St Bega's CofE Primary School, Holmrook
Data last updated 11 Sept 2026
Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Ofsted · 1 year agoOverall
Quality of Education
Behaviour & Attitudes
Personal Development
Leadership & Management
Early Years
Ofsted Insights
What This School Does Well
St Bega's creates a welcoming, inclusive environment where children feel safe, supported and valued. The school offers rich experiences through clubs, trips and community involvement that help pupils develop as well-rounded individuals. Staff provide personalised support for pupils with additional needs and have high expectations for all learners.
Key Strengths
- Positive, family-like atmosphere with strong relationships between staff and pupils
- Pupils develop interests through clubs including gardening, art, computing, and music performances
- Good behaviour and high levels of respect for staff and each other
- Personalised support for pupils with SEND that is regularly reviewed
- Broad personal development curriculum including trips and experiences exploring the wider world
Areas for Improvement
- Inconsistent delivery of the new curriculum with activities not always matched to pupils' next steps in learning
- Insufficient support for pupils who fall behind in phonics, limiting their reading progress
- Assessment processes don't effectively check longer-term knowledge retention or inform future teaching
- Early years curriculum delivery is variable and some children are not as well prepared for Year 1 as they could be
Safeguarding
Safeguarding arrangements are effective.
Extracurricular Activities
Gardening club, art club, computing club, musical instrument lessons, music festivals, school annual art event
St Bega's CofE Primary School is a calm, happy place where pupils behave well and feel supported, but the quality of education requires improvement as the newly redesigned curriculum is not yet embedded and teaching is inconsistent across subjects.
At a Glance
18.8%
Free School Meals
No
Boarding
Yes
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
No
Special Measures
Class Sizes
8.7
Avg class size
12.0
KS2
3
Total classes
2024/25 academic year
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Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
29%
Available places
16 pupils
56 capacity
40 spare places available
Area Demand Pressure - Holmrook
Based on MHCLG housing supply data for Holmrook
Admissions Demand - Cumberland
Places available
3,571
Applications
2,437
Got 1st preference
98.5%
Got preferred school
99.7%
Primary admissions across Cumberland (2025/26)
Inspection History(7)
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SEN Provision
How many pupils have special educational needs, what types of support the school provides, and how it compares to similar schools.
Pupil Demographics
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Teachers & Staff
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School Funding
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Pupil Absence2024/25
10.90426%
Overall absence
22.22222%
Persistent absence
18
Enrolments
Absence trend
Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.
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