School Data

St Benedict's Catholic High School

Secondary Local authority maintained school in Whitehaven CA28 8UG

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  • School Reference Number: 112398
  • Address: Red Lonning, Hensingham, Whitehaven CA28 8UG
  • Executive Headteacher: Mrs Emma Jackson
  • Telephone: 01946 692275
  • Website: st-benedicts.cumbria.sch.uk
  • Type: Local authority maintained schools
  • Sub-Type: Voluntary aided school
  • Phase: Secondary
  • Pupil Capacity: 1,398
  • Local Education Authority: Cumberland
  • Gender: Mixed
  • Age Range: 11 to 18
  • Religious Ethos: Christian
  • Admissions Policy: Non-selective

Latest Ofsted Rating

Inspected on 16/09/2014

Rating published on 08/10/2014

Overall effectiveness: Good

Effectiveness of leadership and management: Good

Sixth form provision: Good

All Ofsted Reports

Inspection DatePublication DateInspection TypeRatingPDF Link
17 December 2019 16 January 2020 School inspection
16 September 2014 8 October 2014 Full inspection Good
5 March 2013 27 March 2013 Full inspection Requires Improvement
21 November 2012 13 December 2012 Monitoring visit
3 July 2012 25 July 2012 Monitoring visit
27 February 2012 8 May 2012 Full inspection Inadequate
9 March 2011 21 April 2011 Curriculum and development visit
22 June 2009 14 July 2009 Full inspection Satisfactory
8 November 2007 28 December 2007 Curriculum and development visit
25 January 2006 14 February 2006 Full inspection Good
16 October 2000 18 January 2001 Full inspection

