Schools in Cumberland

149 schools with published admissions figures

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The newest figures for each school. "1st prefs per place" is how many families put the school first, for each place it gave out. It measures demand, not whether a child would get a place. A dash means the figure is not available.

How the 2026 round went in Cumberland

Primary

Offered their first choice 98.2%
Of families applying for a primary place for September 2026.
Offered one of their three 99.7%
Families offered any of the schools they named.
Families who applied 2,352
Applications received for a primary place. A family naming three schools counts once.

For September 2026, 98.2% of families applying for a primary place here were offered their first choice, and 99.7% were offered one of the three schools they named.

The council's primary schools between them had 3,537 places for 2,352 applications. That is a total for the whole council and says nothing about any one school in it.

Secondary

Offered their first choice 95.3%
Of families applying for a secondary place for September 2026.
Offered one of their three 99.0%
Families offered any of the schools they named.
Families who applied 2,751
Applications received for a secondary place. A family naming three schools counts once.

For September 2026, 95.3% of families applying for a secondary place here were offered their first choice, and 99.0% were offered one of the three schools they named.

The council's secondary schools between them had 3,164 places for 2,751 applications. That is a total for the whole council and says nothing about any one school in it.

Source: Department for Education, applications and offers. The same round across England.

If a family is refused a place

In 2026, families in Cumberland lodged 81 appeals about a school place.

56 of them were heard by a panel and 25 succeeded, which is about 45 in every 100 heard.

The other 25 did not reach a panel. Most appeals that do not are withdrawn because a place comes up first.

This is a record of decisions already made. A panel hears one case at a time and decides it on what that family sets out, so these figures do not indicate what would happen in any particular appeal.

Source: Department for Education, admission appeals in England, reporting year 2026. Counts every school in this council area. The share that succeeded is taken over appeals heard by a panel, not over appeals lodged.

Primary

School	1st prefs per place	Demand since	Latest Ofsted
Upperby Primary School Carlisle	1.00	-	Good Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework)
Valley Primary School and Nursery Whitehaven	0.89	-	School remains Good Ofsted ungraded inspection
Victoria Infant and Nursery School Workington	1.00	-	Not judged Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework)
Waberthwaite CofE School Millom	-	-	Standards maintained Ofsted ungraded inspection
Walton & Lees Hill CofE School Brampton	-	-	Not judged Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework)
Warwick Bridge Primary School Carlisle	1.00	-	Standards maintained Ofsted ungraded inspection
Westfield Nursery and Primary School Workington	1.00	-	Good Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework)
Wiggonby CofE School Wigton	-	-	School remains Good Ofsted ungraded inspection
Wigton Nursery and Infant School Wigton	0.98	-	Good Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework)
Wreay Church of England Primary School Carlisle	-	-	Good Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework)
Yewdale School Carlisle	0.93	-	School remains Good Ofsted ungraded inspection

Elsewhere

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