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St Bridget's CofE School

Cumberland, CA13 0TUPrimaryAges 3–11MixedState
Ofsted Rating
Good
Nov 2023
KS2 Results
13%
meeting expected standard in RWM
Competition
1.0×
Not oversubscribed
9 1st-choice / 9 places
Ranking
#13,635
of 13,686 nationally

About St Bridget's CofE School

St Bridget's CofE School in Cumberland is a small Church of England primary with 90 pupils, and its headline Key Stage 2 results sit well below the local authority average. Just 13% of its pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined, compared with a Cumberland average of 54% for primary schools. That is a gap of 41 percentage points, and it places the school at the very bottom of the LA rankings — 111th out of 111 primary schools. In reading, half of pupils met the expected standard, but in writing and maths that figure dropped to a quarter. The school's ranking score of 13 puts it in the bottom 50 nationally, and its regional percentile is 99.5, meaning it outperforms fewer than one per cent of North West primaries. For parents focused on academic attainment at age 11, these numbers are a clear concern.

Key Details

School TypePrimary (State)
Age Range3 to 11 years
GenderMixed
Religious CharacterChurch of England
AddressBrigham, Cockermouth, Cumberland, CA13 0TU
HeadteacherLisa Hemingway
Local AuthorityCumberland
Number of Pupils90
Free School Meals (FSM)11.2%
School Capacity90 / 145 (62% full)
Nursery ClassesYes

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Ofsted Inspection Breakdown

22 Nov 2023
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Overall Effectiveness
Good
Leadership & Management
Good

Latest monitoring visit (22 Nov 2023): School remains Good

Source: Ofsted, 30 Apr 2014. Ratings: 1=Outstanding, 2=Good, 3=Requires Improvement, 4=Inadequate.

Facilities

8
Sensory RoomSports HallArt StudiosDining HallGymnasiumOutdoor PlaygroundMusic RoomsChapel

Facilities may vary. Contact the school for current availability.

Extracurriculars

8

Sports

NetballDanceSwimmingRounders

Clubs & Activities

ChessCodingGardeningFilm Club

Activities may vary by term. Contact the school for current offerings.

SEND Support

AutismSpeech & LanguageLearning Difficulty

Source: Department for Education, 2024/25. Support availability based on current student population.

School day

Verified

Teaching hours

08:45 – 15:15

Breakfast club

08:00-08:45

After-school care

15:15-17:00

Source: brigham.cumbria.sch.uk. Extracted automatically — confirm with the school before relying on these times.

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St Bridget's CofE School has been rated "Good" by Ofsted. This means the school provides a good standard of education and effectively supports all pupils to succeed.