”
To improve
- “However, for a small number of pupils who are at the early stages of learning to read, the school has not developed a consistent approach to delivering systematic synthetic phonics.”
- “Consequently, some of these pupils do not learn to read as quickly as they should.”
- “However, over time, some parents have had mixed views about how effectively the school communicates with them.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 26 October 2023 (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) | 47% | 62% |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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Nearby primary schools
Straight-line distance, in Cumberland.
- Monkwray Junior School 0.4 mi School remains Good
- St Gregory and St Patrick's Catholic Infant School 0.5 mi Good
- St James' CofE Infant and Nursery School 0.5 mi School remains Good (Improving) - S5 Next
- St James' CofE Junior School 0.6 mi No Ofsted grade
- Jericho Primary School 0.6 mi Good
- Kells Infant School 0.8 mi Not judged
- St Mary's Catholic Primary School 0.9 mi Not judged
- Hensingham Primary School 0.9 mi Good