Bransty Primary School is a primary school located in Whitehaven. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's overall effectiveness, quality of education, outcomes for pupils and management effectiveness are good. The school inspection was carried out on 07/02/2013. According to tests results, the school's progress in reading, progress in writing and progress in maths are average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 3.8%, which is 0.2 percentage points higher than the UK average.

School Information

Address: Mona Road, Whitehaven, CA28 6EG
Website: www.bransty.cumbria.sch.uk
Telephone: 0194663590
School Type: Community school
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Cumbria
Headteacher / Principal: Mrs Joanne Fearon
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 112167

Ofsted Inspection

  • Overall Effectiveness
  • Quality Of Education
  • Outcomes For Pupils
  • Management Effectiveness

Ofsted inspection date: 07/02/2013

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 3 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 170
Number of Pupils: 220
Number of Boys: 103
Number of Girls: 117

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 3.8% 4%
Persistent absence: 7% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Average: -1.9 Confidence interval -4.4 to 0.6
Writing
Average: 0.5 Confidence interval -1.7 to 2.8
Maths
Average: -0.6 Confidence interval -2.8 to 1.5

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:52%
England Average:65%

Pupils achieving at a higher standard in reading, writing and maths

School:8%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:101
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:104
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Bransty Primary School
Mona Road , Bransty CA28 6EG 		3out of 4 0 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
St James' CofE Junior School
Wellington Row , CA28 7HG 		3out of 4 936 yd Voluntary controlled school No Mixed More About School
St James' CofE Infant and Nursery School
High Street , CA28 7PZ 		3out of 4 1,032 yd Voluntary controlled school Yes Mixed More About School
St Bridget's CofE School
Main Street , Parton CA28 6NY 		3out of 4 1,303 yd Voluntary controlled school Yes Mixed More About School
Moresby Primary School
School Brow , Moresby Parks CA28 8UX 		3out of 4 1,885 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
St Benedict's Catholic High School
Red Lonning , Hensingham CA28 8UG 		3out of 4 2,367 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
The Whitehaven Academy
Cleator Moor Road , CA28 8TY 		1out of 4 2,957 yd Academy sponsor led Not Applicable Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Mayfield School
Campus Whitehaven , Red Lonning CA28 8UG 		4out of 4 2,427 yd Community special school Yes Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

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