School Chooser

Where to live in Cumberland for good schools

Schools in Cumberland average 41 on the School Chooser Score. House prices aren't published in enough detail to compare parts of the council, so the postcode districts below are ranked on their schools alone: the average score of the primaries and secondaries in each, and the best of each. Click a district for its full list and map.

#Postcode districtSchools scorePrimariesSecondariesBest primaryBest secondary
1CA137 primaries, 1 secondary64646 scored651 scoredBridekirk Dovenby CofE Primary School 95Cockermouth School 65
2CA88 primaries, 1 secondary60628 scored441 scoredLanercost CofE Primary School 97William Howard School 44
3CA48 primaries, 0 secondaries58588 scored–Great Corby School and Nursery 84–
4CA264 primaries, 0 secondaries53533 scored–Frizington Community Primary School 76–
5CA57 primaries, 1 secondary52536 scored451 scoredStoneraise School 91Caldew School 45
6CA68 primaries, 0 secondaries49498 scored–Irthington Village School 87–
7CA2814 primaries, 2 secondaries464914 scored302 scoredKells Infant School 84The Whitehaven Academy 38
8LA185 primaries, 1 secondary41425 scored351 scoredThwaites School 88Millom School 35
9CA125 primaries, 1 secondary40315 scored861 scoredSt Herbert's CofE (VA) Primary and Nursery School 54Keswick School 86
10CA718 primaries, 3 secondaries384117 scored213 scoredSt Cuthbert's Catholic Primary School 80The Nelson Thomlinson School 45
11CA224 primaries, 1 secondary37454 scored41 scoredBookwell Primary School 95West Lakes Academy 4
12CA34 primaries, 0 secondaries36364 scored–Kingmoor Nursery and Infant School 62–
13CA1416 primaries, 3 secondaries343715 scored203 scoredNorthside Primary School 95Workington Academy 37
14CA212 primaries, 2 secondaries323212 scored362 scoredCummersdale School 64Richard Rose Morton Academy 53
15CA252 primaries, 0 secondaries31312 scored–St Patrick's Catholic Primary School 56–
16CA1512 primaries, 1 secondary293011 scored161 scoredEllenborough Academy 86Netherhall School 16
17CA17 primaries, 2 secondaries24227 scored322 scoredSt Cuthberts Catholic Primary School, Carlisle 53Richard Rose Central Academy 34
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How to read this

A district's score is the average School Chooser Score of its state primary and secondary schools that have a score. A district with only one scored school is shown but not ranked. A school counts in the postcode district of its own address, which isn't the same as its catchment area, so check the school's own Getting a place section before you choose a street.