The Whitehaven Academy
Academy · Year 7–Year 13 · 859 pupils
St Benedict's Catholic High School
Red Lonning, Hensingham, Whitehaven CA28 8UG
Year groups
Year 7–Year 13
Secondary
Pupils
990
On roll
Ages
11–18
Capacity 1,194
Local authority
Cumberland
North West
Schola Grade 3
GCSE-style grade (9–1) · compared with 3,207 state-funded secondary schools in England · How we grade
Percentiles compare this school with other state-funded secondary schools in England; the line marks the middle. Data: key stage 2 tests, GCSE results (Attainment 8) and persistent absence, 2024/25 (Department for Education).
About St Benedict's Catholic High School
St Benedict's Catholic High School is a state secondary school in Whitehaven, Cumberland, for pupils aged 11–18 (Year 7–Year 13).
It has 990 pupils on roll and room for 1,194. It has a sixth form. Religious character: Roman Catholic. Its Schola Grade is 3 on the GCSE-style 9–1 scale, compared with 3,207 state-funded secondary schools in England.
Location & nearby schools
School details
- Type
- State School · What this means
- Level
- Secondary
- Year groups
- Year 7–Year 13
- Ages
- 11–18
- Official type
- Voluntary aided school
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Pupils on roll
- 990
- Capacity
- 1,194 pupils
- Free school meals
- 31.60% of pupils eligible
- Local authority
- Cumberland
- Nation
- England
- URN
- 112398
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