St Bees Village Primary School
Main Street, St Bees, CA27 0AA
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 2 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- CHANGING LIVES LEARNING TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mrs Lara Robson
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sponsor
- Changing Lives Learning Trust
- Constituency
- Whitehaven and Workington
- Setting
- Larger rural: Further from a major town or city
- Capacity
- 210
- Pupils on roll
- 162
- URN
- 149818
- Local authority
- Cumberland
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01946822392
About this school
St Bees Village Primary School is a primary academy in St Bees. It teaches children aged 2 to 11 and has 162 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has not yet inspected St Bees Village Primary 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 Village Primary School has not been inspected by Ofsted yet. It opened in its current form in November 2023, and new or converted schools usually wait a few years for their first inspection.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 23 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 61% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 13% |
| Expected standard in reading | 78% |
| Expected standard in maths | 65% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 65% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 107.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 104.0 |
Trends over time
How St Bees Village 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 | — | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.9% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.7% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2023/24 | 176 |
| 2024/25 | 170 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How St Bees Village Primary School compares
St Bees Village Primary School ranked 44th of 111 primary schools in Cumberland for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 43% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 66% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 61% | 4.7% | 6.9% | 162 | — |
| Orgill Primary School | 46% | 5% | 33.3% | 228 | 2.1 miles |
| St Bridget's Catholic Primary School | 62% | 3.8% | 31.9% | 198 | 2.3 miles |
| Bookwell Primary School | 80% | 3.4% | 13.9% | 194 | 2.4 miles |
| Moor Row Community Primary School | 54% | 3.7% | 16.9% | 72 | 2.6 miles |
| Valley Primary School and Nursery | 36% | 6.9% | 42.5% | 286 | 2.7 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)
- 6.85%
- English as an additional language
- 0%
- Overall absence
- 4.73%
- Persistent absence
- 6.15%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Orgill Primary School2.1 miles
Primary · Egremont
-
St Bridget's Catholic Primary School2.3 miles
Primary · Egremont
-
Bookwell Primary School2.4 miles
Primary · Egremont
-
Moor Row Community Primary School2.6 miles
Primary · Moor Row
-
Valley Primary School and Nursery2.7 miles
Primary · Whitehaven
Common questions
- What year groups does St Bees Village Primary School teach?
- St Bees Village Primary School teaches children aged 2 to 11. It is a primary school in St Bees.
- Who is the headteacher of St Bees Village Primary School?
- The headteacher of St Bees Village Primary School is Mrs Lara Robson, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has St Bees Village Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has not inspected St Bees Village Primary 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 Village Primary School?
- St Bees Village Primary School has 162 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 2 to 11.
- Is St Bees Village Primary School full?
- St Bees Village Primary School has capacity for 210 pupils and 162 on roll (77%), 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 Village Primary School a faith school?
- No. St Bees Village Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does St Bees Village Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records St Bees Village Primary School as having nursery classes.
- Who runs St Bees Village Primary School?
- St Bees Village Primary School is part of CHANGING LIVES LEARNING TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How does St Bees Village Primary School rank locally?
- St Bees Village Primary School ranked 44th of 111 primary schools in Cumberland for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 43% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 66% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is St Bees Village Primary School's absence rate?
- St Bees Village Primary School's overall absence rate is 4.7% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are St Bees Village Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, St Bees Village 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 3 July 2026.