Primary school in Whitehaven, Cumberland
Kells Infant School
High Road, Kells, Whitehaven, Cumbria, CA28 9PQ
Ofsted
Inspected under the current framework, which gives no overall grade, on 8 October 2024.
Inspections since September 2024 do not give an overall grade, so there is no one-word judgement to report. The full report sets out what inspectors found.
Pupils
- Pupils on roll
- 130
- Places
- 160
- How full
- 81% full — 130 of 160 places taken
- Girls / boys
- 61 / 69
- Overall absence
- 5%
- Persistently absent
- 7%
primary schools average 5.2%
primary schools average 12.8% — pupils missing 10% or more of sessions
- Free school meals, last 6 years
- 13%
- English as an additional language
- 8%
- With an EHC plan
- 5%
- On SEN support
- 21%
England 25.7%
England 18.7%
England 3.5%
England 15%
The neighbourhood around the school
Census 2021 figures for Copeland 005A, the statistical neighbourhood the school sits in — roughly 1,500 residents. It describes the area, not the pupils, who may travel in from further away.
- Adults with a degree
- 19%
- Adults with no qualifications
- 25%
- Households owning their home
- 65%
- Households in social housing
- 22%
- Households with no car
- 21%
- Adults economically inactive
- 39%
England 33.8%
England 18.3%
England 62.7%
England 17%
England 21.9%
England 39.9%
School details
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- Ages 3–7
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Sixth form
- No
- Nursery
- Yes
- Boarding
- Day school
- Headteacher
- Headteacher: Wendy Figes
- Local authority
- Cumberland
- Ward
- Kells and Sandwith
- Constituency
- Whitehaven and Workington
- URN
- 112169
The unique reference number used in all official school data.
Nearest primary schools
| School | Ofsted | Expected standard | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| St Mary's Catholic Primary SchoolVoluntary aided school | No grade | 76% | 0.1 mi |
| Monkwray Junior SchoolCommunity school | Good 2023 | 41% | 0.4 mi |
| St Gregory and St Patrick's Catholic Infant SchoolVoluntary aided school | Good 2024 | — | 0.8 mi |
| St Begh's Catholic Junior SchoolVoluntary aided school | Good 2023 | 47% | 0.8 mi |
| Valley Primary School and NurseryCommunity school | Good 2024 | 36% | 1.1 mi |
| St James' CofE Infant and Nursery SchoolVoluntary controlled school | Good 2024 | — | 1.2 mi |
| Jericho Primary SchoolCommunity school | Good 2023 | 89% | 1.3 mi |
| St James' CofE Junior SchoolVoluntary controlled school | Good 2022 | 74% | 1.3 mi |
Where these figures come from
- School details, address and pupil numbers — Get Information About Schools, the DfE register, as at 14 August 2026.
- Exam results — DfE performance tables, 2024/25.
- Free school meals, EAL and SEN — school census, 2024/25.
- Ofsted — Ofsted management information, latest inspections as at 30 June 2026.
- Neighbourhood figures — ONS Census 2021, lower layer super output area.
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