Secondary schools in Cumberland

There are 19 secondary schools in Cumberland, teaching 16,890 pupils. Of the 19 with a score, 1 do better than similar schools elsewhere in England and 11 do worse.

Best in England Primary schools in Cumberland All schools in Cumberland Places within

Pupils from low-income families28%average across these schools

Doing better than similar schools1 of 19scored schools in the top two bands

Good or outstanding (old grades)91 requires improvement or inadequate

Full or nearly full4 of 18schools with 98% or more of places taken

Average class size20.8one-teacher classes, January census

Well aboveAboveIn lineBelowWell belowNot scored

Secondary schools (19)

Ranked by score, highest first. The likely range shows how sure we can be. If two schools' ranges overlap, don't read it as one beating the other. Click a column heading to sort, or hover a row to find it on the map.

#	School	Pupils	Low income	Ofsted	Score	Likely range
1	Keswick SchoolAcademy · ages 11-18 · Keswick	1,208	10%	Outstanding 2024	86	82 to 90
2	Cockermouth SchoolAcademy · ages 11-18 · Cockermouth	1,254	17%	Good 2024	65	54 to 72
3	Richard Rose Morton AcademyAcademy · ages 11-18 · Carlisle	905	26%	No overall grade 2025	53	42 to 64
4	Caldew SchoolAcademy · ages 11-18 · Carlisle	990	19%	Good 2022	45	34 to 56
5	The Nelson Thomlinson SchoolVoluntary · ages 11-18 · Wigton	1,095	14%	Good 2023	45	34 to 55
6	William Howard SchoolAcademy · ages 11-18 · Brampton	1,312	18%	Not inspected	44	34 to 53
7	The Whitehaven AcademyAcademy · ages 11-18 · Whitehaven	859	30%	Good 2023	38	28 to 49
8	Workington AcademyAcademy · ages 11-18 · Workington	1,234	30%	Good 2022	37	28 to 47
9	Millom SchoolCouncil · ages 11-18 · Millom	476	21%	Good 2022	35	25 to 47
10	Richard Rose Central AcademyAcademy · ages 11-18 · Carlisle	1,035	33%	No overall grade 2025	34	26 to 45
11	Trinity SchoolAcademy · ages 11-18 · Carlisle	1,711	23%	No overall grade 2024	29	22 to 38
12	St Benedict's Catholic High SchoolRoman Catholic · ages 11-18 · Whitehaven	990	32%	Not inspected	23	17 to 31
13	St John Henry Newman Catholic SchoolRoman Catholic · ages 11-18 · Carlisle	703	36%	Good 2022	19	13 to 26
14	St Josephs Catholic High School, WorkingtonAcademy · ages 11-16 · Workington	539	43%	Requires improvement 2023	18	13 to 25
15	Netherhall SchoolCouncil · ages 11-18 · Maryport	894	37%	No overall grade 2025	16	11 to 22
16	Solway Community SchoolCouncil · ages 11-16 · Wigton	150	33%	No overall grade 2024	14	8 to 23
17	Beacon Hill Community SchoolCouncil · ages 11-16 · Wigton	135	43%	No overall grade 2025	5	3 to 10
18	Energy Coast UTCUniversity technical college · ages 14-19 · Workington	383	33%	Good 2023	4	3 to 7
19	West Lakes AcademyAcademy · ages 11-18 · Egremont	1,017	28%	No overall grade 2025	4	3 to 6

Secondary schools by town in Cumberland

Brampton1 schools Carlisle5 schools Cockermouth1 schools Egremont1 schools Keswick1 schools Maryport1 schools Millom1 schools Whitehaven2 schools Wigton3 schools Workington3 schools

Secondary schools in nearby areas

Lancashire83 schools Manchester32 schools Liverpool33 schools Cheshire West and Chester20 schools Cheshire East23 schools Westmorland and Furness20 schools Bolton20 schools Wigan19 schools Salford17 schools Wirral20 schools Stockport14 schools Oldham14 schools

About this list

Schools are listed by their School Chooser Score, highest first. Schools without a score (independent schools and those with too little published data) come after, in alphabetical order. The score compares each school with schools that have a similar mix of pupils, not just with each other, so a school with a lower score in a wealthier area may still have better exam results. How the score works.