Lowca Community School
Community school in Whitehaven, Cumberland.
School details
| Phase | Primary |
|---|---|
| Type | Community school |
| Age range | 3 to 11 |
| Gender | Mixed |
| Sixth form | Does not have a sixth form |
| Pupils on roll | 51 (school census 15-01-2026) |
| Capacity | 55 |
| Free school meals | 33.30% |
| Local authority | Cumberland |
| Address | Lowca, Whitehaven, Cumbria, CA28 6QS |
| Map | View on Google Maps |
| Website | www.lowca.cumbria.sch.uk |
| Telephone | 01946372656 |
| URN | 112158 |
Ofsted inspection
Latest graded inspection under the previous framework (Education Inspection Framework), started 21 May 2024, published 23 June 2024:
| Overall effectiveness | Good |
|---|---|
| Quality of education | Good |
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Good |
| Early years provision | Good |
| Safeguarding effective | Yes |
Latest ungraded inspection: 14 July 2022, outcome: School remains Good (Concerns) - S5 Next.
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 Bridget's CofE School (primary school, about 1.6 km)
- Distington Community School (primary school, about 2.6 km)
- Moresby Primary School (primary school, about 2.7 km)
- Bransty Primary School (primary school, about 2.7 km)
- Beckstone Primary School (primary school, about 3.5 km)
- St James' CofE Junior School (primary school, about 3.6 km)
- St James' CofE Infant and Nursery School (primary school, about 3.7 km)
- St Mary's Catholic Primary School (primary school, about 4.0 km)
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