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

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

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 Most appeals that do not are withdrawn because a place comes up first.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.

Schools here running specialist SEN provision

8 of this council's published schools run a SEN unit or a resourced provision: teaching for children with special educational needs, on the same site as the rest of the school.

SchoolPhaseWhat it runs
Hensingham Primary School
Whitehaven
primary Resourced provision
Kingmoor Nursery and Infant School
Carlisle
primary Resourced provision
St James' Catholic Primary School
millom
primary Resourced provision
St Patrick's Catholic Primary School
Cleator Moor
primary Resourced provision
Wigton Nursery and Infant School
Wigton
primary Resourced provision
Caldew School
Carlisle
secondary Resourced provision
Cockermouth School
Cockermouth
secondary Resourced provision
William Howard School
Brampton
secondary Resourced provision

This says a provision exists and nothing more. Neither how many children it takes nor which kinds of need it is set up for is published for a mainstream school, and it is not a statement about how well any school supports children with SEN. Ask the school or the council. Source: Department for Education, special educational needs in England.

Primary

School 1st prefs per place Demand since Latest Ofsted
Allonby Primary School
Maryport
- - Good
Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework)
Arlecdon Primary School
FRIZINGTON
- - School remains Good
Ofsted ungraded inspection
Ashfield Infant & Nursery School
Workington
1.00 - School remains Outstanding (Concerns) - S5 Next
Ofsted ungraded inspection
Bassenthwaite Primary School
Keswick
- - Expected standard
Ofsted report card (current framework)
Beckermet CofE School
Beckermet
1.00 - School remains Good
Ofsted ungraded inspection
Beckstone Primary School
Workington
1.00 - Good
Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework)
Belle Vue Primary School
Carlisle
1.20 - Not judged
Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework)
Bewcastle School
Carlisle
- - Good
Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework)
Blackford CofE Primary School
Carlisle
- - Not judged
Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework)
Blennerhasset School
Wigton
- - School remains Good
Ofsted ungraded inspection
Boltons CofE School
Wigton
1.07 - