Overall Oxbridge
#471
1 ranked schools · +443 places vs Eng avg #914 of 1,983
Applications
2
Offers
1
Offer rate50.0%
+27.6 pts vs Eng avgEng avg 22.4%
Schools in Whitehaven
That prosperity built a compact town. Over 170 listed Georgian buildings survive around the harbour and Whitehaven town centre, making it one of Cumbria's most architecturally coherent settlements on the north-west coast.
Once the second busiest port in England by tonnage, Whitehaven reached its commercial peak between 1750 and 1772, when ships owned by the Lowther family worked the Georgian harbour and traded with the American colonies. Hensingham and Kells, to the south and east of the centre, are among the most school-competitive corners of west Cumbria for families seeking primary places, while Jericho sits within the older inner town. Around 24,000 people live across the parish, and the Cumbrian Coast railway line links Whitehaven northward to Carlisle in around an hour and a half.
14
Primary
schools
2
Secondary
schools
1
Special
schools
of which3sixth forms·7faith17 total
Area Performance
Whitehaven schools rank in the top 62% of England
Across 14 primary and sixth-form schools, state and independent. The average Find My School Inspection Score is 7.42/10, -0.01 vs England.
Find My School Inspection Band
6% Elite
Distribution across all Whitehaven schools
EliteExcellentGood
Whitehaven vs England distribution
National Rank
Top 62%
Across all ranked Whitehaven schools
Top 61%Primaryavg #9,124 of 14,978
Top 80%Sixth formavg #2,038 of 2,554
Primary schools: 11 schools (state + independent)
LocalEngland avg
Average FMS Inspection Score
7.3/10
-0.08 vs Eng avgEng avg 7.3/10
Average national rank
#9,124
-11 pts vs medianmedian 7,489
top 61% of 14,978
% reaching expected RWM standardstate
57%
-5 pts vs Eng avgEng avg 62%
% reaching higher RWM standardstate
5%
-3 pts vs Eng avgEng avg 8%
Average FMS Inspection Score
7.3/10
-0.08 vs Eng avgEng avg 7.3/10
Average national rank
#9,124
-11 pts vs medianmedian 7,489
top 61% of 14,978
% reaching expected RWM standardstate
57%
-5 pts vs Eng avgEng avg 62%
% reaching higher RWM standardstate
5%
-3 pts vs Eng avgEng avg 8%
Sixth form schools: 3 schools (state + independent)
LocalEngland avg
Average FMS Inspection Score
8.0/10
+0.26 vs Eng avgEng avg 7.7/10
Average national rank
#2,038
-30 pts vs medianmedian 1,277
top 80% of 2,554
% A*-A at A-Level
12%
-13 pts vs Eng avgEng avg 25%
% A*-B at A-Level
34%
-17 pts vs Eng avgEng avg 50%
Average FMS Inspection Score
8.0/10
+0.26 vs Eng avgEng avg 7.7/10
Average national rank
#2,038
-30 pts vs medianmedian 1,277
top 80% of 2,554
% A*-A at A-Level
12%
-13 pts vs Eng avgEng avg 25%
% A*-B at A-Level
34%
-17 pts vs Eng avgEng avg 50%
Cambridge
#364
1 ranked schools · +409 places vs Eng avg #773 of 1,880
Applications
2
Offers
1
Offer rate50.0%
+20.6 pts vs Eng avgEng avg 29.4%
Top 3 Primary Schools
2026
Whitehaven
Top 2 Secondary Schools
2026
Whitehaven
1 Sixth Form
2026
Whitehaven
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