St Begh's Catholic Junior School

State-Funded School

st-beghs-catholic-junior-school-cumberland-north-west

North WestRegion

CumberlandLocal Authority

Whitehaven and WorkingtonConstituency

CA28 7TEPostcode

1.5

Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

St Begh's Catholic Junior School is a state-funded primary for pupils aged 7–11, located in Cumberland, North West.

The school is rated Good by Ofsted. It currently serves 240 pupils.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2023

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Good

Academic Performance

Well below average

Ranked against primary schools in England · 2023-24

Reading, writing & maths: 45%
Higher standard: 2%
Reading score: 103
Maths score: 100

Ethnicity

White

91%

Asian

Black

Mixed

Any other group

Pupils

240

Total Pupils

45%Boys

55%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

35%

England average

27%

First language not English

England average

22%

Young carers

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Primary
Age range: 7 – 11
Deprivation band: Deprived
Total pupils: 240
IDACI quintile: 4 (Less deprived)

Inspection history

Ofsted has published one graded inspection for this school. The most recent ungraded inspection is shown below.

School remains Good

Ungraded inspection on 15 September 2023. An ungraded inspection checks whether the existing grade still holds; it does not award a new one.

Read the inspection letter on Ofsted

Report published					Overall
18 Sept 2018	Good	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Good

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.