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 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.
Inspection ratings
- Excellent7.6%
- Good82.1%
- Needs improvement3.1%
- Serious concerns0.4%
- Not rated6.7%
The largest schools here
- Trinity SchoolSecondary · ages 11–18 · Faith school · 1,711 pupils · 114% fullGood14 miles · April 2015
- Ullswater Community CollegeSecondary · ages 11–18 · 1,520 pupils · 94% fullGood15 miles · April 2023
- William Howard SchoolSecondary · ages 11–18 · 1,312 pupils · 90% fullGood21 miles · April 2019
- Cockermouth SchoolSecondary · ages 11–18 · 1,254 pupils · 92% fullGood10 miles · February 2024
- Workington AcademySecondary · ages 11–18 · 1,234 pupils · 91% fullGood18 miles · March 2022
- Keswick SchoolSecondary · ages 11–18 · 1,208 pupils · 98% fullExcellent7.9 miles · April 2024
- The Nelson Thomlinson SchoolSecondary · ages 11–18 · 1,095 pupilsGood7.3 miles · October 2023
- Richard Rose Central AcademySecondary · ages 11–18 · 1,035 pupils · 71% fullGood14 miles · April 2017
- Queen Elizabeth Grammar School PenrithSecondary · ages 11–18 · 1,026 pupils · 96% fullGood14 miles · January 2023
- West Lakes AcademySecondary · ages 11–18 · 1,017 pupils · 88% fullExcellent24 miles · April 2023
- St Benedict's Catholic High SchoolSecondary · ages 11–18 · Faith school · 990 pupils · 83% fullGood22 miles · September 2014
- Caldew SchoolSecondary · ages 11–18 · 990 pupils · 94% fullGood10.0 miles · June 2022
- Richard Rose Morton AcademySecondary · ages 11–18 · 905 pupils · 101% fullGood12 miles · October 2017
- Netherhall SchoolSecondary · ages 11–18 · 894 pupils · 85% fullGood15 miles · March 2023
- The Whitehaven AcademySecondary · ages 11–18 · 859 pupils · 59% fullGood22 miles · May 2023
- St John Henry Newman Catholic SchoolSecondary · ages 11–18 · Faith school · 703 pupils · 100% fullGood14 miles · May 2022
- Pennine Way Primary SchoolPrimary · ages 3–11 · 558 pupils · 89% fullGood14 miles · June 2022
- St Josephs Catholic High School, WorkingtonSecondary · ages 11–16 · Faith school · 539 pupils · 88% fullNeeds improvement18 miles · November 2023
- Fairfield Primary SchoolPrimary · ages 3–11 · 455 pupils · 108% fullGood11 miles · September 2023
- Beaconside CofE Primary SchoolPrimary · ages 3–11 · Faith school · 445 pupils · 87% fullGood15 miles · June 2024
- Belle Vue Primary SchoolPrimary · ages 4–11 · 426 pupils · 101% fullGood13 miles · March 2023
- Robert Ferguson Primary SchoolPrimary · ages 3–11 · 409 pupils · 97% fullGood13 miles · January 2023
- Energy Coast UTCSecondary · ages 14–19 · 383 pupils · 68% fullGood18 miles · March 2023
- Kirkby Stephen Grammar SchoolSecondary · ages 11–18 · 377 pupils · 69% fullGood35 miles · January 2024
- Beckstone Primary SchoolPrimary · ages 3–11 · 375 pupils · 101% fullGood20 miles · December 2023
- Stanwix SchoolPrimary · ages 4–11 · 367 pupils · 84% fullGood14 miles · March 2023
- Jericho Primary SchoolPrimary · ages 4–11 · 363 pupils · 86% fullGood22 miles · November 2023
- Appleby Grammar SchoolSecondary · ages 11–18 · 357 pupils · 48% fullGood26 miles · May 2026
- Upperby Primary SchoolPrimary · ages 3–11 · 346 pupils · 82% fullGood13 miles · November 2022
- Norman Street Primary SchoolPrimary · ages 4–11 · 322 pupils · 92% fullGood14 miles · April 2024
And 194 more.
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.