Bransty Primary School

Bransty Primary School at a glance

Located in Whitehaven, Cumberland, Bransty Primary School is a primary school, classified by the DfE as a community school. The school educates roughly 211 pupils aged 3 to 11. Ofsted judged the school to be 'Good' at its most recent inspection. 44% of its pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of Key Stage 2, well below the national average (national figure: 61%). The proportion reaching the expected standard has fallen by 6.0 percentage points compared with the previous year. On our composite score, which combines the DfE attainment measures above, this places it in the lower half of primary schools nationally.

Pupils achieved an average scaled score of 102 in reading and 99 in maths (national averages are about 105 and 104). Getting a place is straightforward: for the September 2026 intake every family who made Bransty Primary School their first choice was offered one of its 18 Reception places. Overall pupil absence was 4.9%. There are about 21.7 pupils per teacher. When you visit, you might ask how the school stretches its higher-attaining pupils and supports those who need to catch up. This overview is generated automatically from the latest published DfE performance tables and Ofsted data; figures are rounded, and you can check the originals via the official links above.