Bransty Primary School

CumberlandCommunity school

Mona Road, Bransty, Whitehaven, CA28 6EG

Headteacher: Mrs Joanne FearonSchool website ↗Pupils: 211 (capacity: 170)
Ofsted Good
Inspected October 2023
44%
Reading, Writing & Maths
Good
Inspected October 2023
100%
First-choice offer rate

Latest data: 2024/25

Ofsted RatingInspected 11 October 2023Full report ↗

Good

From September 2024, Ofsted no longer makes an overall effectiveness judgement in inspections of state-funded schools.

Rated Good across all inspected areas — Quality of Teaching, Behaviour, Pupils' Development and Leadership.

SATs Results (2024/25)

End-of-primary-school tests taken by Year 6 pupils. National averages shown for comparison.

Reading, Writing & Maths combinedReading, Writing & Maths% of pupils achieving the expected standard in all three subjects at age 11The national average is around 60%. Higher means more pupils reached the expected level.
44.0%
Exceeding expected level (Reading, Writing & Maths)Higher Standard — Reading, Writing & Maths% of pupils exceeding the expected level in all three subjectsA more demanding threshold. The national average is around 8%.
0.0%
Why is combined lower? A pupil is only counted if they met the bar in all three subjects. Some passed reading but not writing; some passed writing but not maths.
Reading 63%·Writing 67%·Maths 52%All three 44%
Reading
Expected63%
Exceeding26%
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
Writing
Expected67%
Exceeding7%
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
Maths
Expected52%
Exceeding11%
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
Expected standard
Exceeding / high score
National average

How Hard to Get Into This School (2025/26)

This school is not oversubscribed.
Supply meets demand.
How many places were offered?
16
How many families wanted this school first?
16
How many got their first choice?
16of 16 (100.0%)
How many applied in total?
28

Pupils & Inclusion

Eligible for pupil premium
22.0%
Pupils from disadvantaged backgrounds
English as an additional languageEnglish as an Additional Language% of pupils whose first language is not English
4.0%
Pupils receiving SEN supportSEN Support% of pupils receiving SEN (Special Educational Needs) support without a formal planThese pupils need extra help but do not yet have an Education, Health and Care Plan (EHCP).
30.0%
Boys and girls
53%girls·47%boys
112 girls, 99 boys

Location

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Results Over Time

↓ Peaked at 73% (2017/18), currently 44%

* No data for 2019/20 or 2020/21 — national assessments were cancelled due to COVID-19.

Progress scores (Reading, Writing, Maths) are hidden by default — click them in the legend to show.

View raw year-by-year data
YearReading, Writing & Maths (expected %)Exceeding expected (%)Reading ProgressWriting ProgressMaths Progress
2015/1643.0%0.0%-3.0+1.6+1.3
2016/1764.0%5.0%+0.7-0.6-1.0
2017/1873.0%0.0%+1.2+0.2-0.9
2018/1952.0%8.0%-1.9+0.5-0.6
2022/2347.0%0.0%-0.5+1.9-2.1
2023/2450.0%6.0%---
2024/2544.0%0.0%---