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What did Ofsted find?
Ofsted data to 30 September 2026Inspection history
- 8 February 2024Ungraded inspection: School remains Good
- 10 May 2012Graded inspection: Good · as Cockermouth School, URN 112381
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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 entry324 applications · 175 places offered · 172 named it first
- 2026 1.9; Cumberland median median 1.9
- 2025 1.9; Cumberland median median 1.9
- 2024 1.5; Cumberland median median 1.5
- 2023 1.6; Cumberland median median 1.8
- 2022 1.8; Cumberland median median 1.8
- 2021 2.0; Cumberland median median 1.8
- 2020 1.9; Cumberland median median 1.7
- 2019 2.0; Cumberland median median 1.6
- 2018 2.2; Cumberland median median 1.8
- 2017 1.8; Cumberland median median 1.7
- 2016 1.8; Cumberland median median 1.6
- 2015 1.8; Cumberland median median 1.6; as the previous school
- 2014 1.8; Cumberland median median 1.5; as the previous school
- This school
- Cumberland median
Dashed bars: as Cockermouth School (URN 112381), the previous school.
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 | 175 | 324 | 1.9 | 172 | 0.98 |
| Sep 2025 | 188 | 362 | 1.9 | 195 | 1.04 |
| Sep 2024 | 183 | 282 | 1.5 | 180 | 0.98 |
| Sep 2023 | 186 | 296 | 1.6 | 181 | 0.97 |
| Sep 2022 | 204 | 358 | 1.8 | 202 | 0.99 |
| Sep 2021 | 211 | 419 | 2.0 | 205 | 0.97 |
| Sep 2020 | 233 | 443 | 1.9 | 246 | 1.06 |
| Sep 2019 | 227 | 450 | 2.0 | 216 | 0.95 |
| Sep 2018 | 219 | 486 | 2.2 | 253 | 1.16 |
| Sep 2017 | 224 | 399 | 1.8 | 213 | 0.95 |
| Sep 2016 | 211 | 370 | 1.8 | 190 | 0.90 |
| Sep 2015 * | 215 | 385 | 1.8 | 223 | 1.04 |
| Sep 2014 * | 183 | 332 | 1.8 | 177 | 0.97 |
How did pupils do at GCSE?
DfE KS4 · 2025/26 provisionalEvery year as a table
| Year | Pupils | Attainment 8 | 5+ Eng & maths | 4+ Eng & maths | Progress 8 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 (prov.) | 213 | 47.9 | 47% | 65% | – |
| 2024/25 | 223 | 51.9 | 58% | 73% | – |
| 2023/24 | 216 | 51.4 | 55% | 76% | +0.23 |
| 2022/23 | 210 | 53.6 | 60% | 78% | +0.41 |
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
- Cockermouth SchoolThis schoolThis schoolRemains Good20241.9applications per place 47.9Attainment 8
- 10.4 km · CumberlandGraded · no overall grade20251.4applications per place 41.7Attainment 8
- 10.8 km · CumberlandGraded · no overall grade20251.9applications per place 37.5Attainment 8
- 12.1 km · CumberlandGood20221.5applications per place 40.9Attainment 8
- 12.3 km · CumberlandGood202322.5Attainment 8
- 12.8 km · Cumberland20262.0applications per place 36.8Attainment 8
- 14.7 km · CumberlandOutstanding20241.9applications per place 50.9Attainment 8
- 19.3 km · CumberlandStandards maintained20251.9applications per place 43.8Attainment 8
- 19.5 km · CumberlandGood20232.1applications per place 43.0Attainment 8
- Exceptional
- Strong standard
- Expected standard
- Needs attention
- Urgent improvement
- Does not apply
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School details
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- URN · DfE number
- 142306 · 942/4103
- Trust
- Learning for Life Trust
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Capacity
- 1,363 pupils · 1,254 on roll
- Free school meals
- 17.2% of pupils (England median 23%)
- SEN provision
- Resourced provision
- Opened
- 1 September 2015
- Replaced
- Cockermouth School (URN 112381)
- Address
- Castlegate Drive, Cockermouth, CA13 9HF
- Local authority
- Cumberland
Data last changed 19 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources