OFSTED
23 May 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
Academy sponsor led
Phase
Secondary
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
—
Local authority
Cumberland
Trust
CUMBRIA EDUCATION TRUST
Census date
15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE
2025/26
School community
Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.
Total pupils
859
859 full-time ·
0 part-time
Female pupils
412
48.0% of pupils
Male pupils
447
52.0% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
3.7 pts
above England
School
28.5%
Cumberland
21.7%
North West
28.5%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
19.3 pts
below England
School
1.0%
Cumberland
6.2%
North West
18.1%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
2.4 pts
above England
School
3.4%
Cumberland
0.4%
North West
0.8%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
White British
96.2%
826
Any other Mixed background
1.5%
13
Any other White background
0.9%
8
African
0.3%
3
Any other Asian background
0.2%
2
Any other ethnic group
0.2%
2
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
21.8%
187 of
859 pupils
0.9 pts
above England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
2.2 pts
above
England
6.0%
1.3 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
39.7
0.5 pts
above England
Latest published: -0.24 · 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
8.69%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
2.48 pts
higher than
England
School
8.69%
Cumberland
5.32%
North West
6.25%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
23.66%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
7.85 pts
higher than
England
School
23.66%
Cumberland
11.73%
North West
15.89%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
3.56%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
1.76 pts
higher than
England
School
3.56%
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.
HOW DOES IT COMPARE?
School context
Comparison with open secondary schools.
CAPACITY
Capacity utilisation
58.6%
33.7 pts
below England
The Whitehaven Academy
58.6%
Cumberland
81.8%
North West
91.8%
England
92.3%
Benchmarks use open schools in the
same phase. Capacity utilisation is
calculated from published pupil and
capacity figures.