Academy sponsor led · Cumberland

Hensingham Primary School

3–11Ages
120Pupils
PrimaryPhase
147597URN

Main Street, Whitehaven, CA28 8QZ · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Apr 2024 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.3per place

0.6 above Cumberland median (1.7)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Cumberland

36 applications for 16 places · 10th of 63 in Cumberland

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

50%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 · 24 April 2024Ofsted'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

2.3applications per place, Reception

0.6 above Cumberland median (1.7) close to England median (2.2)

36 applications · 16 places offered · 15 named it first

HistoryEarlier years not shown: formed from, or split from, other schools.

2026 2.3; Cumberland median median 1.7
2025 2.4; Cumberland median median 1.7
2024 3.2; Cumberland median median 1.6
2023 1.6; Cumberland median median 1.7
2022 2.9; Cumberland median median 1.7
2021 1.5; Cumberland median median 1.6
2020 2.2; Cumberland median median 1.7
2019 1.9; Cumberland median median 1.7; as the previous school
2018 1.5; Cumberland median median 1.9; as the previous school
2017 1.9; Cumberland median median 1.8; as the previous school
2016 2.3; Cumberland median median 2.0; as the previous school
2015 6.8; Cumberland median median 1.8; as the previous school
2014 1.9; Cumberland median median 1.7; as the previous school

This school
Cumberland median

Dashed bars: as Hensingham Community Primary School (URN 133726), the previous school.

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	16	36	2.3	15	0.94
Sep 2025	8	19	2.4	8	1.00
Sep 2024	5	16	3.2	5	1.00
Sep 2023	10	16	1.6	10	1.00
Sep 2022	8	23	2.9	8	1.00
Sep 2021	16	24	1.5	16	1.00
Sep 2020	15	33	2.2	15	1.00
Sep 2019 *	19	36	1.9	19	1.00
Sep 2018 *	29	43	1.5	29	1.00
Sep 2017 *	22	41	1.9	22	1.00
Sep 2016 *	13	30	2.3	13	1.00
Sep 2015 *	5	34	6.8	4	0.80
Sep 2014 *	13	24	1.9	13	1.00

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 71% · Writing 71% · Maths 54% → all three 50% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard50%67th of 111 in Cumberland

Cumberland 56% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard71%

Cumberland 75% England 78%

Higher standard33%

Cumberland 28% England 33%

Average scaled score 103 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard71%

Cumberland 71% England 75%

Greater depth0%

Cumberland 9% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard54%

Cumberland 71% England 77%

Higher standard4%

Cumberland 17% England 24%

Average scaled score 98 (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	50%	0%	103	98
2023/24	40%	4%	104	100
2022/23	44%	0%	102	102

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

Hensingham Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Good2024

2.3applications per place 50%met the SATs standard
Jericho Primary School
0.6 km · Cumberland

Good2023

1.5applications per place 89%met the SATs standard
St Gregory and St Patrick's Catholic Infant School
0.9 km · Cumberland

Good2024

1.5applications per place
Valley Primary School and Nursery
1.2 km · Cumberland

Remains Good2024

1.2applications per place 36%met the SATs standard
St Begh's Catholic Junior School
1.4 km · Cumberland

Remains Good2023

47%met the SATs standard
Monkwray Junior School
1.7 km · Cumberland

Remains Good2023

41%met the SATs standard
St James' CofE Infant and Nursery School
2.0 km · Cumberland

Remains Good · improving2024

2.2applications per place
St James' CofE Junior School
2.0 km · Cumberland

2026

74%met the SATs standard
Kells Infant School
2.1 km · Cumberland

Graded · no overall grade2024

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: Academy sponsor led
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 147597 · 942/2024
Trust: Cumbria Education Trust
Capacity: 210 pupils · 120 on roll
Free school meals: 30.0% of pupils (England median 23%)
SEN provision: Resourced provision
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Opened: 1 November 2019
Replaced: Hensingham Community Primary School (URN 133726)
Address: Main Street, Whitehaven, CA28 8QZ
Local authority: Cumberland

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