Academy sponsor led · Cumberland

Richard Rose Morton Academy

11–18Ages
905Pupils
SecondaryPhase
Sixth formAges 16–18
135620URN

Wigton Road, Carlisle, CA2 6LB · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Jul 2025 Previous framework

No overall grade given

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.6per place

0.3 below Cumberland median (1.9)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther secondary schools in Cumberland

272 applications for 171 places · 11th of 16 in Cumberland

Every year since 2014

Attainment 8 · 2025/26 (provisional)

41.5of 90

Cumberland 41.5 England 46.0

10th of 19 in Cumberland

All GCSE results

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded inspection · 1 July 2025Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024). Between September 2024 and November 2025 Ofsted graded areas but gave no overall grade.
Area	Outstanding	Good	Requires improvement	Inadequate
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes		Good
Personal development		Good
Leadership and management		Good

Full reports on the Ofsted website · How to read Ofsted grades

About these grades

Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.

How hard is it to get a place?

DfE · Sept 2026 entry

1.6applications per place, Year 7

0.3 below Cumberland median (1.9) 0.6 below England median (2.2)

272 applications · 171 places offered · 181 named it first

2026 1.6; Cumberland median median 1.9
2025 1.5; Cumberland median median 1.9
2024 1.5; Cumberland median median 1.5
2023 1.7; Cumberland median median 1.8
2022 1.7; Cumberland median median 1.8
2021 1.8; Cumberland median median 1.8
2020 1.7; Cumberland median median 1.7
2019 1.5; Cumberland median median 1.6
2018 1.5; Cumberland median median 1.8
2017 1.4; Cumberland median median 1.7
2016 1.3; Cumberland median median 1.6
2015 1.1; Cumberland median median 1.6
2014 1.2; Cumberland median median 1.5

More applications per place than the Cumberland median in 1 of 13 years.

This school
Cumberland median

Year 7 applications for September 2027 close 31 October 2026, through your council

How this is measured

Applications per place: every application naming the school at any preference, divided by places offered on National Offer Day. It is not your chance of a place. Methodology.

Entry	Places	Applications	Per place	First preferences	First-pref. ratio
Sep 2026	171	272	1.6	181	1.06
Sep 2025	200	306	1.5	209	1.05
Sep 2024	179	276	1.5	187	1.04
Sep 2023	171	293	1.7	200	1.17
Sep 2022	171	293	1.7	210	1.23
Sep 2021	171	299	1.8	204	1.19
Sep 2020	179	309	1.7	217	1.21
Sep 2019	180	277	1.5	188	1.04
Sep 2018	138	205	1.5	133	0.96
Sep 2017	144	208	1.4	121	0.84
Sep 2016	91	119	1.3	68	0.75
Sep 2015	118	134	1.1	85	0.72
Sep 2014	102	118	1.2	82	0.80

How did pupils do at GCSE?

DfE KS4 · 2025/26 provisional

167 pupils took GCSEs in 2025/26.

Attainment 8 (out of 90)41.510th of 19 in Cumberland

Cumberland 41.5 England 46.0

Grade 5 or above in English and maths32%11th of 19 in Cumberland

Cumberland 33% England 45%

Grade 4 or above in English and maths58%

Cumberland 56% England 66%

This school
Cumberland median
England median

Progress 8 (2023/24, the latest published)+0.06

−20 = national average+2

Every year as a table

Year	Pupils	Attainment 8	5+ Eng & maths	4+ Eng & maths	Progress 8
2025/26 (prov.)	167	41.5	32%	58%	–
2024/25	172	43.4	34%	52%	–
2023/24	174	43.7	36%	57%	+0.06
2022/23	147	44.0	30%	58%	+0.04

Progress 8 is not published for 2024/25 or 2025/26: those pupils had no key stage 2 tests in 2020 and 2021.

Schools nearby

The 8 nearest secondary schools in a straight line, in any local authority

Richard Rose Morton AcademyThis school
This school

Graded · no overall grade2025

1.6applications per place 41.5Attainment 8
Trinity School
3.1 km · Cumberland

Graded · no overall grade2024

1.9applications per place 39.4Attainment 8
Richard Rose Central Academy
3.5 km · Cumberland

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.2applications per place 42.4Attainment 8
Caldew School
4.0 km · Cumberland

Good2022

2.6applications per place 40.5Attainment 8
St John Henry Newman Catholic School
5.0 km · Cumberland

Good2022

2.2applications per place 38.9Attainment 8
The Nelson Thomlinson School
13.5 km · Cumberland

Good2023

1.4applications per place 43.1Attainment 8
William Howard School
16.3 km · Cumberland

Standards maintained2025

1.5applications per place 42.0Attainment 8
Solway Community School
26.5 km · Cumberland

Graded · no overall grade2024

1.5applications per place 31.8Attainment 8
Beacon Hill Community School
26.6 km · Cumberland

Graded · no overall grade2025

1.9applications per place 37.5Attainment 8

School details

Type: Academy sponsor led
Phase: Secondary
URN · DfE number: 135620 · 942/6905
Trust: United Learning Trust
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Capacity: 900 pupils · 905 on roll
Free school meals: 26.0% of pupils (England median 23%)
Opened: 1 September 2008
Replaced: The Morton School (URN 112390)
Address: Wigton Road, Carlisle, CA2 6LB
Local authority: Cumberland

Data last changed 19 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources