St Bridget's CofE School

Type Primary / Voluntary controlled school
Age Range 3-11
Religion Church of England
Address Main Street
Parton
St Bridget's Ce School
Whitehaven
Cumbria
CA28 6NY
Phone 01946592940
Reference Number 112296

St Bridget's CofE School is performing well, with an overall effectiveness rated as good. Pupils generally feel happy and safe in a supportive environment fostered by high expectations from leaders. The school has effectively constructed a broad and ambitious curriculum that caters well to the needs of all pupils, including those with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND). The school not only emphasizes academic learning but also promotes personal development and community involvement, encouraging students to engage actively with their environment and values.

General Makeup

Number of pupils 77
Boy/Girl ratio Boys: 57.14%
Girls: 42.86%
Percentage of students eligible for free school meals 24.7%
Percentage of students where English is not their first language 3.9%

Class Sizes

Average size of one teacher classes 19.3
Average size of Key Stage 1 classes taught by one teacher 12
Average size of Key Stage 2 classes taught by one teacher 23

Year Groups

Year Boys Girls Total
1 3 1 4
2 5 3 8
3 8 5 13
4 4 4 8
5 9 6 15
6 7 3 10

Ethnicities

Ethnicity Percentage
White, British 94.8%
Mixed, Other 2.6%
White, Other 1.3%
Unclassified 1.3%

Overall Ofsted Rating Good
 >  Quality of education Good
  >  Behaviour & Attitude Good
  >  Personal Development Good
  >  Leadership & Management Good
  >  Early Years Provision Good
Last Report Date 22 Mar 2022
Date Report
22 Mar 2022 School inspection:
06 Jul 2021 School inspection
21 Apr 2015 Full inspection:
07 Oct 2008 Full inspection:
17 Oct 2005 Full inspection:
22 Jan 2001 Full inspection

Strengths

  • Pupils feel happy and safe at school.
  • Leaders and staff have high expectations for pupil behaviour and achievement.
  • The curriculum is broad, ambitious, and well-structured.
  • Pupils, including those with SEND, progress well through the curriculum.
  • Effective early reading and phonics instruction.
  • Strong community involvement and support for local charities.
  • Governors understand the school well and are effective in their roles.

Areas for Improvement

  • In some subjects, assessment strategies to check pupils' learning are still under development.

How many students meet the standards

Reading, Writing & Maths School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Pupils meeting the expected standard 36%
Pupils meeting a higher standard 9%

Average Scaled Score

Results are converted into scaled scores to allow accurate comparisons of performance over time even if the difficulty of the test varies over time. Scaled scores range from 80 to 120.

Subject School Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Reading 97
Maths 97

Progress Scores

A progress score is a way to measure how well a student progressed in comparison to other students of a similar starting ability. A score of zero means would mean that a student made the same progress as others that had a similar starting a ability. A positive score would mean that the student made more progress than other students of similar starting ability. The scores below are for the whole school so is the average progress score across all students.

Metric School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Reading 2.4
Writing 4
Maths 2

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2025 Admissions

Number of Applications Number of Offers
First Preference
Second Preference 1 0
Third Preference 4 0
From another Local Authority 0 0

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