High Hesket CofE School

State-Funded School

high-hesket-cofe-school-westmorland-and-furness-north-west

North WestRegion

Westmorland and FurnessLocal Authority

Penrith and SolwayConstituency

CA4 0HUPostcode

8.4

Academic Performance

Ofsted

No overall grade

About the School

High Hesket CofE School is a state-funded primary for pupils aged 3–11, located in Westmorland and Furness, North West.

It currently serves 136 pupils.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2025

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Good

Quality ofeducation

Good

Personaldevelopment

Good

Behaviour &attitudes

Outstanding

Early yearsprovision

Good

Academic Performance

Well above average

Ranked against primary schools in England · 2023-24

Reading, writing & maths: 76%
Higher standard: 10%
Reading score: 108
Maths score: 107

Ethnicity

White

93%

Mixed

Unclassified

Pupils

136

Total Pupils

49%Boys

51%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

England average

27%

First language not English

England average

22%

Young carers

<1%

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Primary
Age range: 3 – 11
Deprivation band: Least deprived
Total pupils: 136
IDACI quintile: 1 (Most deprived)

Inspection history

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

Report published					Overall
28 Apr 2025	Good	Good	Good	Outstanding	Not judged
8 Oct 2014	Outstanding	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Outstanding

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.