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Unique Reference Number112398
Local Authority Code942
Local Authority NameCumberland
Establishment Number4622
School / College NameSt Benedict's Catholic High School
Establishment Type Code02
Establishment typeVoluntary aided school
Establishment Type Group Code4
Establishment Type GroupLocal authority maintained schools
Establishment Status Code1
Establishment statusOpen
Reason Establishment Opened Code00
Reason establishment openedNot applicable
Open date
Reason Establishment Closed Code00
Reason establishment closedNot applicable
Close date
Phase Of Education Code 4
Phase of educationSecondary
Age range Low11
Age range High18
Boarders Code1
BoardersNo boarders
Nursery provisionNo Nursery Classes
Official Sixth Form Code1
Official sixth formHas a sixth form
Gender Code3
Gender of entryMixed
Religious Character Code03
Religious characterRoman Catholic
Religious ethosDoes not apply
Diocese CodeRC09
DioceseDiocese of Lancaster
Admissions Policy Code4
Admissons policyNon-selective
School capacity1,398
Special Classes Code2
Special classesNo Special Classes
Census Date18-01-2024
Number of Pupils1,039
Number of Boys510
Number of Girls529
Percentage Free School Meals27.40
Trust School Flag Code0
Trust School Flag Not applicable
Trusts Code
Academy trust or Trust
School Sponsor FlagNot applicable
Academy sponsor
Federation FlagNot under a federation
Federations Code
Federation
UKPRN10006124
FEHE Identifier
Further education typeNot applicable
Last Changed Date13-01-2025
StreetRed Lonning
LocalityHensingham
Address3
TownWhitehaven
County (name)Cumbria
PostcodeCA28 8UG
Websitehttp://st-benedicts.cumbria.sch.uk/
Telephone01946692275
Headteacher/Principal titleMrs
Headteacher/Principal first nameEmma
Headteacher/Principal last nameJackson
Headteacher/Principal Job TitleExecutive Headteacher
BSO Inspectorate NameNot applicable
Inspectorate Report
Date of Last Inspection Visit
Next Inspection Visit
Teenage mothers provisionNot applicable
Teenage mothers capacity
Childcare facilities provisionNot applicable
SEN facilitiesNot applicable
Pupils with EBDNot applicable
Number of places
Full time provision
Pupils educated by other providersNot applicable
Section 41 approvedNot applicable
SEN provision
Type of resourced provision
Resourced provision number on roll
Resourced provision capacity
SEN unit number on roll
SEN unit capacity
Government Office Region CodeB
Government Office RegionNorth West
District CodeE06000063
DistrictCumberland
Ward CodeE05014194
WardHillcrest and Hensingham
Parliamentary Constituency CodeE14001583
Parliamentary ConstituencyWhitehaven and Workington
Urban/Rural CodeC1
Urban/Rural Description(England/Wales) Urban city and town
GSS LA CodeE06000063
Easting299114
Northing517592
Middle Super Output Area (MSOA)Copeland 003
Lower Super Output Area (LSOA)Copeland 003E
Inspectorate Name
Number of special pupils under a special educational needs (SEN) statement/education, health and care (EHC) plan
Number of special pupils not under a special educational needs (SEN) statement/education, health and care (EHC) plan
Boarding Establishment
Proprietor's Name
Previous Local Authority Code909
Previous local authorityPre-LGR 2023 Cumbria
Previous establishment number
Country
UPRN100110735664
Site Name
QAB Code0
QAB NameNot applicable
Establishment Accredited Code0
Establishment AccreditedNot applicable
QAB Report
CH Number
MSOA CodeE02004002
LSOA CodeE01019286
Free School Meals245
Accreditation Expiry Date
URN112398
Web Linkhttp://reports.ofsted.gov.uk/inspection-reports/find-inspection-report/provider/ELS/112398
LAESTAB9424622
School nameSt Benedict's Catholic High School
Ofsted phaseSecondary
Type of educationVoluntary Aided School
School open dateN/A
Admissions policyNon-selective
Sixth formHas a sixth form
Designated religious characterRoman Catholic
Religious ethosDoes not apply
Faith groupingChristian
Ofsted regionNorth West
RegionNorth West
Local authorityCumberland
Parliamentary constituencyWhitehaven and Workington
Multi-academy trust UIDN/A
Multi-academy trust nameN/A
Academy sponsor UIDN/A
Academy sponsor nameN/A
PostcodeCA28 8UG
Number of warning notices issued in 2023/24 academic yearN/A
The income deprivation affecting children index (IDACI) quintile3
Total number of pupils1,039
Statutory lowest age11
Statutory highest age18
Latest ungraded inspection number since last graded inspection10046387
Does the ungraded inspection relate to the URN of the current school?Yes
URN at time of the ungraded inspection112398
LAESTAB at time of the ungraded inspection9424622
School name at time of the ungraded inspectionSt Benedict's Catholic High School
School type at time of the ungraded inspectionVoluntary Aided School
Number of ungraded inspections since the last graded inspection1
Date of latest ungraded inspection18/12/2019
Ungraded inspection publication date15/01/2020
Did the latest ungraded inspection convert to a graded inspection?No
Ungraded inspection overall outcomeSchool remains Good
Number of monitoring and urgent inspections since last graded inspectionN/A
Inspection number of latest graded inspectionITS444403
Inspection typeRequires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1
Inspection type groupingRequires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1
Event type groupingSchools - S5
Inspection start date16/09/2014
Publication date08/10/2014
Does the latest graded inspection relate to the URN of the current school?Yes
URN at time of latest graded inspection112398
LAESTAB at time of latest graded inspection9424622
School name at time of latest graded inspectionSt Benedict's Catholic High School
School type at time of latest graded inspectionVoluntary Aided School
Current school type used for chart C6Maintained school
Overall effectivenessGood
Category of concernN/A
Quality of educationN/A
Behaviour and attitudesN/A
Personal developmentN/A
Effectiveness of leadership and managementGood
Safeguarding is effective?N/A
Early years provisionN/A
Sixth form provisionGood
Previous inspection numberITS409680
Previous inspection start date05/03/2013
Previous publication date27/03/2013
Does the previous graded inspection relate to the URN of the current school?Yes
URN at time of previous graded inspection112398
LAESTAB at time of previous graded inspection9424622
School name at time of previous graded inspectionSt Benedict's Catholic High School
School type at time of previous graded inspectionVoluntary Aided School
Previous graded inspection overall effectiveness3
Previous category of concernN/A
Previous quality of educationN/A
Previous behaviour and attitudesN/A
Previous personal developmentN/A
Previous effectiveness of leadership and managementGood
Previous safeguarding is effective?N/A
Previous early years provisionN/A
Previous sixth form provisionN/A

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