Cumbria schools and admissions data

Cumbria County Council has 292 primary schools and 62 secondary schools. 5% of Cumbria's schools are private schools. 166 state schools in Cumbria follow the local authority's admissions criteria, while 152 set their own.

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Ofsted ratings
in Cumbria

  1. Outstanding 32
  2. Good 244
  3. Requires Improvement 25
  4. Inadequate 7

Most popular state schools
in Cumbria in 2019

  1. Primary
  2. Secondary
  1. 1

    Ambleside CofE Primary School

    Academy sponsor led • Ambleside

    Ofsted: None

  2. 2

    George Hastwell School Special Academy

    Academy special sponsor led • Walney Island, Barrow-in-Furness

    Ofsted: None

  3. 3

    Yewdale School

    Academy sponsor led • Carlisle

    Ofsted: None

  4. 4

    Longtown Primary School

    Academy sponsor led • Longtown, Carlisle

    Ofsted: None

  5. 5

    Northside Primary School

    Academy sponsor led • Northside, Workington

    Ofsted: None

  6. 6

    Tebay Primary School

    Academy sponsor led • Penrith

    Ofsted: None

  7. 7

    Yanwath Primary School

    Academy sponsor led • Penrith

    Ofsted: None

  8. 8

    Cumbria Academy for Autism

    Free schools special • Workington

    Ofsted: None

  9. 9

    Pennington CofE School

    Voluntary controlled school • Ulverston

    Ofsted: Good

  10. 10

    Arnside National CofE School

    Academy converter • Arnside, Carnforth

    Ofsted: Requires Improvement

  11. 11

    Cartmel CofE Primary School

    Voluntary controlled school • Cartmel, Grange-over-Sands

    Ofsted: Good

  12. 12

    Grasmere CofE Primary School

    Voluntary aided school • Grasmere, Ambleside

    Ofsted: Good

  13. 13

    St Michael's CofE Primary School

    Voluntary controlled school • Carlisle

    Ofsted: Requires Improvement

  14. 14

    Grayrigg CofE School

    Voluntary aided school • Kendal

    Ofsted: Good

  15. 15

    Newlaithes Junior School

    Community school • Carlisle

    Ofsted: Good

  16. 16

    Newtown Primary School

    Academy sponsor led • Carlisle

    Ofsted: Inadequate

  17. 17

    Dane Ghyll Community Primary School and Nursey

    Community school • Barrow in Furness

    Ofsted: Good

  18. 18

    Chetwynde School

    Free schools • Barrow-in-Furness

    Ofsted: Requires Improvement

  19. 19

    Brough Community Primary School

    Community school • Brough

    Ofsted: Good

  20. 20

    Roose School

    Community school • Barrow-in-Furness

    Ofsted: Good

  1. 1

    Workington Academy

    Academy sponsor led • Stainburn, Workington

    Ofsted: None

  2. 2

    Queen Elizabeth Studio School

    Studio schools •

    Ofsted: None

  3. 3

    Beacon Hill Community School

    Community school • Aspatria, Wigton

    Ofsted: Good

  4. 4

    The Lakes School

    Community school • Windermere

    Ofsted: Good

  5. 5

    John Ruskin School

    Community school • Coniston

    Ofsted: Good

  6. 6

    Dowdales School

    Community school • Dalton-in-Furness

    Ofsted: Good

  7. 7

    Solway Community School

    Community school • Silloth, Wigton

    Ofsted: Good

  8. 8

    Energy Coast UTC

    University technical college • Lillyhall, Workington

    Ofsted: Outstanding

  9. 9

    Ullswater Community College

    Foundation school • Penrith

    Ofsted: Requires Improvement

  10. 10

    William Howard School

    Academy converter • Brampton

    Ofsted: Good

Popularity is based on the number of first preference applications a school received compared to the number of places available, where we have this data. Where places available data isn't held, first preferences are compared to the number of offers made.

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