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Branthwaite Academy

  • 4–19Ages
  • 74Pupils
  • SpecialPhase
  • Sixth formAges 16–18
  • 143723URN

Branthwaite Road, Workington, CA14 4SS · School website

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Oct 2024 Previous framework

No overall grade given
  • Quality of education
  • Behaviour and attitudes
  • Personal development
  • Leadership and management

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026
Graded inspection · 15 October 2024Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024). Between September 2024 and November 2025 Ofsted graded areas but gave no overall grade.
AreaOutstandingGoodRequires improvementInadequate
Quality of educationRequires improvement
Behaviour and attitudesGood
Personal developmentGood
Leadership and managementRequires improvement
Sixth form provisionRequires improvement

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.

School details

Type
Free schools special
Phase
Not applicable
URN · DfE number
143723 · 942/7003
Trust
The Eden Academy
Capacity
56 pupils · 74 on roll
Free school meals
43.9% of pupils (England median 23%)
SEN provision
SEN unit
Opened
2 September 2019
Address
Branthwaite Road, Workington, CA14 4SS
Local authority
Cumberland

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