Bransty Primary School
Mona Road, Bransty, Whitehaven, CA28 6EG
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs Joanne Fearon
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- SEN provision
- HI - Hearing Impairment
- Constituency
- Whitehaven and Workington
- Setting
- Urban: Further from a major town or city
- Capacity
- 170
- Pupils on roll
- 205
- URN
- 112167
- Local authority
- Cumberland
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 0194663590
About this school
Bransty Primary School is a community primary school in Whitehaven. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 205 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Overall judgement at the last full inspection
This inspection took place under the previous framework, which gave a single overall grade. Ofsted now publishes report cards instead, so newer inspections of other schools will look different. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 30 | 36 | 27 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 47% | 50% | 44% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 6% | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 67% | 72% | 63% |
| Expected standard in maths | 60% | 53% | 52% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 73% | 64% | 63% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 103.0 | 105.0 | 102.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 100.0 | 102.0 | 99.0 |
| Reading progress | -0.50 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +1.90 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -2.10 | - | - |
Progress measures ended nationally after the 2022/23 school year, when the key stage 1 assessments they were based on were stopped. Blank progress figures in later years are not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Bransty Primary School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Cumberland average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 47% | 53% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 50% | 52.2% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 44% | 54.9% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 6.8% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.9% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.2% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 226 |
| 2023/24 | 228 |
| 2024/25 | 211 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Bransty Primary School compares
Bransty Primary School ranked 87th of 111 primary schools in Cumberland for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 15% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 56% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 44% | 5.2% | 22.3% | 205 | — |
| St James' CofE Junior School | 74% | 3% | 15.5% | 156 | 0.5 miles |
| St James' CofE Infant and Nursery School | — | 3.8% | 13.3% | 133 | 0.6 miles |
| St Bridget's CofE School | 36% | 4.8% | 29.4% | 66 | 0.7 miles |
| Moresby Primary School | 80% | 2.8% | 8.7% | 122 | 1.1 miles |
| St Begh's Catholic Junior School | 47% | 6.1% | 38.7% | 240 | 1.1 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 22.28%
- English as an additional language
- 1.9%
- Overall absence
- 5.19%
- Persistent absence
- 10.78%
Location
Nearby schools
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St James' CofE Junior School0.5 miles
Primary · Whitehaven
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St James' CofE Infant and Nursery School0.6 miles
Primary · Whitehaven
-
St Bridget's CofE School0.7 miles
Primary · Whitehaven
-
Moresby Primary School1.1 miles
Primary · Whitehaven
-
St Begh's Catholic Junior School1.1 miles
Primary · Whitehaven
Other schools in Whitehaven
Bransty Primary School ranks 8th of the 11 ranked primary schools in Whitehaven.
- Hensingham Primary School Primary
- Jericho Primary School Primary
- Kells Infant School Primary
- Lowca Community School Primary
- Monkwray Junior School Primary
- Moresby Primary School Primary
- St Begh's Catholic Junior School Primary
- St Bridget's CofE School Primary
- St Gregory and St Patrick's Catholic Infant School Primary
- St James' CofE Infant and Nursery School Primary
- St James' CofE Junior School Primary
- St Mary's Catholic Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Bransty Primary School teach?
- Bransty Primary School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Whitehaven.
- Who is the headteacher of Bransty Primary School?
- The headteacher of Bransty Primary School is Mrs Joanne Fearon, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Bransty Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Bransty Primary School, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How big is Bransty Primary School?
- Bransty Primary School has 205 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Bransty Primary School full?
- Bransty Primary School has capacity for 170 pupils and 205 on roll (121%), so it is at or above its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Bransty Primary School a faith school?
- No. Bransty Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Bransty Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Bransty Primary School as having nursery classes.
- What SEN provision does Bransty Primary School have?
- The schools register lists Bransty Primary School's special educational needs provision as: HI - Hearing Impairment. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- How have Bransty Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 47% in 2022/23 and 44% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Bransty Primary School rank locally?
- Bransty Primary School ranked 87th of 111 primary schools in Cumberland for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 15% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 56% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Bransty Primary School's absence rate?
- Bransty Primary School's overall absence rate is 5.2% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Bransty Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Bransty Primary School's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 6 July 2026.