Academy sponsor led · Cumberland

Richard Rose Central Academy

11–18Ages
1,035Pupils
SecondaryPhase
Sixth formAges 16–18
135621URN

Victoria Place, Carlisle, CA1 1LY · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Mar 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

2.2per place

0.4 above Cumberland median (1.9)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther secondary schools in Cumberland

443 applications for 201 places · 2nd of 16 in Cumberland

Every year since 2014

Attainment 8 · 2025/26 (provisional)

42.4of 90

Cumberland 41.5 England 46.0

7th of 19 in Cumberland

All GCSE results

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded inspection · 11 March 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
Sixth form provision		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

2.2applications per place, Year 7

0.4 above Cumberland median (1.9) close to England median (2.2)

443 applications · 201 places offered · 227 named it first

HistoryEarlier years not shown: formed from, or split from, other schools.

2026 2.2; Cumberland median median 1.9
2025 2.1; Cumberland median median 1.9
2024 1.8; Cumberland median median 1.5
2023 1.8; Cumberland median median 1.8
2022 1.8; Cumberland median median 1.8
2021 2.2; Cumberland median median 1.8
2020 1.7; Cumberland median median 1.7
2019 1.6; Cumberland median median 1.6
2018 2.0; Cumberland median median 1.8
2017 1.1; Cumberland median median 1.7
2016 1.4; Cumberland median median 1.6
2015 1.1; Cumberland median median 1.6
2014 1.2; Cumberland median median 1.5

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	201	443	2.2	227	1.13
Sep 2025	200	411	2.1	193	0.97
Sep 2024	174	312	1.8	147	0.84
Sep 2023	159	281	1.8	123	0.77
Sep 2022	162	294	1.8	122	0.75
Sep 2021	150	322	2.2	117	0.78
Sep 2020	205	341	1.7	147	0.72
Sep 2019	215	348	1.6	175	0.81
Sep 2018	151	294	2.0	131	0.87
Sep 2017	121	135	1.1	46	0.38
Sep 2016	109	151	1.4	54	0.50
Sep 2015	120	126	1.1	46	0.38
Sep 2014	136	162	1.2	70	0.51

How did pupils do at GCSE?

DfE KS4 · 2025/26 provisional

155 pupils took GCSEs in 2025/26.

Attainment 8 (out of 90)42.47th of 19 in Cumberland

Cumberland 41.5 England 46.0

Grade 5 or above in English and maths37%6th of 19 in Cumberland

Cumberland 33% England 45%

Grade 4 or above in English and maths60%

Cumberland 56% England 66%

This school
Cumberland median
England median

Progress 8 (2023/24, the latest published)−0.33

−20 = national average+2

Every year as a table

Year	Pupils	Attainment 8	5+ Eng & maths	4+ Eng & maths	Progress 8
2025/26 (prov.)	155	42.4	37%	60%	–
2024/25	176	42.3	35%	59%	–
2023/24	222	41.7	40%	60%	−0.33
2022/23	167	40.5	35%	58%	−0.38

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 Central AcademyThis school
This school

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.2applications per place 42.4Attainment 8
Trinity School
0.5 km · Cumberland

Graded · no overall grade2024

1.9applications per place 39.4Attainment 8
St John Henry Newman Catholic School
2.3 km · Cumberland

Good2022

2.2applications per place 38.9Attainment 8
Richard Rose Morton Academy
3.5 km · Cumberland

Graded · no overall grade2025

1.6applications per place 41.5Attainment 8
Caldew School
6.7 km · Cumberland

Good2022

2.6applications per place 40.5Attainment 8
William Howard School
12.8 km · Cumberland

Standards maintained2025

1.5applications per place 42.0Attainment 8
The Nelson Thomlinson School
17.0 km · Cumberland

Good2023

1.4applications per place 43.1Attainment 8
Queen Elizabeth Grammar School Penrith
28.4 km · Westmorland and Furness

Good2023

1.4applications per place 65.2Attainment 8 Selective
Ullswater Community College
28.6 km · Westmorland and Furness

Good2023

1.8applications per place 39.5Attainment 8

School details

Type: Academy sponsor led
Phase: Secondary
URN · DfE number: 135621 · 942/6906
Trust: United Learning Trust
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Capacity: 1,450 pupils · 1,035 on roll
Free school meals: 32.5% of pupils (England median 23%)
Opened: 1 September 2008
Address: Victoria Place, Carlisle, CA1 1LY
Local authority: Cumberland

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