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St Bees, Cumberland · ranked for your family, with the reasons

1 state primary school within 2 miles and 3 state secondary schools within 5 miles of the middle of CA27, ranked. Change what matters and the list re-ranks, every reason shown.

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The middle of CA27 is the average position of the 2 schools and nurseries we hold in it. Distances are as the crow flies.

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State primary schools near CA27

1 state primary school within 2 miles of the middle of CA27, ranked by what matters to you.

  1. St Bees Village Primary School

    State primary · St Bees · 0.20 miles

    71of 100

    Every first choice met in 2026 · 0.20 miles · classes of 20 on average

    How it scored 71
    • Resultsmatters8.3 of 20 points

      Better than 41% of 14,817 state schools in England: 61% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths in 2024/25 (England 62%). DfE school performance tables

    • Ofstedmatters10 of 20 points

      No published inspection for this school. It counts at the middle. Ofsted

    • Distancematters18 of 20 points

      0.20 miles from the middle of CA27, as the crow flies. Distance from the school's address in the DfE register

    • Getting inmatters20 of 20 points

      In 2026 every family that put it first for Reception was offered a place. DfE, applications and offers

    • Attendance and behavioura little5.2 of 10 points

      Pupils missed 4.7% of sessions in 2024/25, against 4.0% at schools with a similar intake; 0.0 suspensions per 100 pupils in 2024/25, against 0.2 at schools with a similar intake. DfE, pupil absence and suspensions, school level

    • Class sizea little9.7 of 10 points

      Classes average 20.4 pupils (2025/26). DfE, class sizes, school level

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State secondary schools near CA27

3 state secondary schools within 5 miles of the middle of CA27, ranked by what matters to you. 1 more was left out by your filters.

  1. The Whitehaven Academy

    State secondary · Whitehaven · 3.5 miles

    43of 100

    Ofsted: Good (2023) · classes of 22 on average · results: better than 31% of schools in England

    How it scored 43
    • Resultsmatters6.3 of 20 points

      Better than 31% of 3,101 state schools in England: Progress 8 of -0.24 in 2023/24 (England +0.01). DfE school performance tables

    • Ofstedmatters15 of 20 points

      Ofsted, May 2023: Good. Ofsted

    • Distancematters5.9 of 20 points

      3.5 miles from the middle of CA27, as the crow flies. Distance from the school's address in the DfE register

    • Getting inmatters5 of 20 points

      In 2026 not every family that put it first for Year 7 was offered a place: 169 of 180. We hold no figure for how far places reached. DfE, applications and offers

    • Attendance and behavioura little2.8 of 10 points

      Pupils missed 8.7% of sessions in 2024/25, against 8.5% at schools with a similar intake; 30.6 suspensions per 100 pupils in 2024/25, against 16.8 at schools with a similar intake. DfE, pupil absence and suspensions, school level

    • Class sizea little8.2 of 10 points

      Classes average 22.1 pupils (2025/26). DfE, class sizes, school level

    The school's page
  2. West Lakes Academy

    State secondary · Egremont · 2.5 miles

    42of 100

    Every first choice met in 2026 · 2.5 miles · classes of 24 on average

    How it scored 42
    • Resultsmatters3.8 of 20 points

      Better than 19% of 3,101 state schools in England: Progress 8 of -0.42 in 2023/24 (England +0.01). DfE school performance tables

    • Ofstedmatters0 of 20 points

      Ofsted, June 2025: Inadequate. Ofsted

    • Distancematters9.8 of 20 points

      2.5 miles from the middle of CA27, as the crow flies. Distance from the school's address in the DfE register

    • Getting inmatters20 of 20 points

      In 2026 every family that put it first for Year 7 was offered a place. DfE, applications and offers

    • Attendance and behavioura little1.6 of 10 points

      Pupils missed 9.9% of sessions in 2024/25, against 8.5% at schools with a similar intake; 38.0 suspensions per 100 pupils in 2024/25, against 16.8 at schools with a similar intake. DfE, pupil absence and suspensions, school level

    • Class sizea little6.7 of 10 points

      Classes average 24.0 pupils (2025/26). DfE, class sizes, school level

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  3. St Benedict's Catholic High School

    State secondary · Roman Catholic · Whitehaven · 3.8 miles

    39of 100

    Classes of 19 on average · results: better than 27% of schools in England · not every first choice met in 2026

    How it scored 39
    • Resultsmatters5.5 of 20 points

      Better than 27% of 3,101 state schools in England: Progress 8 of -0.29 in 2023/24 (England +0.01). DfE school performance tables

    • Ofstedmatters10 of 20 points

      Ofsted, from a shorter ungraded visit in June 2025: Standards maintained. There is no grade in it to score. It counts at the middle. Ofsted

    • Distancematters4.9 of 20 points

      3.8 miles from the middle of CA27, as the crow flies. Distance from the school's address in the DfE register

    • Getting inmatters5 of 20 points

      In 2026 not every family that put it first for Year 7 was offered a place: 185 of 187. We hold no figure for how far places reached. DfE, applications and offers

    • Attendance and behavioura little3.7 of 10 points

      Pupils missed 8.5% of sessions in 2024/25, against 8.5% at schools with a similar intake; 25.0 suspensions per 100 pupils in 2024/25, against 16.8 at schools with a similar intake. DfE, pupil absence and suspensions, school level

    • Class sizea little10 of 10 points

      Classes average 18.6 pupils (2025/26). DfE, class sizes, school level

    The school's page

How the ranking works. Each school scores out of 100: each thing you care about scores it from 0 to 1 on a published figure, weighted by how much you said it matters, and the points under each school add up to its score. A figure we don't hold counts at the middle and the school says so.

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