Kells Infant School
Community school in Whitehaven, Cumberland.
School details
| Phase | Primary |
|---|---|
| Type | Community school |
| Age range | 3 to 7 |
| Gender | Mixed |
| Sixth form | Does not have a sixth form |
| Pupils on roll | 130 (school census 15-01-2026) |
| Capacity | 160 |
| Free school meals | 11.50% |
| Local authority | Cumberland |
| Address | High Road, Kells, Whitehaven, Cumbria, CA28 9PQ |
| Map | View on Google Maps |
| Website | http://www.kells-inf.cumbria.sch.uk |
| Telephone | 01946691865 |
| URN | 112169 |
Ofsted inspection
Latest graded inspection under the previous framework (Education Inspection Framework), started 8 October 2024, published 12 November 2024:
| Overall effectiveness | Not given (single-word overall grades were not awarded from September 2024) |
|---|---|
| Quality of education | Good |
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Outstanding |
| Leadership and management | Good |
| Early years provision | Outstanding |
| Safeguarding effective | Yes |
Read the Ofsted reports for this school
Ofsted stopped giving single-word overall effectiveness grades in September 2024 and introduced report cards from November 2025. Older grades are shown with their dates and may not reflect the school today.
Nearby schools
- St Mary's Catholic Primary School (primary school, about 0.1 km)
- Monkwray Junior School (primary school, about 0.6 km)
- St Gregory and St Patrick's Catholic Infant School (primary school, about 1.3 km)
- St Begh's Catholic Junior School (primary school, about 1.3 km)
- Valley Primary School and Nursery (primary school, about 1.7 km)
- St James' CofE Infant and Nursery School (primary school, about 1.9 km)
- St James' CofE Junior School (primary school, about 2.0 km)
- Jericho Primary School (primary school, about 2.0 km)
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