Hensingham Primary School

State-Funded School

hensingham-primary-school-cumberland-north-west

North WestRegion

CumberlandLocal Authority

Whitehaven and WorkingtonConstituency

CA28 8QZPostcode

1.6

Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

Hensingham Primary School is a state-funded primary for pupils aged 3–11, located in Cumberland, North West.

The school is rated Good by Ofsted. It currently serves 120 pupils. Hensingham Primary School is part of Cumbria Education Trust.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2024

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Good

Quality ofeducation

Good

Personaldevelopment

Good

Behaviour &attitudes

Good

Early yearsprovision

Good

Academic Performance

Well below average

Ranked against primary schools in England · 2023-24

Reading, writing & maths: 40%
Higher standard: 4%
Reading score: 104
Maths score: 100

Ethnicity

White

84%

Asian

Black

10%

Chinese

Any other group

<1%

Pupils

120

Total Pupils

51%Boys

49%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

30%

England average

27%

First language not English

14%

England average

22%

Young carers

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Primary
Age range: 3 – 11
Deprivation band: Average
Total pupils: 120
IDACI quintile: 3 (Average)
MAT name: Cumbria Education Trust

Inspection history

2 graded inspections published by Ofsted. Ungraded and monitoring visits are not shown.

Report published					Overall
9 Jun 2024	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good
23 Apr 2019	Inadequate	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Inadequate

A grey dot means Ofsted did not report that judgement in the inspection of the day — the sub-judgements shown here were introduced with the 2019 framework.

Ofsted data as at 31 December 2024. A school may have been inspected since, or had an ungraded visit that does not change its grade — check Ofsted’s own record.