St James' CofE Junior School
Wellington Row, Whitehaven, CA28 7HG
156 pupils · 87% of 180 capacity
- Phase
- Primary
- Type
- Voluntary controlled school
- Ages
- 7–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Local authority
- Cumberland
- Free school meals
- 14.1%
Ofsted
Expected standard (2026) — Report card — the most common grade across the inspected areas
| Inclusion | Expected standard |
|---|---|
| Curriculum and teaching | Expected standard |
| Achievement | Expected standard |
| Attendance and behaviour | Expected standard |
| Personal development and wellbeing | Strong standard |
| Leadership and governance | Expected standard |
| Safeguarding | Met |
Inspected 2 June 2026, published 5 July 2026. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Exam results
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Reaching the expected standard in reading, writing & maths | 74% |
| Reaching the higher standard | 13% |
“Not published (small cohort)” means the DfE suppressed the figure to protect small cohorts — it is not a zero.
Nearby alternatives
- St James' CofE Infant and Nursery School 0.1 km · Good — confirmed 2024 · previous system
- Bransty Primary School 0.9 km · Good (2023) · previous system
- St Begh's Catholic Junior School 0.9 km · Good — confirmed 2023 · previous system
- Jericho Primary School 1.4 km · Good (2023) · previous system
- Monkwray Junior School 1.5 km · Good — confirmed 2023 · previous system
- St Gregory and St Patrick's Catholic Infant School 1.6 km · Good (2024) · previous system
Straight-line distance — not travel time, and not a catchment. Same phase, open schools only.
Data from DfE and Ofsted open data (OGL v3) — sources. School record updated 10 July 2026. Report incorrect data.