Welcome to St Bridget's School

Welcome to St. Bridget’s School's website. We hope it gives you a real sense of our small but thriving school, its values and aspirations for our children, who are at the heart of everything we do. Every day our staff and children live out our motto of “Letting our lights shine”!

St. Bridget’s is at the heart of the village of Parton. We care for the whole child and the whole family.

Our Team

Policies

Term Dates

Our Vision

Our community at St. Bridget's C of E School is happy, caring, hard-working, achieving, responsible and  resilient. Everyday we try to become the very best that we were created to be.

Our Motto

‘Letting Our Lights Shine’

Our motto, highlights our vision, and references Matthew 5:16:

‘In the same way, let your light shine before others, that they may see your good deeds and glorify your Father in heaven.’

School Admissions for Children 

Admissions for children in Reception to Year Six are governed and managed by the Cumberland Council. Please contact us on 01946 592940, then apply through our admission page.

You may either apply online or download an application form, which needs to be returned to Cumberland Council. We always endeavour to provide places, but if there are cases of over-subscription, we follow Cumberland Council's admission policy.

Even if your child is currently in our nursery, you will have to apply through the Council for their Reception place.

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16 September 2025

Year 5 and 6 Workshop

West Cumbria Rivers Trust based at Walkmill, Moresby Parks have been delivering a new school session in school and at Walkmill this week. The year 5 6 children have the opportunity to learn about the history of the site as a former coal mine, and how the land use has changed to the community woodland we now manage on site. Allowing children to access nature and learn in an outdoor environment and linking to our history topic on mining.

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22 May 2025

Beach School

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15 May 2025

Fun with Castles!