St Bees School
St Bees School is an independent school in for boys and girls aged 11 to 18. It has 96 pupils and room for 180.
Wood Lane, St Bees, CUMBRIA, CA27 0DS01946 828000stbeesschool.co.ukMr Laurence Gribble headteacherAll details
Inspection
This private school is inspected by the Independent Schools Inspectorate, not Ofsted. Its reports are at isi.net.
Results
GCSE results, summer 2025
26 pupils sat their GCSEs. Here is how they did against every state secondary in England.
The government hasn't published this school's headline results. That usually means the year group was too small to publish without identifying children.
A level and sixth-form results, 2025
1 students finished sixth-form courses.
All sixth-form measures, year by year
| Measure | 2025 | 2024 |
|---|---|---|
| Students | 1 | 4 |
| Average A level grade | z | z |
Getting a place
Admissions policy not published.
Each council publishes its own figures on how many families applied and how far away the last child to get a place lived. We are adding councils one at a time. If you have a link to Cumberland council's admissions booklet, send it to us.
Who goes here
Who the school teaches, from the latest school census.
How the mix of pupils has changed
| Census | 2026 | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils on roll | 96 | 102 | 119 | 98 | 75 | 52 |
| Pupils from low-income familiesFree school meals | – | – | – | – | 0% | 0% |
| Pupils learning EnglishEnglish as an additional language | – | – | – | – | 0% | 0% |
| Pupils getting extra supportSEN support | – | 21% | 20% | 11% | 7% | 2% |
| Pupils with an EHC planEducation, health and care plans | – | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
The area around the school
Crime figures come from police.uk. The police record each crime at the nearest of a fixed set of map points rather than the exact spot, so “within 500 m” is only rough. House prices are from HM Land Registry sales nearby over the last two years.
Nearby schools
The closest schools, nearest first. Hover over a row to see it on the map.
| School | Type | Distance | Pupils | Ofsted | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Bees Village Primary School | Academy | 650 m | 162 | Not inspected | 62 | Compare |
| Orgill Primary School | Council | 2.3 miles | 228 | Report card 2026 | 8 | Compare |
| Valley Primary School and Nursery | Council | 2.4 miles | 286 | Good 2024 | 8 | Compare |
| Moor Row Community Primary School | Council | 2.5 miles | 72 | Good 2024 | 21 | Compare |
| St Bridget's Catholic Primary School | Roman Catholic | 2.5 miles | 198 | Good 2023 | 54 | Compare |
| West Lakes Academy | Academy | 2.6 miles | 1,017 | No overall grade 2025 | 4 | Compare |
| Bookwell Primary School | Council | 2.7 miles | 194 | Outstanding 2024 | 95 | Compare |
| St Mary's Catholic Primary School | Roman Catholic | 2.7 miles | 195 | No overall grade 2025 | 82 | Compare |
Questions parents ask
Is St Bees School a good school?
We don't have enough published data to score St Bees School yet.
How many pupils does St Bees School have?
96 pupils aged 11 to 18 were on the roll in January 2024. It has 180 places, so it is 53% full.
Does St Bees School have a sixth form?
Yes. The average A level grade in 2025 was z.
These answers come straight from the figures on this page and update when new data comes out.
Contact and details
- Address
- Wood Lane, St Bees, CUMBRIA, CA27 0DS
- Telephone
- 01946 828000
- Website
- www.stbeesschool.co.uk
- Headteacher
- Mr Laurence Gribble
- Type of school
- Independent school (Other independent school, independent schools)
- Phase
- Independent school, ages 11-18, with sixth form
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Local authority
- Cumberland
- Ward
- Egremont North and St Bees
- Constituency
- Whitehaven and Workington
- Setting
- Larger rural: Further from a major town or city
- Opened
- 28 March 2018 (new provision)
- URN
- 145292 · LAESTAB 9426004 · UKPRN 10079406
Recent changes
- New KS4 results for 2024/25
Where these figures come from
- School details: Department for Education, Get Information About Schools, refreshed daily (this page rebuilt 13 September 2026).
- Inspections: Ofsted management information, monthly; latest publication in our data 27 August 2026.
- GCSE results: DfE key stage 4 performance tables, 2024/25 final.
- Pupil characteristics: DfE school census, January 2026.
- Neighbourhood: police.uk street-level crime, HM Land Registry price paid data, NaPTAN bus stops, English Indices of Deprivation 2025.
- All under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Full list and update calendar.