Monkwray Junior School
Monkwray Brow, Whitehaven, CA28 9DT
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 7 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs Danielle Willis
- Constituency
- Whitehaven and Workington
- Setting
- Urban: Further from a major town or city
- Capacity
- 140
- Pupils on roll
- 109
- URN
- 112170
- Local authority
- Cumberland
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01946696790
About this school
Monkwray Junior School is a community primary school in Whitehaven. It teaches children aged 7 to 11 and has 109 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Monkwray Junior School, and its latest judgement is set out below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Confirmed by a short inspection, not a full one
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 6 July 2023, where inspectors confirmed the school remains Good. The school's last full inspection took place before September 2019, so its area grades are not part of Ofsted's current published data. Older reports are on the school's Ofsted page.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 27 | 25 | 27 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 37% | 44% | 41% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 8% | 7% |
| Expected standard in reading | 63% | 52% | 74% |
| Expected standard in maths | 48% | 64% | 67% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 74% | 68% | 70% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 100.0 | 100.0 | 104.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 100.0 | 104.0 | 103.0 |
| Reading progress | -1.90 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -1.30 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -1.30 | - | - |
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 Monkwray Junior 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 | 37% | 53% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 44% | 52.2% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 41% | 54.9% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 6.2% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.7% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.2% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 107 |
| 2023/24 | 106 |
| 2024/25 | 116 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Monkwray Junior School compares
Monkwray Junior School ranked 92nd of 111 primary schools in Cumberland for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 12% 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 | 41% | 5.2% | 39.7% | 109 | — |
| Kells Infant School | — | 4.7% | 12.7% | 130 | 0.4 miles |
| St Begh's Catholic Junior School | 47% | 6.1% | 38.7% | 240 | 0.4 miles |
| St Mary's Catholic Primary School | 76% | 4.4% | 27.7% | 195 | 0.5 miles |
| St Gregory and St Patrick's Catholic Infant School | — | 3.9% | 18.1% | 189 | 0.5 miles |
| St James' CofE Infant and Nursery School | — | 3.8% | 13.3% | 133 | 0.9 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)
- 39.66%
- English as an additional language
- 7.8%
- Overall absence
- 5.16%
- Persistent absence
- 9.24%
Location
Nearby schools
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Kells Infant School0.4 miles
Primary · Whitehaven
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St Begh's Catholic Junior School0.4 miles
Primary · Whitehaven
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St Mary's Catholic Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Whitehaven
-
St Gregory and St Patrick's Catholic Infant School0.5 miles
Primary · Whitehaven
-
St James' CofE Infant and Nursery School0.9 miles
Primary · Whitehaven
Other schools in Whitehaven
Monkwray Junior School ranks 9th of the 11 ranked primary schools in Whitehaven.
- Bransty Primary School Primary
- Hensingham Primary School Primary
- Jericho Primary School Primary
- Kells Infant School Primary
- Lowca Community 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 ages does Monkwray Junior School teach?
- Monkwray Junior School teaches children aged 7 to 11. It is a primary school in Whitehaven.
- Who is the headteacher of Monkwray Junior School?
- The headteacher of Monkwray Junior School is Mrs Danielle Willis, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Monkwray Junior School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Monkwray Junior 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 many pupils are at Monkwray Junior School?
- Monkwray Junior School has 109 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 7 to 11.
- Is Monkwray Junior School full?
- Monkwray Junior School has capacity for 140 pupils and 109 on roll (78%), so it has space against 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 Monkwray Junior School a faith school?
- No. Monkwray Junior School has no designated religious character.
- Does Monkwray Junior School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Monkwray Junior School as having no nursery classes.
- How have Monkwray Junior School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 37% in 2022/23 and 41% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Monkwray Junior School compare with other schools in Cumberland?
- Monkwray Junior School ranked 92nd of 111 primary schools in Cumberland for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 12% 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 Monkwray Junior School's absence rate?
- Monkwray Junior School's overall absence rate is 5.2% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Monkwray Junior School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Monkwray Junior 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 29 June 2026.