St Gregory and St Patrick's Catholic Infant School
Voluntary aided primary school in Whitehaven (Cumberland).
Ofsted
Good
last graded, 2024
Early years (EYFS)
Good
Ofsted, Mar 2024
Attendance rate
96.1%
▲ 1pp England 2024/25: 94.8%
2024/25 academic year
Pupil : Teacher
19.1
▼ 1.6 England 2025/26: 20.7
2025/26
Eligible for free school meals
13.8%
▼ 11pp England 2025/26: 24.9%
school census 15/01/2026
SEN support
17.5%
▲ 2pp England 2025/26: 15.4%
2025/26
Capacity
53%
189 / 360 pupils
register figure (GIAS)
Teacher turnover
25.2%
▲ 11pp England 2024/25: 14.5% (primary schools)
2024/25
Who runs this school
iGet Information about Schools (DfE), via WhatSchool, record last changed 17-09-2026.- Maintained by
- Cumberland (local council)
- Type of school
- Voluntary aided school
- Ages
- 3 to 7
- Admissions authority
- School governing body
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Diocese
- Diocese of Lancaster
- Federation
- Not part of a federation
- Trust
- Not part of an academy trust
On Governance Register
iGovernors: Get Information about Schools governance data, as held on Governance Register. School counts: Get Information about Schools, extract of 24 Oct 2026.- 8 governors are listed for this school on Governance Register. See the Overview.
- Cumberland has 179 schools on the register, including 110 council-maintained primary schools. See them all.
What this means
- Funding
- Funded by the local council from the government's school funding. The governing body pays part of the cost of building work.
- Staff and buildings
- The governing body employs the staff. The land and buildings are usually owned by a charity, often a religious body.
- Admissions
- The governing body is the admissions authority and sets the admissions policy, with applications usually coordinated by the local council.
- Governance
- A governing body, in which foundation governors are in the majority, runs the school.
General explanation of how this type of school works in England, not a statement about this school. See GOV.UK types of school.