OFSTED
24 June 2025
Latest graded inspection
Latest published outcome
Not judged
OEIF
Quality of education
Requires improvement
Behaviour & attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership & management
Requires improvement
INSPECTION HISTORY
Previous Ofsted activity
3 March 2020
Ungraded inspection
School remains Good
Published
18 May 2020
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
Voluntary aided school
Phase
Primary
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
Church of England
Local authority
Cumberland
Trust
Not applicable
Census date
15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE
2025/26
School community
Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.
Total pupils
16
16 full-time ·
0 part-time
Female pupils
7
43.8% of pupils
Male pupils
9
56.3% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
6.0 pts
below England
School
18.8%
Cumberland
21.7%
North West
28.5%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
14.0 pts
below England
School
6.3%
Cumberland
6.2%
North West
18.1%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
1.0 pts
below England
School
0.0%
Cumberland
0.4%
North West
0.8%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
White British
93.8%
15
Any other White background
6.3%
1
Council, regional and national comparisons
are pupil-weighted using published school
census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS
2025/26
Special educational needs
Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.
Pupils with SEN
31.3%
5 of
16 pupils
10.4 pts
above England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
16.5 pts
above
England
6.0%
6.0 pts
below
PRIMARY NEEDS
Pupils
Most common identified needs
SEN comparisons are pupil-weighted using published 2025/26 Department for Education school-level data. Primary needs combine pupils receiving SEN support and pupils with EHC plans.
ATTENDANCE & ABSENCE
2024/25
Attendance profile
Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.
ABSENCE RATE
10.90%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
4.69 pts
higher than
England
School
10.90%
Cumberland
5.32%
North West
6.25%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
22.22%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
6.41 pts
higher than
England
School
22.22%
Cumberland
11.73%
North West
15.89%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
5.56%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
3.75 pts
higher than
England
School
5.56%
Cumberland
0.99%
North West
1.75%
England
1.80%
Council, regional and national
comparisons are averages of published
school-level percentages rather than
pupil-weighted official absence rates.
HOW DOES IT COMPARE?
School context
Comparison with open primary schools.
CAPACITY
Capacity utilisation
28.6%
59.6 pts
below England
St Bega's CofE Primary School
28.6%
Cumberland
80.2%
North West
90.6%
England
88.2%
Benchmarks use open schools in the
same phase. Capacity utilisation is
calculated from published pupil and
capacity figures.