St Bega's CofE Primary School
Longrigg Lane, Eskdale Green, Holmrook, CA19 1TW
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Voluntary aided school
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Headteacher
- Ms Phoebe Gray
- Diocese
- Diocese of Carlisle
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Barrow and Furness
- Setting
- Smaller rural: Further from a major town or city
- Capacity
- 56
- Pupils on roll
- 16
- URN
- 112349
- Local authority
- Cumberland
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01946723259
About this school
St Bega's CofE Primary School is a Church of England voluntary aided primary school in Holmrook. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 16 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
Ofsted did not give an overall grade. Between September 2024 and September 2025 inspections graded each area of a school's work without a single overall judgement, ahead of the move to report cards. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Requires improvement
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Requires improvement
- Early years
- Requires improvement
- 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 | 5 | 1 | 5 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | - | - | - |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | - | - | - |
| Expected standard in reading | - | - | - |
| Expected standard in maths | - | - | - |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | - | - | - |
| Average scaled score in reading | - | - | - |
| Average scaled score in maths | - | - | - |
Trends over time
How St Bega's CofE 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 | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 8.5% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 8.1% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 10.9% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 25 |
| 2023/24 | 26 |
| 2024/25 | 28 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How St Bega's CofE Primary School compares
Its absence rate was lower than 5% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | — | 10.9% | 23.8% | 16 | — |
| Gosforth CofE Primary School and Nursery | 81% | 3.8% | 0.9% | 96 | 4.5 miles |
| Waberthwaite CofE School | 43% | 2.5% | 9.4% | 56 | 5.0 miles |
| Seascale Primary School | 55% | 6.4% | 14.6% | 97 | 6.0 miles |
| Captain Shaw's CofE School | — | 5.7% | 27.3% | 24 | 7.9 miles |
| Beckermet CofE School | 50% | 4.9% | 2.8% | 73 | 8.4 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.
Inspection history
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 23.81%
- English as an additional language
- 10.7%
- Overall absence
- 10.9%
- Persistent absence
- 22.22%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Gosforth CofE Primary School and Nursery4.5 miles
Primary · Seascale
-
Waberthwaite CofE School5.0 miles
Primary · Millom
-
Seascale Primary School6.0 miles
Primary · Seascale
-
Captain Shaw's CofE School7.9 miles
Primary · Millom
-
Beckermet CofE School8.4 miles
Primary · Beckermet
Common questions
- What year groups does St Bega's CofE Primary School teach?
- St Bega's CofE Primary School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Holmrook.
- Who is the headteacher of St Bega's CofE Primary School?
- The headteacher of St Bega's CofE Primary School is Ms Phoebe Gray, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was St Bega's CofE Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected St Bega's CofE 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 St Bega's CofE Primary School?
- St Bega's CofE Primary School has 16 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is St Bega's CofE Primary School full?
- St Bega's CofE Primary School has capacity for 56 pupils and 16 on roll (29%), 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 St Bega's CofE Primary School a faith school?
- Yes. St Bega's CofE Primary School is designated Church of England, in the Diocese of Carlisle.
- Does St Bega's CofE Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records St Bega's CofE Primary School as having nursery classes.
- What is St Bega's CofE Primary School's absence rate?
- St Bega's CofE Primary School's overall absence rate is 10.9% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are St Bega's CofE Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, St Bega's CofE 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.