Compare Hensingham Primary School and Lowca Community School and St Mary's Catholic Primary School
Comparison of primary schools: Hensingham Primary School (Primary) in Whitehaven; Lowca Community School (Primary) in Whitehaven; St Mary's Catholic Primary School (Primary) in Whitehaven — covering Ofsted outcomes, size, FSM%, governance, capacity & more.
At a glance
This page compares Hensingham Primary School, Lowca Community School and St Mary's Catholic Primary School. They are primary phase and academy sponsor led, community school and voluntary aided school type located around Whitehaven, Cumbria. The strongest headline Ofsted judgement here is 1 (St Mary's Catholic Primary School), published Mar 2014. The lowest is 2 (Hensingham Primary School), published Jun 2024. The most recent inspection on record is for Lowca Community School (Jun 2024). average roll around ≈ 150, combined total ≈ 400, typical FSM 25–30%, range 25–30%–30–35%; all within the Cumbria Education Trust trust.
| Attribute |
Hensingham Primary School
CA28 8QZ
|
Lowca Community School
CA28 6QS
|
St Mary's Catholic Primary School
CA28 9PG
|
|---|---|---|---|
| Phase / Type | Primary • Academy sponsor led | Primary • Community school | Primary • Voluntary aided school |
| Location |
Whitehaven Cumbria CA28 8QZ |
Whitehaven Cumbria CA28 6QS |
Whitehaven Cumbria CA28 9PG |
| Latest Ofsted | 2 9 Jun 2024 | 2 23 Jun 2024 | 1 27 Mar 2014 |
| Ofsted report | — | — | — |
| Pupils (roll) | ≈ 150 🔒 Unlock exact pupils | ≈ 50 🔒 Unlock exact pupils | ≈ 200 🔒 Unlock exact pupils |
| FSM % | 25–30% 🔒 Unlock exact FSM % | 30–35% 🔒 Unlock exact FSM % | 25–30% 🔒 Unlock exact FSM % |
| Capacity | 210 | 55 | 180 |
| Capacity utilisation | Under capacity 🔒 View exact % | Over capacity 🔒 View exact % | Over capacity 🔒 View exact % |
| Age range | — | — | — |
| Gender | Mixed | Mixed | Mixed |
| Admissions policy | Not applicable | Not applicable | Not applicable |
| Trust / Local authority | Cumbria Education Trust | Cumberland (942) | Cumberland (942) |
| Website | www.hensingham.cumbria.sch.uk | www.lowca.cumbria.sch.uk | www.kells-stmarys.cumbria.sch.uk |
| Telephone | 01946690021 | 01946372656 | 0194666356 |
| SEN provision | None reported | None reported | None reported |
| Profile | View profile | View profile | View profile |
- Phase / Type
- Primary • Academy sponsor led
- Location
- Whitehaven
Cumbria
CA28 8QZ - Ofsted
- 2 9 Jun 2024
- Pupils
- ≈ 150 🔒 Exact value
- FSM %
- 25–30% 🔒 Exact %
- Trust / LA
- Cumbria Education Trust
- Website
- www.hensingham.cumbria.sch.uk
- Telephone
- 01946690021
- Phase / Type
- Primary • Community school
- Location
- Whitehaven
Cumbria
CA28 6QS - Ofsted
- 2 23 Jun 2024
- Pupils
- ≈ 50 🔒 Exact value
- FSM %
- 30–35% 🔒 Exact %
- Trust / LA
- Cumberland (942)
- Website
- www.lowca.cumbria.sch.uk
- Telephone
- 01946372656
- Phase / Type
- Primary • Voluntary aided school
- Location
- Whitehaven
Cumbria
CA28 9PG - Ofsted
- 1 27 Mar 2014
- Pupils
- ≈ 200 🔒 Exact value
- FSM %
- 25–30% 🔒 Exact %
- Trust / LA
- Cumberland (942)
- Website
- www.kells-stmarys.cumbria.sch.uk
- Telephone
- 0194666356
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