Hensingham Primary School

Type Primary / Academy sponsor led
Age Range 3-11
Religion Does not apply
Address Main Street
Whitehaven
Cumbria
CA28 8QZ
Phone 01946690021
Reference Number 147597

General Makeup

Number of pupils 140
Boy/Girl ratio Boys: 52.14%
Girls: 47.86%
Percentage of students eligible for free school meals 32.6%
Percentage of students where English is not their first language 7.9%

Class Sizes

Average size of one teacher classes 17.4
Average size of Key Stage 1 classes taught by one teacher 15
Average size of Key Stage 2 classes taught by one teacher 21.8

Year Groups

Year Boys Girls Total
1 5 6 11
2 9 9 18
3 9 7 16
4 14 9 23
5 9 14 23
6 11 14 25

Ethnicities

Ethnicity Percentage
White, British 85.7%
African 4.3%
Unclassified 2.9%
Chinese 2.1%
Mixed, Other 2.1%
White, Other 1.4%
Asian, Other 1.4%

Overall Ofsted Rating Good
 >  Quality of education Good
  >  Behaviour & Attitude Good
  >  Personal Development Good
  >  Leadership & Management Good
  >  Early Years Provision Good
Last Inspection Date 2024-06-10
Date Description Report
2024-04-24 School inspection: School inspection:

How many students meet the standards

Reading, Writing & Maths School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Pupils meeting the expected standard 44% Unlock Unlock
Pupils meeting a higher standard 0% Unlock Unlock

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 102 Unlock Unlock
Maths 102 Unlock Unlock

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 -0.8 Unlock Unlock
Writing 0 Unlock Unlock
Maths 0.4 Unlock Unlock

How many students meet the standards

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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.

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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.

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2024 Admissions

Number of Applications Number of Offers
First Preference Unlock Unlock
Second Preference 6 0
Third Preference 5 0
From another Local Authority 0 0

Previous Years

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Name Distance
Jericho Primary School
Windsor Court, Whitehaven, Cumbria, CA28 6UX
0.38 miles
St Gregory and St Patrick's Catholic Infant School
Esk Avenue, Corkickle, Whitehaven, Cumbria, CA28 8AJ
0.54 miles
Valley Primary School and Nursery
Whinlatter Road, Whitehaven, Cumbria, CA28 8DA
0.77 miles
St Begh's Catholic Junior School
Coach Road, Whitehaven, Cumbria, CA28 7TE
0.88 miles
Monkwray Junior School
Monkwray Brow, Monkwray Junior School, Monkwray Brow, Whitehaven, Cumbria, CA28 9DT
1.03 miles
St James' CofE Infant and Nursery School
High Street, Whitehaven, Cumbria, CA28 7PZ
1.25 miles
St James' CofE Junior School
Wellington Row, Whitehaven, Cumbria, CA28 7HG
1.25 miles
Kells Infant School
High Road, Kells, Whitehaven, Cumbria, CA28 9PQ
1.31 miles
St Mary's Catholic Primary School
High Road, Kells, Whitehaven, Cumbria, CA28 9PG
1.35 miles
Bransty Primary School
Mona Road, Bransty, Whitehaven, Cumbria, CA28 6EG
1.68 miles
Moresby Primary School
School Brow, Moresby Parks, Whitehaven, Cumbria, CA28 8UX
1.79 miles
Moor Row Community Primary School
School Street, Moor Row, Cumbria, CA24 3JW
1.8 miles
St Bridget's CofE School
Main Street, Parton, St Bridget's Ce School, Whitehaven, Cumbria, CA28 6NY
2.36 miles
St Patrick's Catholic Primary School
Todholes Road, Cleator Moor, Cumbria, CA25 5DG
2.52 miles
Montreal CofE Primary School
Ennerdale Road, Cleator Moor, Cumbria, CA25 5LW
2.61 miles
Cleator Moor Nursery School
Ennerdale Road, Cleator Moor, CA25 5LW
2.64 miles
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School
Yeathouse Road, Frizington, Cumbria, CA26 3PX
2.92 miles
Frizington Community Primary School
Main Street, Frizington, Cumbria, CA26 3PF
3.01 miles
Frizington Nursery School
Main Street, Frizington, CA26 3PF
3.04 miles
Lowca Community School
Lowca, Whitehaven, Cumbria, CA28 6QS
3.25 miles
Name Distance
The Whitehaven Academy
Cleator Moor Road, Whitehaven, Cumbria, CA28 8TY
0.32 miles
St Benedict's Catholic High School
Red Lonning, Hensingham, Whitehaven, Cumbria, CA28 8UG
0.49 miles
Mayfield School
Campus Whitehaven, Red Lonning, Whitehaven, Cumbria, CA28 8UG
0.62 miles
St Bees School
Wood Lane, St Bees, Cumbria, CA27 0DS
3.13 miles
West Lakes Academy
Main Street, Egremont, Cumbria, CA22 2DQ
3.89 miles
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Students getting 5 or more GCSE's at grade 9-4 (A-C)

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