St Bridget's CofE School
Voluntary controlled school in Whitehaven, Cumberland.
School details
| Phase | Primary |
|---|---|
| Type | Voluntary controlled school |
| Age range | 3 to 11 |
| Gender | Mixed |
| Religious character | Church of England |
| Sixth form | Does not have a sixth form |
| Pupils on roll | 66 (school census 15-01-2026) |
| Capacity | 99 |
| Free school meals | 28.80% |
| Local authority | Cumberland |
| Address | Main Street, Parton, St Bridget's Ce School, Whitehaven, Cumbria, CA28 6NY |
| Map | View on Google Maps |
| Website | www.stbridgets-par.cumbria.sch.uk/ |
| Telephone | 01946592940 |
| URN | 112296 |
Ofsted inspection
Latest full inspection: report card inspection under Ofsted's renewed framework (in use since November 2025), started 12 May 2026, published 22 June 2026. Report cards grade each area separately; there is no single overall grade.
| Safeguarding standards | Met |
|---|---|
| Inclusion | Expected standard |
| Curriculum and teaching | Expected standard |
| Achievement | Expected standard |
| Attendance and behaviour | Expected standard |
| Personal development and wellbeing | Expected standard |
| Early years | Strong standard |
| Leadership and governance | Expected standard |
Earlier graded inspection under the previous framework (Education Inspection Framework), started 22 March 2022, published 16 May 2022:
| 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: 6 July 2021, 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
- Bransty Primary School (primary school, about 1.2 km)
- Lowca Community School (primary school, about 1.6 km)
- Moresby Primary School (primary school, about 1.8 km)
- St James' CofE Junior School (primary school, about 2.1 km)
- St James' CofE Infant and Nursery School (primary school, about 2.1 km)
- St Begh's Catholic Junior School (primary school, about 3.0 km)
- Jericho Primary School (primary school, about 3.2 km)
- Monkwray Junior School (primary school, about 3.5 km)
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Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. School data: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools (downloaded 11 October 2026). Inspection data: Ofsted, state-funded schools inspections and outcomes management information (as at 31 August 2026). Last updated 2026-10-11.