St Bees School
Wood Lane, ST BEES, CA27 0DS
- Phase
- Independent schools
- School type
- Other independent school
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Headteacher
- Mr Laurence Gribble
- Religious ethos
- Church of England
- Boarding
- Boarding school
- Constituency
- Whitehaven and Workington
- Setting
- Larger rural: Further from a major town or city
- Capacity
- 180
- Pupils on roll
- 96
- URN
- 145292
- Local authority
- Cumberland
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01946828000
About this school
St Bees School is an independent school in Cumberland. It teaches children aged 11 to 18 and has 96 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has not yet inspected St Bees School under its current framework. 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
St Bees School has not been inspected by Ofsted yet. It opened in its current form in March 2018, and new or converted schools usually wait a few years for their first inspection.
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 19 | 19 | 26 |
| Attainment 8 score | - | 2.2 | - |
| Progress 8 score | - | - | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | - | 0% | - |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | - | 0% | - |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | - | 0% | - |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | - | 0.0 | - |
Progress 8 is paused nationally for the 2024/25 and 2025/26 school years. Those pupils sat no key stage 2 tests during the Covid pandemic, so there is no starting point to measure progress from. A blank figure here is not missing school data.
Trends over time
How St Bees 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 |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 98 |
| 2023/24 | 119 |
| 2024/25 | 102 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 0%
- Pupils on SEN support
- 20
Location
Nearby schools
-
Mayfield School3.7 miles
Special schools · Whitehaven
-
West Cumbria Learning Centre8.0 miles
Local authority maintained schools · Workington
-
Branthwaite Academy9.2 miles
Free Schools · Workington
-
St Bees Village Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · St Bees
-
Orgill Primary School2.3 miles
Primary · Egremont
Common questions
- What year groups does St Bees School teach?
- St Bees School teaches children aged 11 to 18. It is an independent school in Cumberland.
- Who is the headteacher of St Bees School?
- The headteacher of St Bees School is Mr Laurence Gribble, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has St Bees School been inspected?
- Ofsted has not inspected St Bees School under its current framework, so no current judgement is shown. That is common for newer schools and is not a mark against a school.
- How big is St Bees School?
- St Bees School has 96 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 18.
- Is St Bees School full?
- St Bees School has capacity for 180 pupils and 96 on roll (53%), 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 Bees School a faith school?
- No. St Bees School has no designated religious character.
- What are St Bees School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, St Bees 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 24 July 2026.