Kells Infant School
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
What Ofsted said
From the inspection on 8 October 2024
Pupils' happy faces show how much they like this friendly school. Their parents and carers have many positive things to say about the support that their children receive. Nursery children enter excited about what the day will bring. Older pupils relish the activities that the school provides at social times. Pupils thrive in the knowledge that staff care for them well. The school expects pupils to achieve well so that they are ready for junior school. Pupils work hard and try their best in lessons. They listen carefully to teachers and show perseverance when they learn new skills. Pupils, including those with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND), typically achieve well in a range of subjects. The school has established rules and routines for pupils to follow. For example, pupils walk sensibly when moving around the school and show good manners when eating their lunch. The school provides pupils with a varied programme of activities beyond their academic learning. For instance, pupils participate in a range of after-school clubs. They visit art exhibitions and museums to learn more about the history of their own community. Pupils learn, in age-appropriate ways, about the differences between people and their families. These activities help to prepare pupils extremely well for future life.
What the school should improve
- In a very small number of subjects, the school has not checked the impact of the curriculum on pupils' learning. This limits its ability to identify necessary improvements to the curriculum so that pupils can build knowledge securely over time. The school should ensure that it checks how well pupils learn and remember the curriculum.
- Governors do not systematically review the impact of the school's actions to improve pupils' learning. As a result, they are not sufficiently clear about the areas that the school needs to improve. Governors should ensure that they consistently hold the school to account for the quality of education that pupils receive.
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.