- Ofsted:Outstanding
- Has a sixth form
Results well above the Cumberland average, low absence.
199 first choices, 200 offers made
Attainment 8 at 1650.9
Cumberland 40.8England 46.2
- Days missed
- Pupils
- 1,208
- Pupils per teacher
- 18.2
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- Ofsted:Good
- Has a sixth form
Results above the Cumberland average.
172 first choices, 175 offers made
Attainment 8 at 1647.9
Cumberland 40.8England 46.2
- Days missed
- 9.0%Cumberland 8.7%
- Pupils
- 1,254
- Pupils per teacher
- 18.2
- Ofsted:Good
- Has a sixth form
Results close to the Cumberland average.
163 first choices, 170 offers made
Attainment 8 at 1643.1
Cumberland 40.8England 46.2
- Days missed
- 9.1%Cumberland 8.7%
- Pupils
- 1,095
- Pupils per teacher
- 15.4
- Ofsted:Good
- Has a sixth form
Results close to the Cumberland average.
202 first choices, 222 offers made
Attainment 8 at 1642.0
Cumberland 40.8England 46.2
- Days missed
- 7.9%Cumberland 8.7%
- Pupils
- 1,312
- Pupils per teacher
- 17.2
- Ofsted:Good in every area
- Has a sixth form
Results close to the Cumberland average.
181 first choices, 171 offers made
Attainment 8 at 1641.5
Cumberland 40.8England 46.2
- Days missed
- 7.9%Cumberland 8.7%
- Pupils
- 905
- Pupils per teacher
- 16.2
- Ofsted:Good
- Has a sixth form
Results close to the Cumberland average, low absence.
195 first choices, 194 offers made
Attainment 8 at 1640.9
Cumberland 40.8England 46.2
- Days missed
- Pupils
- 1,234
- Pupils per teacher
- 17.1
- Ofsted:Good
- Has a sixth form
Results close to the Cumberland average.
180 first choices, 164 offers made
Attainment 8 at 1640.5
Cumberland 40.8England 46.2
- Days missed
- 8.7%Cumberland 8.7%
- Pupils
- 990
- Pupils per teacher
- 16.5
- Ofsted:Good in every area
- Church of England
- Has a sixth form
Results close to the Cumberland average, high absence.
205 first choices, 253 offers made
Attainment 8 at 1639.4
Cumberland 40.8England 46.2
- Days missed
- Pupils
- 1,711
- Pupils per teacher
- 18.0
- Ofsted:Good
- Has a sixth form
Results close to the Cumberland average.
180 first choices, 170 offers made
Attainment 8 at 1643.0
Cumberland 40.8England 46.2
- Days missed
- 8.7%Cumberland 8.7%
- Pupils
- 859
- Pupils per teacher
- 18.8
- Ofsted:Good
- Catholic
- Has a sixth form
Results above the Cumberland average.
187 first choices, 191 offers made
Attainment 8 at 1643.8
Cumberland 40.8England 46.2
- Days missed
- 8.5%Cumberland 8.7%
- Pupils
- 990
- Pupils per teacher
- 15.6
- Ofsted:Good in every area
- Has a sixth form
Results close to the Cumberland average, high absence.
227 first choices, 201 offers made
Attainment 8 at 1642.4
Cumberland 40.8England 46.2
- Days missed
- Pupils
- 1,035
- Pupils per teacher
- 17.2
- Ofsted:Needs attention in 1 area
- Has a sixth form
Results close to the Cumberland average.
82 first choices, 87 offers made
Attainment 8 at 1642.5
Cumberland 40.8England 46.2
- Days missed
- 8.2%Cumberland 8.7%
- Pupils
- 476
- Pupils per teacher
- 14.0
St Josephs Catholic High School, Workington
Workington, CA14 3EE · Academy · Secondary · Ages 11 to 16
- Ofsted:Needs attention in 2 areas
- Catholic
Results below the Cumberland average, low absence.
124 first choices, 118 offers made
Attainment 8 at 1636.8
Cumberland 40.8England 46.2
- Days missed
- Pupils
- 539
- Pupils per teacher
- 15.5
- Ofsted:Good in every area
Results well below the Cumberland average, low absence.
31 first choices, 31 offers made
Attainment 8 at 1631.8
Cumberland 40.8England 46.2
- Days missed
- Pupils
- 150
- Pupils per teacher
- 13.2
- Ofsted:Requires improvement in 3 areas
- Has a sixth form
Results close to the Cumberland average, low absence.
150 first choices, 152 offers made
Attainment 8 at 1641.7
Cumberland 40.8England 46.2
- Days missed
- Pupils
- 894
- Pupils per teacher
- 33.4
- Ofsted:Inadequate in 2 areas
- Has a sixth form
Results close to the Cumberland average, high absence.
109 first choices, 117 offers made
Attainment 8 at 1639.6
Cumberland 40.8England 46.2
- Days missed
- Pupils
- 1,017
- Pupils per teacher
- 17.0
- Ofsted:Good
- Catholic
- Has a sixth form
Results close to the Cumberland average, high absence.
