OFSTED
17 October 2023
Latest graded inspection
Latest published outcome
Good
OEIF
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour & attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership & management
Good
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
Voluntary controlled school
Phase
Secondary
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
—
Local authority
Cumberland
Trust
Not applicable
Census date
15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE
2025/26
School community
Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.
Total pupils
1,095
1,095 full-time ·
0 part-time
Female pupils
587
53.6% of pupils
Male pupils
508
46.4% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
11.7 pts
below England
School
13.1%
Cumberland
21.7%
North West
28.5%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
16.0 pts
below England
School
4.3%
Cumberland
6.2%
North West
18.1%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
0.4 pts
below England
School
0.6%
Cumberland
0.4%
North West
0.8%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
White British
92.1%
1,008
Any other White background
2.9%
32
Unclassified
1.1%
12
African
1.0%
11
Any other Mixed background
0.6%
7
Any other ethnic group
0.6%
7
Council, regional and national comparisons
are pupil-weighted using published school
census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS
2025/26
Special educational needs
Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.
Pupils with SEN
19.5%
213 of
1,095 pupils
1.4 pts
below England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
2.3 pts
above
England
6.0%
3.7 pts
below
PRIMARY NEEDS
Pupils
Most common identified needs
SEN comparisons are pupil-weighted using published 2025/26 Department for Education school-level data. Primary needs combine pupils receiving SEN support and pupils with EHC plans.
ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE
2024/25
Key stage 4 outcomes
Published Department for Education results for 2024/25.
ATTAINMENT 8
Average attainment score
46.2
7.0 pts
above England
Latest published: -0.10 · 2023/24
Comparisons are averages of published school-level results for open schools. They are not pupil-weighted official local authority attainment rates.
ATTENDANCE & ABSENCE
2024/25
Attendance profile
Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.
ABSENCE RATE
9.11%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
2.89 pts
higher than
England
School
9.11%
Cumberland
5.32%
North West
6.25%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
23.41%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
7.60 pts
higher than
England
School
23.41%
Cumberland
11.73%
North West
15.89%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
4.78%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
2.98 pts
higher than
England
School
4.78%
Cumberland
0.99%
North West
1.75%
England
1.80%
Council, regional and national
comparisons are averages of published
school-level percentages rather than
pupil-weighted official absence rates.