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What did Ofsted find?
Ofsted data to 30 September 2026Inspection history
- 4 June 2025Ungraded inspection: Standards maintained
- 16 September 2014Graded inspection: 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 entry358 applications · 191 places offered · 187 named it first
FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.
- 2026 1.9; Cumberland median median 1.9
- 2025 2.1; Cumberland median median 1.9
- 2024 1.8; Cumberland median median 1.5
- 2023 1.9; Cumberland median median 1.8
- 2022 2.1; Cumberland median median 1.8
- 2021 1.7; Cumberland median median 1.8
- 2020 2.0; Cumberland median median 1.7
- 2019 2.1; Cumberland median median 1.6
- 2018 1.8; Cumberland median median 1.8
- 2017 1.8; Cumberland median median 1.7
- 2016 1.5; Cumberland median median 1.6
- 2015 1.6; Cumberland median median 1.6
- 2014 1.7; Cumberland median median 1.5
- This school
- Cumberland median
Year 7 applications for September 2027 close 31 October 2026, 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 | 191 | 358 | 1.9 | 187 | 0.98 |
| Sep 2025 | 163 | 349 | 2.1 | 160 | 0.98 |
| Sep 2024 | 177 | 318 | 1.8 | 156 | 0.88 |
| Sep 2023 | 178 | 333 | 1.9 | 179 | 1.01 |
| Sep 2022 | 190 | 393 | 2.1 | 211 | 1.11 |
| Sep 2021 | 175 | 302 | 1.7 | 177 | 1.01 |
| Sep 2020 | 185 | 360 | 2.0 | 171 | 0.92 |
| Sep 2019 | 186 | 382 | 2.1 | 240 | 1.29 |
| Sep 2018 | 195 | 359 | 1.8 | 216 | 1.11 |
| Sep 2017 | 210 | 379 | 1.8 | 247 | 1.18 |
| Sep 2016 | 186 | 279 | 1.5 | 162 | 0.87 |
| Sep 2015 | 172 | 277 | 1.6 | 154 | 0.90 |
| Sep 2014 | 152 | 261 | 1.7 | 149 | 0.98 |
How did pupils do at GCSE?
DfE KS4 · 2025/26 provisionalEvery year as a table
| Year | Pupils | Attainment 8 | 5+ Eng & maths | 4+ Eng & maths | Progress 8 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 (prov.) | 156 | 43.8 | 40% | 59% | – |
| 2024/25 | 149 | 41.2 | 33% | 53% | – |
| 2023/24 | 165 | 42.6 | 30% | 55% | −0.29 |
| 2022/23 | 184 | 44.4 | 37% | 65% | −0.26 |
Progress 8 is not published for 2024/25 or 2025/26: those pupils had no key stage 2 tests in 2020 and 2021.
Schools nearby
The 8 nearest secondary schools in a straight line, in any local authority
- St Benedict's Catholic High SchoolThis schoolThis schoolStandards maintained20251.9applications per place 43.8Attainment 8
- 0.6 km · CumberlandGood20232.1applications per place 43.0Attainment 8
- 6.9 km · CumberlandSpecial measures Graded · no overall grade20251.7applications per place 39.6Attainment 8
- 8.5 km · CumberlandGood202322.5Attainment 8
- 10.8 km · Cumberland20262.0applications per place 36.8Attainment 8
- 11.1 km · CumberlandGood20221.5applications per place 40.9Attainment 8
- 19.3 km · CumberlandRemains Good20241.9applications per place 47.9Attainment 8
- 20.0 km · CumberlandGraded · no overall grade20251.4applications per place 41.7Attainment 8
- 27.7 km · CumberlandOutstanding20241.9applications per place 50.9Attainment 8
- Exceptional
- Strong standard
- Expected standard
- Needs attention
- Urgent improvement
- Does not apply
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School details
- Type
- Voluntary aided school
- Phase
- Secondary
- URN · DfE number
- 112398 · 942/4622
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Capacity
- 1,194 pupils · 990 on roll
- Free school meals
- 31.6% of pupils (England median 23%)
- Address
- Red Lonning, Hensingham, Whitehaven, CA28 8UG
- Local authority
- Cumberland
Data last changed 19 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources