Voluntary aided school · Cumberland

St Bridget's Catholic Primary School

2–11Ages
198Pupils
PrimaryPhase
Roman CatholicReligious character
112348URN

St Bridget's Lane, Egremont, CA22 2BD · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Nov 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

36 applications for 20 places · 22nd of 63 in Cumberland

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

62%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 · 15 November 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

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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)

36 applications · 20 places offered · 20 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

2026 1.8; Cumberland median median 1.7
2025 1.9; Cumberland median median 1.7
2024 1.7; Cumberland median median 1.6
2023 1.6; Cumberland median median 1.7
2022 1.9; Cumberland median median 1.7
2021 1.8; Cumberland median median 1.6
2020 1.7; Cumberland median median 1.7
2019 1.8; Cumberland median median 1.7
2018 1.6; Cumberland median median 1.9
2017 2.1; Cumberland median median 1.8
2016 3.1; Cumberland median median 2.0
2015 1.7; Cumberland median median 1.8
2014 2.4; 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	20	36	1.8	20	1.00
Sep 2025	26	50	1.9	26	1.00
Sep 2024	22	38	1.7	22	1.00
Sep 2023	20	31	1.6	20	1.00
Sep 2022	21	40	1.9	21	1.00
Sep 2021	17	30	1.8	17	1.00
Sep 2020	29	50	1.7	28	0.97
Sep 2019	17	31	1.8	14	0.82
Sep 2018	24	39	1.6	24	1.00
Sep 2017	25	52	2.1	25	1.00
Sep 2016	14	43	3.1	13	0.93
Sep 2015	19	33	1.7	14	0.74
Sep 2014	19	45	2.4	11	0.58

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 77% · Writing 69% · Maths 73% → all three 62% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard62%42nd of 111 in Cumberland

Cumberland 56% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard77%

Cumberland 75% England 78%

Higher standard42%

Cumberland 28% England 33%

Average scaled score 108 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard69%

Cumberland 71% England 75%

Greater depth0%

Cumberland 9% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard73%

Cumberland 71% England 77%

Higher standard8%

Cumberland 17% England 24%

Average scaled score 102 (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	62%	0%	108	102
2023/24	67%	4%	108	106
2022/23	82%	0%	112	109

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

St Bridget's Catholic Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Good2023

1.8applications per place 62%met the SATs standard
Orgill Primary School
0.3 km · Cumberland

2026

2.0applications per place 46%met the SATs standard
Bookwell Primary School
0.4 km · Cumberland

Outstanding2024

2.2applications per place 80%met the SATs standard
Thornhill Primary School
2.1 km · Cumberland

Remains Good2023

1.2applications per place
Moor Row Community Primary School
3.5 km · Cumberland

Good2024

2.6applications per place 54%met the SATs standard
St Bees Village Primary School
3.7 km · Cumberland

2026

1.5applications per place 61%met the SATs standard
St Patrick's Catholic Primary School
3.9 km · Cumberland

Remains Good · improving2024

1.4applications per place 70%met the SATs standard
Beckermet CofE School
4.2 km · Cumberland

Remains Good2023

1.7applications per place 50%met the SATs standard
Montreal CofE Primary School
4.2 km · Cumberland

Some aspects not as strong2025

1.6applications per place 33%met the SATs standard

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: Voluntary aided school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 112348 · 942/3506
Religious character: Roman Catholic
Capacity: 240 pupils · 198 on roll
Free school meals: 23.2% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Address: St Bridget's Lane, Egremont, CA22 2BD
Local authority: Cumberland

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