Community school · Cumberland

Bransty Primary School

3–11Ages
205Pupils
PrimaryPhase
112167URN

Mona Road, Bransty, Whitehaven, CA28 6EG · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Oct 2023 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.8per place

close to Cumberland median (1.7)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Cumberland

32 applications for 18 places · 24th of 63 in Cumberland

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

44%met the expected standard

Cumberland 56% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Good · 11 October 2023Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Outstanding	Good	Requires improvement	Inadequate
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes		Good
Personal development		Good
Leadership and management		Good
Early years provision		Good

Full reports on the Ofsted website · How to read Ofsted grades

About these grades

Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.

How hard is it to get a place?

DfE · Sept 2026 entry

1.8applications per place, Reception

close to Cumberland median (1.7) 0.4 below England median (2.2)

32 applications · 18 places offered · 17 named it first

2026 1.8; Cumberland median median 1.7
2025 1.8; Cumberland median median 1.7
2024 1.4; Cumberland median median 1.6
2023 1.7; Cumberland median median 1.7
2022 1.4; Cumberland median median 1.7
2021 1.7; Cumberland median median 1.6
2020 1.6; Cumberland median median 1.7
2019 1.8; Cumberland median median 1.7
2018 1.7; Cumberland median median 1.9
2017 1.8; Cumberland median median 1.8
2016 1.8; Cumberland median median 2.0
2015 1.6; Cumberland median median 1.8
2014 3.0; Cumberland median median 1.7

This school
Cumberland median

Reception applications for September 2027 close 15 January 2027, through your council

How this is measured

Applications per place: every application naming the school at any preference, divided by places offered on National Offer Day. It is not your chance of a place. Methodology.

Entry	Places	Applications	Per place	First preferences	First-pref. ratio
Sep 2026	18	32	1.8	17	0.94
Sep 2025	16	28	1.8	16	1.00
Sep 2024	32	44	1.4	32	1.00
Sep 2023	12	20	1.7	12	1.00
Sep 2022	23	31	1.4	23	1.00
Sep 2021	21	36	1.7	21	1.00
Sep 2020	32	51	1.6	32	1.00
Sep 2019	23	42	1.8	23	1.00
Sep 2018	26	45	1.7	26	1.00
Sep 2017	24	43	1.8	24	1.00
Sep 2016	27	48	1.8	26	0.96
Sep 2015	31	50	1.6	30	0.97
Sep 2014	10	30	3.0	10	1.00

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 63% · Writing 67% · Maths 52% → all three 44% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard44%87th of 111 in Cumberland

Cumberland 56% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard63%

Cumberland 75% England 78%

Higher standard26%

Cumberland 28% England 33%

Average scaled score 102 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard67%

Cumberland 71% England 75%

Greater depth7%

Cumberland 9% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard52%

Cumberland 71% England 77%

Higher standard11%

Cumberland 17% England 24%

Average scaled score 99 (100 = expected standard)

This school
Cumberland median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	44%	0%	102	99
2023/24	50%	6%	105	102
2022/23	47%	0%	103	100

Subject results are published for the latest year only. Scaled scores run from 80 to 120.

Schools nearby

The 8 nearest primary schools in a straight line, in any local authority

Bransty Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Good2023

1.8applications per place 44%met the SATs standard
St James' CofE Junior School
0.9 km · Cumberland

2026

74%met the SATs standard
St James' CofE Infant and Nursery School
0.9 km · Cumberland

Remains Good · improving2024

2.2applications per place
St Bridget's CofE School
1.2 km · Cumberland

2026

1.2applications per place 36%met the SATs standard
Moresby Primary School
1.7 km · Cumberland

Remains Good2023

2.1applications per place 80%met the SATs standard
St Begh's Catholic Junior School
1.8 km · Cumberland

Remains Good2023

47%met the SATs standard
Jericho Primary School
2.1 km · Cumberland

Good2023

1.5applications per place 89%met the SATs standard
Monkwray Junior School
2.3 km · Cumberland

Remains Good2023

41%met the SATs standard
St Gregory and St Patrick's Catholic Infant School
2.5 km · Cumberland

Good2024

1.5applications per place

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement
Does not apply

Eight dots, one per area: inclusion, curriculum, achievement, attendance, personal development, early years, post-16, leadership. Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

School details

Type: Community school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 112167 · 942/2228
Capacity: 170 pupils · 205 on roll
Free school meals: 22.0% of pupils (England median 23%)
SEN provision: Resourced provision
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Address: Mona Road, Bransty, Whitehaven, CA28 6EG
Local authority: Cumberland

Data last changed 3 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources