Primary school

St Bridget's CofE School

  • Voluntary Controlled School
  • ages 3–11
  • Mixed
  • Church of England
  • Cumberland
  • CA28 6NY
Ofsted report card · inspected May 2026

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Results · 2024/25

Ranked 14,230 of 15,057 primaries in England · top 95%

Top % in England, by year
2015/16: top 92%92%2016/17: top 64%2017/18: top 72%2018/19: top 95%2022/23: top 83%2023/24: top 21%21% · 2023/242024/25: top 95%No exams

Against North West

Expected standard, RWM36% · North West 63%Small cohort: 11 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
Higher standard, RWM9% · North West 6%Small cohort: 11 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
Reading score97 · North West 105Small cohort: 11 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
Maths score97 · North West 105Small cohort: 11 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
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No exams 2019/20–21Not published 2021/22

Expected standard, RWM
2015/16: 29% · 7 pupils · North West 55%2016/17: 58% · 12 pupils · North West 64%2017/18: 58% · 12 pupils · North West 68%2018/19: 40% · 10 pupils · North West 67%2022/23: 46% · 13 pupils · North West 61%2023/24: 75% · 8 pupils · North West 63%2024/25: 36% · 11 pupils · North West 63%75%29%No exams
Higher standard, RWM
2015/16: 0% · 7 pupils · North West 3%2016/17: 0% · 12 pupils · North West 7%2017/18: 0% · 12 pupils · North West 8%2018/19: 0% · 10 pupils · North West 9%2022/23: 8% · 13 pupils · North West 6%2023/24: 0% · 8 pupils · North West 5%2024/25: 9% · 11 pupils · North West 6%9%0%No exams
Reading score
2015/16: 99 · 7 pupils · North West 1022016/17: 104 · 12 pupils · North West 1042017/18: 105 · 12 pupils · North West 1052018/19: 101 · 10 pupils · North West 1042022/23: 104 · 13 pupils · North West 1052023/24: 104 · 8 pupils · North West 1052024/25: 97 · 11 pupils · North West 10510597No exams
Maths score
2015/16: 99 · 7 pupils · North West 1032016/17: 100 · 12 pupils · North West 1042017/18: 106 · 12 pupils · North West 1052018/19: 98 · 10 pupils · North West 1052022/23: 102 · 13 pupils · North West 1042023/24: 101 · 8 pupils · North West 1042024/25: 97 · 11 pupils · North West 10510697No exams

Getting in · 2026

First-choice families who got in100.0%
5 of 5 who put it first2024 · 100.0%2026 · 100.0%
By preference
ChoiceAppliedOffered
1st55
2nd10
3rd00

Last distance offered: London only

Inspections · 2005–2026

  • InclusionExpected
  • AchievementExpected
  • Curriculum and teachingExpected
  • Attendance and behaviourExpected
  • Leadership and governanceExpected
  • Early yearsStrong
  • Personal development and wellbeingExpected
  • SafeguardingMet
  1. 2005Good
  2. 2008Outstanding
  3. 2015Good
  4. 2021Remains Good
  5. 2022Good
  6. 2026Lowest Expected

Pupils · 2024/25

On roll · Jan 202666
Free school meals (past 6 years)29.4%
First language not English3.9%
SEN support27.3%
EHC plan3.9%
Absence (sessions missed)4.8%
Persistently absent pupils11.8%

Girls 42.9%Boys 57.1%

66.7% full · 99 places

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Workforce · 2025/26

Pupils per teacher13.2
Pupils per adult5.7
  • Classroom teachers 4
  • Leadership 1
  • Teaching assistants 6.6
  • Other support 2.4

Teachers 5 FTE · Whole workforce 14 · 17 people

Financials · 2025/26

Income per pupil£9,924
Spend per pupil£10,903
Staff spend per pupil£8,114
Reserve per pupil£488
  • +£32,193revenue reserve
  • −£64,588in-year balance

Grants £9,345 · self-generated £580 · premises £978 per pupil