Schools in CA8
Primary and secondary schools serving CA8, with inspection ratings, pupil numbers and distances.
- Council
- Cumberland
- Region
- North West
- Population
- 20,179 (2024)
Schools in CA8
22 schools in CA8: 20 primary, 1 secondary and 1 other, including 1 independent. 100% of those with an Ofsted grade are rated good or better. The 21 that publish a capacity are 78% full overall, and 2 have more pupils than places.
Inspection ratings
- Excellent13.6%
- Good81.8%
- Not rated4.5%
The largest schools here
- William Howard SchoolSecondary · ages 11–18 · 1,312 pupils · 90% fullGood2.2 miles · April 2019
- Haltwhistle Primary AcademyPrimary · ages 3–11 · 213 pupils · 70% fullExcellent9.1 miles · February 2023
- Brampton Primary SchoolPrimary · ages 3–11 · 200 pupils · 83% fullGood1.9 miles · July 2019
- Warwick Bridge Primary SchoolPrimary · ages 3–11 · 182 pupils · 114% fullGood5.9 miles · April 2015
- Hayton CofE Primary SchoolPrimary · ages 3–11 · Faith school · 142 pupils · 81% fullExcellent3.8 miles · September 2014
- Great Corby School and NurseryPrimary · ages 3–11 · 99 pupils · 94% fullGood6.5 miles · March 2024
- Fir Ends Primary SchoolPrimary · ages 3–11 · 87 pupils · 64% fullGood7.9 miles · November 2014
- Henshaw Church of England Primary SchoolPrimary · ages 4–11 · Faith school · 86 pupils · 82% fullGood13 miles · May 2023
- Lanercost CofE Primary SchoolPrimary · ages 3–11 · Faith school · 84 pupils · 105% fullExcellent2.0 miles · June 2024
- Kirby Moor SchoolOther · ages 7–18 · Independent · Boys · 63 pupils · 84% fullNot rated2.4 miles
- Greenhead Church of England Nursery and Primary SchoolPrimary · ages 4–11 · Faith school · 50 pupils · 83% fullGood6.8 miles · January 2023
- Kirkoswald CofE SchoolPrimary · ages 3–11 · Faith school · 48 pupils · 53% fullGood12 miles · January 2020
- Otterburn Primary SchoolPrimary · ages 3–11 · 46 pupils · 61% fullGood28 miles · December 2022
- Hallbankgate Village SchoolPrimary · ages 3–11 · 45 pupils · 66% fullGood1.3 miles · October 2022
- Shankhill CofE Primary SchoolPrimary · ages 3–11 · Faith school · 44 pupils · 69% fullGood8.8 miles · March 2024
- Castle Carrock SchoolPrimary · ages 3–11 · 43 pupils · 36% fullGood3.4 miles · June 2023
- Whitfield CofE Primary SchoolPrimary · ages 3–11 · Faith school · 22 pupils · 39% fullGood13 miles · January 2026
- Walton & Lees Hill CofE SchoolPrimary · ages 2–11 · Faith school · 20 pupilsGood4.5 miles · December 2019
- Bewcastle SchoolPrimary · ages 3–11 · 19 pupils · 34% fullGood11 miles · June 2023
- Gilsland CofE Primary SchoolPrimary · ages 3–11 · Faith school · 18 pupils · 32% fullGood5.5 miles · October 2022
- Greenhaugh Primary SchoolPrimary · ages 4–11 · 13 pupils · 32% fullGood22 miles · June 2022
- Kielder Primary School and NurseryPrimary · ages 2–11 · 10 pupils · 13% fullGood21 miles · June 2026
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.