Kells Infant School
Ofsted judgements: Good to outstanding
High Road, Kells, Whitehaven, CA28 9PQOpen in maps (opens in a new tab)
Kells Infant School is a primary school in Whitehaven for ages 3 to 7. It is one of the 178 schools in Cumberland. Its latest Ofsted inspection, in October 2024, graded each key judgement and gave no overall Ofsted rating.
Ofsted inspection
Inspected 8 October 2024, report published 12 November 2024
This inspection graded each key judgement and gave no overall effectiveness grade.
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years provision
- Outstanding
- Safeguarding
- Met
Pupil numbers and mix
130 pupils on roll, with places for 160
Schools near Kells Infant School
| School | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
|---|---|---|---|
| St Mary's Catholic Primary School | 0.1 miles | Ofsted judgements: Good to outstanding | 76% met the expected standard |
| Monkwray Junior School | 0.4 miles | Ofsted: Good | 41% met the expected standard |
| St Gregory and St Patrick's Catholic Infant School | 0.8 miles | Ofsted: Good | Not published |
| St Begh's Catholic Junior School | 0.8 miles | Ofsted: Good | 47% met the expected standard |
| Valley Primary School and Nursery | 1 mile | Ofsted: Good | 36% met the expected standard |
School details
- School type
- Community school
- Sector
- Local authority maintained
- Age range
- 3 to 7
- Gender
- Mixed
- Nursery classes
- Yes
- Headteacher
- Mrs Wendy Figes
- Phone
- 01946691865
- Address
- High Road, Kells, Whitehaven, CA28 9PQ
- Local authority
- Cumberland
- URN
- 112169
School details from Get Information about Schools, 17 September 2026. Ofsted outcomes published to 31 August 2026. Pupil mix from the school census, 2025/26.