Secondary schools in Cumberland
Where pupils go after Year 11 and after sixth form, school by school, with GCSE results. Destinations are for the 2023 leavers; results are from 2025.
Cumberland has 19 state-funded secondary schools. Of the 2,780 pupils who finished Year 11 here in 2023, 74% stayed in education (England 86%): 37% in a school sixth form, 36% at a further education college.
Apprenticeships take 12% of leavers, roughly three times the England rate of 3%.
After sixth form, 33% of students in Cumberland went to university (England 37%).
GCSE results in 2025: Attainment 8 of 42.3 against 46.1 for England; 37% of pupils achieved grade 5 or above in English and maths (England 45%).
After Year 11: Cumberland against England
| Measure | Cumberland | England |
|---|---|---|
| Pupils in the cohort | 2,780 | 607,348 |
| Stayed in education | 74% | 86% |
| — school sixth form | 37% | 34% |
| — sixth form college | — | 13% |
| — further education college | 36% | 37% |
| Apprenticeship | 12% | 3% |
| Employment | 5% | 3% |
| No sustained destination | 7% | 6% |
Where each school’s Year 11 leavers went
One band per school, sorted by the size of its 2023 Year 11 cohort. Band width is pupils; hover a band for the share, click a school for its profile. Counts are worked back from the percentages DfE publishes, so a band can be out by a pupil.
Map of secondary schools in Cumberland
Darker blue means a larger share of Year 11 leavers stayed in education. Click a school for details. Basemap © OpenStreetMap contributors.
State-funded secondary schools (19)
Sorted by name. Click a school for its full picture. “Stayed in education” counts school sixth forms, sixth form colleges and FE colleges together.
| School | Pupils | Stayed in education | School sixth form | FE college | Apprenticeship | To university | Attainment 8 | 5+ Eng & maths |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beacon Hill Community SchoolCommunity school | 135 | 61% | 4% | 57% | 13% | — | 28.8 | 13% |
| Caldew SchoolAcademy converter · sixth form | 990 | 81% | 43% | 38% | 9% | 39% | 44.3 | 39% |
| Cockermouth SchoolAcademy converter · sixth form | 1,254 | 82% | 47% | 34% | 10% | 59% | 51.9 | 58% |
| Energy Coast UTCUniversity technical college · sixth form | 383 | 61% | 34% | 27% | 18% | 7% | 24.2 | 12% |
| Keswick SchoolAcademy converter · sixth form | 1,208 | 84% | 59% | 24% | 9% | 43% | 52.1 | 56% |
| Millom SchoolCommunity school · sixth form | 476 | 48% | 15% | 33% | 30% | 36% | 44.9 | 41% |
| Netherhall SchoolCommunity school · sixth form | 894 | 76% | 32% | 44% | 11% | 44% | 39.7 | 28% |
| Richard Rose Central AcademyAcademy sponsor led · sixth form | 1,035 | 74% | 39% | 35% | 10% | 38% | 42.3 | 35% |
| Richard Rose Morton AcademyAcademy sponsor led · sixth form | 905 | 63% | 24% | 39% | 14% | — | 43.4 | 34% |
| Solway Community SchoolCommunity school | 150 | 54% | 8% | 46% | 12% | — | 35.0 | 8% |
| St Benedict's Catholic High SchoolVoluntary aided school · sixth form | 990 | 75% | 31% | 42% | 13% | 45% | 41.2 | 33% |
| St John Henry Newman Catholic SchoolVoluntary aided school · sixth form | 703 | 72% | 17% | 54% | 10% | 70% | 41.0 | 30% |
| St Josephs Catholic High School, WorkingtonAcademy converter | 539 | 76% | 30% | 45% | 10% | — | 37.4 | 31% |
| The Nelson Thomlinson SchoolVoluntary controlled school · sixth form | 1,095 | 70% | 42% | 28% | 18% | 46% | 46.2 | 47% |
| The Whitehaven AcademyAcademy sponsor led · sixth form | 859 | 79% | 26% | 53% | 4% | 13% | 39.7 | 33% |
| Trinity SchoolAcademy converter · sixth form | 1,711 | 77% | 40% | 37% | 9% | 48% | 41.4 | 30% |
| West Lakes AcademyAcademy sponsor led · sixth form | 1,017 | 74% | 40% | 33% | 14% | 34% | 40.8 | 32% |
| William Howard SchoolAcademy converter · sixth form | 1,312 | 77% | 38% | 38% | 13% | 55% | 45.0 | 43% |
| Workington AcademyAcademy sponsor led · sixth form | 1,234 | 69% | 39% | 30% | 12% | 44% | 40.5 | 34% |
Independent schools, colleges and special schools with published data (9)
| School | Pupils | Stayed in education | School sixth form | FE college | Apprenticeship | To university | Attainment 8 | 5+ Eng & maths |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lakes College - West Cumbriacollege · Further education | — | — | — | — | — | 7% | — | — |
| Austin Friarsindependent · Other independent school · sixth form | 278 | — | — | — | — | — | 15.6 | 0% |
| Lime House Schoolindependent · Other independent school · sixth form | 54 | — | — | — | — | — | 26.9 | 13% |
| St Bees Schoolindependent · Other independent school · sixth form | 96 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Kirby Moor Schoolspecial · Other independent special school | 63 | — | — | — | — | — | 0.4 | 0% |
| Mayfield Schoolspecial · Community special school · sixth form | 274 | 93% | 0% | 0% | 0% | — | — | — |
| Progress Schools - Carlislespecial · Other independent special school | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | 4.6 | 0% |
| Branthwaite Academystate · Free schools special · sixth form | 74 | 67% | 11% | 22% | 0% | — | — | — |
| James Rennie Schoolstate · Academy special converter · sixth form | 217 | 100% | 0% | 0% | 0% | — | — | — |