Jericho Primary School
Windsor Court, Whitehaven, CA28 6UX
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mr James Blackwell
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Whitehaven and Workington
- Setting
- Urban: Further from a major town or city
- Capacity
- 420
- Pupils on roll
- 363
- URN
- 112175
- Local authority
- Cumberland
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01946514545
About this school
Jericho Primary School is a community primary school in Whitehaven. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 363 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. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person 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
- Outstanding
- 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 | 62 | 62 | 47 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 65% | 89% | 89% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 6% | 8% | 2% |
| Expected standard in reading | 90% | 95% | 91% |
| Expected standard in maths | 77% | 94% | 91% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 74% | 90% | 83% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 107.0 | 108.0 | 107.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 105.0 | 107.0 | 108.0 |
| Reading progress | +0.50 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -1.40 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -1.60 | - | - |
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 Jericho 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 | 65% | 53% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 89% | 52.2% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 89% | 54.9% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.6% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.3% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.3% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 435 |
| 2023/24 | 424 |
| 2024/25 | 435 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Jericho Primary School compares
Jericho Primary School ranked 3rd of 111 primary schools in Cumberland for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 97% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 79% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 89% | 4.3% | 11.3% | 363 | — |
| Hensingham Primary School | 50% | 4.9% | 30.8% | 120 | 0.4 miles |
| St Gregory and St Patrick's Catholic Infant School | — | 3.9% | 18.1% | 189 | 0.5 miles |
| St Begh's Catholic Junior School | 47% | 6.1% | 38.7% | 240 | 0.6 miles |
| St James' CofE Junior School | 74% | 3% | 15.5% | 156 | 0.9 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)
- 11.33%
- English as an additional language
- 5.1%
- Overall absence
- 4.29%
- Persistent absence
- 6.44%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Hensingham Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · Whitehaven
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St Gregory and St Patrick's Catholic Infant School0.5 miles
Primary · Whitehaven
-
St Begh's Catholic Junior School0.6 miles
Primary · Whitehaven
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St James' CofE Junior School0.9 miles
Primary · Whitehaven
-
St James' CofE Infant and Nursery School0.9 miles
Primary · Whitehaven
Other schools in Whitehaven
Jericho Primary School ranks 1st of the 11 ranked primary schools in Whitehaven.
- Bransty Primary School Primary
- Hensingham 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 Jericho Primary School teach?
- Jericho Primary School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Whitehaven.
- Who is the headteacher of Jericho Primary School?
- The headteacher of Jericho Primary School is Mr James Blackwell, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Jericho Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Jericho 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 Jericho Primary School?
- Jericho Primary School has 363 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Jericho Primary School full?
- Jericho Primary School has capacity for 420 pupils and 363 on roll (86%), 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 Jericho Primary School a faith school?
- No. Jericho Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Jericho Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Jericho Primary School as having nursery classes.
- How have Jericho Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 65% in 2022/23 and 89% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Jericho Primary School rank locally?
- Jericho Primary School ranked 3rd of 111 primary schools in Cumberland for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 97% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 79% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Jericho Primary School's absence rate?
- Jericho Primary School's overall absence rate is 4.3% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Jericho Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Jericho 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 29 June 2026.