126 first choices, 114 offers made
Attainment 8 at 1638.9
Cumberland 40.8England 46.2
- Days missed
- Pupils
- 703
- Pupils per teacher
- 16.7
- Ofsted:Good
- Has a sixth form
Results well below the Cumberland average, high absence.
Attainment 8 at 1622.5
Cumberland 40.8England 46.2
- Days missed
- Pupils
- 383
- Pupils per teacher
- 13.8
- Ofsted:Requires improvement in 2 areas
Results below the Cumberland average.
34 first choices, 34 offers made
Attainment 8 at 1637.5
Cumberland 40.8England 46.2
- Days missed
- 9.6%Cumberland 8.7%
- Pupils
- 135
- Pupils per teacher
- 12.4
James Rennie School
Carlisle, CA3 0BU · Academy · All-through · Ages 3 to 19
- Ofsted:Outstanding
- Has a nursery
- Has a sixth form
Specialist provision. Results aren't published in the same way.
Results
Not published for this kind of school.
- Days missed
- 8.6%
- Pupils
- 217
- Pupils per teacher
- 6.6
Mayfield School
Whitehaven, CA28 8UG · Special · All-through · Ages 3 to 19
- Ofsted:Outstanding
- Has a sixth form
Specialist provision. Results aren't published in the same way.
Results
Not published for this kind of school.
- Days missed
- 8.2%
- Pupils
- 274
- Pupils per teacher
- 7.7
Gillford Centre
Carlisle, CA2 4JE · PRU · All-through · Ages 5 to 16
- Ofsted:Good
Short-stay provision. Results aren't published in the same way.
Results
Not published for this kind of school.
- Days missed
- –
- Pupils
- 56
- Pupils per teacher
- –
Kirby Moor School
Brampton, CA8 2AB · Independent · All-through · Ages 7 to 18 · Boys
- Ofsted:Good
- Boys
Specialist provision. Results aren't published in the same way.
Results
Not published for this kind of school.
- Days missed
- –
- Pupils
- 63
- Pupils per teacher
- –
Progress Schools - Carlisle
Carlisle, CA1 1EJ · Independent · Secondary · Ages 13 to 16
- Ofsted:Good
Specialist provision. Results aren't published in the same way.
Results
Not published for this kind of school.
- Days missed
- –
- Pupils
- 9
- Pupils per teacher
- –
- Secondary schools29including 6 special
- Attainment 8 at 1640.8England 46.2
- Good or Outstanding100%of graded schools ·
- Faith schools6 of 294 Catholic, 2 Church of England
- With a nursery class2take children from 2 or 3
- Free school meals24.5%of pupils get them
The big picture
How Cumberland's secondary schools spread out
Each dot is one school. Hover over a dot to see which school it is.
Attainment 8 at 16
Average score across each pupil's best eight GCSEs.
Days missed
Share of school sessions pupils missed, for any reason. Lower is better.
Ofsted grades in Cumberland
The last full grade for each school Ofsted has graded. 19 newer or converted schools don't have a grade yet.
- Outstanding: 1 of 10
- Good: 9 of 10
- Requires improvement: 0 of 10
- Inadequate: 0 of 10
Before you apply
Four things worth knowing in Cumberland
Some are faith schools.
6 of the 29 secondary 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.
Show schools with no religious characterApply by 31 October.
Apply to your council in Year 6 for a Year 7 place. Offers come out on 1 March.
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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About these schools
Secondary schools in Cumberland, explained
There are 29 secondary schools in Cumberland, teaching 18,007 children. 7 are run by the council and 14 are academies or free schools. Among them are 6 special and 5 independent schools.
100% of the mainstream state 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 scored an average Attainment 8 of 40.8 across their best eight GCSEs, against 46.2 across England.
24.5% of pupils get free school meals. Schools here spend £9,224 a year on each pupil, against £8,120 across England. 23.2% of pupils are persistently absent, missing one day in ten or more, against 18.1% across England.
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- Carlisle8 secondary schools
- Distington3 secondary schools
- Whitehaven3 secondary schools
- Cockermouth1 school
- Egremont1 school
- Maryport1 school
- Millom1 school
- Wigton1 school
- Workington1 school
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Questions
Questions parents ask
How many secondary schools are in Cumberland?
There are 29 secondary schools in Cumberland, including state-funded, academies, and independent schools.
What are the best secondary schools in Cumberland?
The highest-ranked secondary schools in Cumberland on Eduscope are Keswick School, Cockermouth School and The Nelson Thomlinson 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 secondary schools are in Cumberland?
Cumberland has 1 secondary schools rated Outstanding by Ofsted. A further 9 are rated Good, meaning 100% of inspected schools hold a Good or Outstanding rating.
How are secondary 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 secondary schools?
The average pupil-teacher ratio across secondary schools in Cumberland is 17:1. While this is not a direct measure of class size, it indicates the level of teaching resource available per pupil.
How do I choose a secondary school in Cumberland?
When choosing a secondary school in Cumberland, consider Ofsted ratings, GCSE results (Progress 8 and Attainment 8), sixth form provision, and the school's specialisms. You can compare all 29 secondary schools on Eduscope using filters for school type, gender, and admissions policy.
Sources: Department for Education school performance tables, school census and workforce data, Get Information About Schools and Ofsted. Distances are straight-line estimates.