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Boarding schools in and near Cumberland

All 2 boarding schools in Cumberland, and the nearest just outside.

2 schools in Cumberland

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  1. Keswick School

    Keswick, CA12 5QB · Academy · Secondary · Ages 11 to 18

    • Ofsted:Outstanding
    • Has a sixth form

    Results close to the Cumberland boarding schools average.

    199 first choices, 200 offers made

    Attainment 8 at 1650.9

    Cumberland boarding schools 50.9England 46.2

    Days missed
    6.5%Cumberland boarding schools 6.5%
    Pupils
    1,208
    Pupils per teacher
    18.2
    View school Keswick School
  2. St Bees School

    Ca27 0ds · Independent · Secondary · Ages 11 to 18

    • ISI:Inspected
    • Church of England
    • Has a sixth form

    Independent school. Results aren't published in the same way.

    Results

    Not published for this kind of school.

    Days missed
    –Cumberland boarding schools 6.5%
    Pupils
    96
    Pupils per teacher
    –
    View school St Bees School

Just outside Cumberland

The nearest ones, measured from the middle of Cumberland.

  1. Windermere School

    25.7 miles from Cumberland · Independent · All-through · Ages 3 to 20

    • ISI:Inspected
    • Has a nursery
    • Has a sixth form

    Independent school. Results aren't published in the same way.

    Results

    Not published for this kind of school.

    Days missed
    –Cumberland boarding schools 6.5%
    Pupils
    226
    Pupils per teacher
    –
    View school Windermere School
The big picture

How Cumberland's boarding schools spread out

Each dot is one school. Hover over a dot to see which school it is.

Ofsted grades in Cumberland

The last full grade for each school Ofsted has graded. 1 newer or converted school doesn't have a grade yet.

  • Outstanding: 1 of 1
  • Good: 0 of 1
  • Requires improvement: 0 of 1
  • Inadequate: 0 of 1
Before you apply

Four things worth knowing in Cumberland

  1. Half or more are faith schools.

    1 of the 2 boarding schools in Cumberland have a religious character. When they're full, they can put families of their faith first, so check each school's rules.

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  2. Check how old the Ofsted grade is.

    Some grades are many years old. Each school's page shows the date of its last inspection and what's changed since.

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    Popular schools fill up from the families who live closest. Add your postcode to see which schools are nearest, and put one of them on your form.

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About these schools

Boarding schools in Cumberland, explained

There are 2 boarding schools in Cumberland, teaching 1,304 children. 0 are run by the council and 1 are academies or free schools. Among them is 1 independent school.

100% of the schools Ofsted has graded are Good or Outstanding, against 94.8% across England. 1 of them is Outstanding, though some grades are several years old, so check the date on each school's page.

Pupils in Cumberland boarding schools scored an average Attainment 8 of 50.9 across their best eight GCSEs, against 46.2 across England.

8.9% of pupils get free school meals. Schools here spend £8,391 a year on each pupil, against £8,120 across England. 16.8% of pupils are persistently absent, missing one day in ten or more, against 18.1% across England.

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Questions

Questions parents ask

How many boarding schools are in Cumberland?
There are 2 boarding schools in Cumberland, including state-funded, academies, and independent schools.
What are the best boarding schools in Cumberland?
The highest-ranked boarding schools in Cumberland on Eduscope are Keswick School. We rank each state school against schools of the same phase across England on its Ofsted inspection, results and attendance.
How many Ofsted Outstanding boarding schools are in Cumberland?
Cumberland has 1 boarding schools rated Outstanding by Ofsted. A further 0 are rated Good, meaning 100% of inspected schools hold a Good or Outstanding rating.
How are boarding schools in Cumberland ranked on Eduscope?
Each state school gets a rank score out of 100. We place each measure as a percentile among state schools of the same phase across England, then weight them. Primary schools: latest Ofsted inspection 30%, pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 30%, pupils reaching the higher standard 10%, persistent absence (lower is better) 20%, average reading and maths scores 10%. Secondary schools: latest Ofsted inspection 25%, Attainment 8 25%, grade 5 or above in English and maths 15%, persistent absence (lower is better) 15%, pupils staying in education or work after GCSEs 10%, A level average points (sixth forms only) 10%. Results are averaged over up to three years, and an Ofsted grade older than five years counts for less. A school needs data for at least 60% of the weights. Special schools, pupil referral units, nurseries, independent schools and 16 to 19 schools aren't ranked, and are listed by Ofsted grade and name. Our methodology page explains more.
What is the average class size in Cumberland boarding schools?
The average pupil-teacher ratio across boarding schools in Cumberland is 18:1. While this is not a direct measure of class size, it indicates the level of teaching resource available per pupil.

Sources: Department for Education school performance tables, school census and workforce data, Get Information About Schools and Ofsted. Distances are straight-line estimates.

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