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St Benedict's Catholic High School
Red Lonning, Hensingham, CA28 8UG
Voluntary aided school for ages 11–18 in Hensingham. Mixed intake, Roman Catholic.
St Benedict's Catholic High School is a Roman Catholic voluntary aided secondary school in Whitehaven, Cumberland, for boys and girls aged 11 to 18. It has a sixth form and belongs to the Diocese of Lancaster.
The school describes itself as a happy, thriving Catholic school serving local Whitehaven and west Cumbrian parishes. It says it co-located with Mayfield Special School at Campus Whitehaven in January 2019. Ofsted rated St Benedict's Good at its last full inspection (2014), so the grade is dated.
Ages 11–18 · Secondary
992 pupils · On roll
Voluntary aided school · Mixed