Academy converter · Cumberland

St Bees Village Primary School

2–11Ages
162Pupils
PrimaryPhase
149818URN

Main Street, St Bees, CA27 0AA · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Report card · inspected Jul 2026

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement

Safeguarding standards met

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.5per place

close to Cumberland median (1.7)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Cumberland

20 applications for 13 places

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

61%met the expected standard

Cumberland 56% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Report card · inspected 14 July 2026Published 16 September 2026 · safeguarding standards met · no overall grade
Area	Exceptional	Strong standard	Expected standard
Inclusion		Strong standard
Curriculum and teaching			Expected standard
Achievement			Expected standard
Attendance and behaviour			Expected standard
Personal development and wellbeing			Expected standard
Early years		Strong standard
Post-16 provision	Does not apply to this school
Leadership and governance			Expected standard

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

Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

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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

1.5applications per place, Reception

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

20 applications · 13 places offered · 13 named it first

2026 1.5; Cumberland median median 1.7
2025 1.5; Cumberland median median 1.7
2024 1.4; Cumberland median median 1.6
2023 1.8; Cumberland median median 1.7; as the previous school
2022 1.4; Cumberland median median 1.7; as the previous school
2021 1.6; Cumberland median median 1.6; as the previous school
2020 1.6; Cumberland median median 1.7; as the previous school
2019 1.6; Cumberland median median 1.7; as the previous school
2018 1.7; Cumberland median median 1.9; as the previous school
2017 1.8; Cumberland median median 1.8; as the previous school
2016 1.4; Cumberland median median 2.0; as the previous school
2015 1.6; Cumberland median median 1.8; as the previous school
2014 1.7; Cumberland median median 1.7; as the previous school

This school
Cumberland median

Dashed bars: as St Bees Village Primary School (URN 112164), 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	13	20	1.5	13	1.00
Sep 2025	17	26	1.5	17	1.00
Sep 2024	18	25	1.4	18	1.00
Sep 2023 *	14	25	1.8	14	1.00
Sep 2022 *	19	27	1.4	19	1.00
Sep 2021 *	19	30	1.6	19	1.00
Sep 2020 *	23	36	1.6	22	0.96
Sep 2019 *	18	29	1.6	18	1.00
Sep 2018 *	30	51	1.7	34	1.13
Sep 2017 *	18	33	1.8	18	1.00
Sep 2016 *	26	36	1.4	26	1.00
Sep 2015 *	27	42	1.6	24	0.89
Sep 2014 *	27	46	1.7	25	0.93

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 78% · Writing 91% · Maths 65% → all three 61% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard61%44th of 111 in Cumberland

Cumberland 56% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard78%

Cumberland 75% England 78%

Higher standard43%

Cumberland 28% England 33%

Average scaled score 107 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard91%

Cumberland 71% England 75%

Greater depth30%

Cumberland 9% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard65%

Cumberland 71% England 77%

Higher standard26%

Cumberland 17% England 24%

Average scaled score 104 (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	61%	13%	107	104
2023/24	50%	0%	104	102
2022/23	41%	0%	102	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

St Bees Village Primary SchoolThis school
This school

2026

1.5applications per place 61%met the SATs standard
Orgill Primary School
3.4 km · Cumberland

2026

2.0applications per place 46%met the SATs standard
St Bridget's Catholic Primary School
3.7 km · Cumberland

Good2023

1.8applications per place 62%met the SATs standard
Bookwell Primary School
3.9 km · Cumberland

Outstanding2024

2.2applications per place 80%met the SATs standard
Moor Row Community Primary School
4.2 km · Cumberland

Good2024

2.6applications per place 54%met the SATs standard
Valley Primary School and Nursery
4.4 km · Cumberland

Remains Good2024

1.2applications per place 36%met the SATs standard
Thornhill Primary School
4.9 km · Cumberland

Remains Good2023

1.2applications per place
St Mary's Catholic Primary School
5.0 km · Cumberland

Graded · no overall grade2025

1.5applications per place 76%met the SATs standard
Kells Infant School
5.1 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 converter
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 149818 · 942/2225
Trust: Changing Lives Learning Trust
Capacity: 210 pupils · 162 on roll
Free school meals: 6.8% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Opened: 1 November 2023
Replaced: St Bees Village Primary School (URN 112164)
Address: Main Street, St Bees, CA27 0AA
Local authority: Cumberland

Data last changed 19 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources