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Postcode area · Carlisle

Schools in CA

Primary and secondary schools serving CA, with inspection ratings, pupil numbers and distances.

Council
Cumberland
Region
North West
Population
334,376 (2024)
Schools

Schools in CA

224 schools in CA: 186 primary, 23 secondary and 15 other, including 7 independent. 96% of those with an Ofsted grade are rated good or better. The 213 that publish a capacity are 82% full overall, and 26 have more pupils than places.

Schools
224
in CA
Good or better
96%
Of 209 with an Ofsted grade
How full
82%
Places available: 44,189 pupils for 53,601 places
Over capacity
26
More pupils than places, of 213 that publish a capacity

Inspection ratings

CA
82%
  • Excellent7.6%
  • Good82.1%
  • Needs improvement3.1%
  • Serious concerns0.4%
  • Not rated6.7%
All schools

The largest schools here

  • Trinity School
    Secondary · ages 11–18 · Faith school · 1,711 pupils · 114% full
    Good
    14 miles · April 2015
  • Ullswater Community College
    Secondary · ages 11–18 · 1,520 pupils · 94% full
    Good
    15 miles · April 2023
  • William Howard School
    Secondary · ages 11–18 · 1,312 pupils · 90% full
    Good
    21 miles · April 2019
  • Cockermouth School
    Secondary · ages 11–18 · 1,254 pupils · 92% full
    Good
    10 miles · February 2024
  • Workington Academy
    Secondary · ages 11–18 · 1,234 pupils · 91% full
    Good
    18 miles · March 2022
  • Keswick School
    Secondary · ages 11–18 · 1,208 pupils · 98% full
    Excellent
    7.9 miles · April 2024
  • The Nelson Thomlinson School
    Secondary · ages 11–18 · 1,095 pupils
    Good
    7.3 miles · October 2023
  • Richard Rose Central Academy
    Secondary · ages 11–18 · 1,035 pupils · 71% full
    Good
    14 miles · April 2017
  • Queen Elizabeth Grammar School Penrith
    Secondary · ages 11–18 · 1,026 pupils · 96% full
    Good
    14 miles · January 2023
  • West Lakes Academy
    Secondary · ages 11–18 · 1,017 pupils · 88% full
    Excellent
    24 miles · April 2023
  • St Benedict's Catholic High School
    Secondary · ages 11–18 · Faith school · 990 pupils · 83% full
    Good
    22 miles · September 2014
  • Caldew School
    Secondary · ages 11–18 · 990 pupils · 94% full
    Good
    10.0 miles · June 2022
  • Richard Rose Morton Academy
    Secondary · ages 11–18 · 905 pupils · 101% full
    Good
    12 miles · October 2017
  • Netherhall School
    Secondary · ages 11–18 · 894 pupils · 85% full
    Good
    15 miles · March 2023
  • The Whitehaven Academy
    Secondary · ages 11–18 · 859 pupils · 59% full
    Good
    22 miles · May 2023
  • St John Henry Newman Catholic School
    Secondary · ages 11–18 · Faith school · 703 pupils · 100% full
    Good
    14 miles · May 2022
  • Pennine Way Primary School
    Primary · ages 3–11 · 558 pupils · 89% full
    Good
    14 miles · June 2022
  • St Josephs Catholic High School, Workington
    Secondary · ages 11–16 · Faith school · 539 pupils · 88% full
    Needs improvement
    18 miles · November 2023
  • Fairfield Primary School
    Primary · ages 3–11 · 455 pupils · 108% full
    Good
    11 miles · September 2023
  • Beaconside CofE Primary School
    Primary · ages 3–11 · Faith school · 445 pupils · 87% full
    Good
    15 miles · June 2024
  • Belle Vue Primary School
    Primary · ages 4–11 · 426 pupils · 101% full
    Good
    13 miles · March 2023
  • Robert Ferguson Primary School
    Primary · ages 3–11 · 409 pupils · 97% full
    Good
    13 miles · January 2023
  • Energy Coast UTC
    Secondary · ages 14–19 · 383 pupils · 68% full
    Good
    18 miles · March 2023
  • Kirkby Stephen Grammar School
    Secondary · ages 11–18 · 377 pupils · 69% full
    Good
    35 miles · January 2024
  • Beckstone Primary School
    Primary · ages 3–11 · 375 pupils · 101% full
    Good
    20 miles · December 2023
  • Stanwix School
    Primary · ages 4–11 · 367 pupils · 84% full
    Good
    14 miles · March 2023
  • Jericho Primary School
    Primary · ages 4–11 · 363 pupils · 86% full
    Good
    22 miles · November 2023
  • Appleby Grammar School
    Secondary · ages 11–18 · 357 pupils · 48% full
    Good
    26 miles · May 2026
  • Upperby Primary School
    Primary · ages 3–11 · 346 pupils · 82% full
    Good
    13 miles · November 2022
  • Norman Street Primary School
    Primary · ages 4–11 · 322 pupils · 92% full
    Good
    14 miles · April 2024

And 194 more.

How we rate schools

Ofsted replaced single overall grades with report cards in November 2025. The rating shown here reflects each school’s latest inspection: its new report card where it has one, or its most recent graded inspection otherwise. Check the inspection date beside each school.

Occupancy compares pupils on roll with published school capacity. Sources: Department for Education (Get Information About Schools), Ofsted, and the Welsh and Scottish school registers. Open Government Licence v3.0.

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