St Benedict's Catholic High School
Red Lonning, Hensingham, Whitehaven, CA28 8UG
Data last updated 22 October 2026.
- Phase: Secondary
- Gender: Mixed
- Ages: 11 to 18
- Admissions: Non-selective
- Sixth form: Yes
- Pupils (2025/26 census): 990 (494 boys, 496 girls)
- Capacity: 1194
- Free school meals (2025/26 census): 29.3%
- Telephone: 01946692275
- Ofsted: Good (16 Sep 2014); ungraded inspection 4 Jun 2025: Standards maintained
- Attainment 8: 43.8 (2025/26, provisional)
- Applications (Year 7 entry, September 2026): 358 applications, 191 places offered
Phase, type, gender, ages, admissions, sixth form, capacity and contact details are from the Department for Education's school register as at 21 October 2026. Ofsted inspection records as at 30 September 2026.
Other schools in Cumberland
- Jericho Primary School (0.3 miles, straight line)
- The Whitehaven Academy (0.3 miles, straight line)
- Hensingham Primary School (0.5 miles, straight line)
- St Gregory and St Patrick's Catholic Infant School (0.8 miles, straight line)
- St Begh's Catholic Junior School (0.9 miles, straight line)
- St James' CofE Junior School (1 miles, straight line)
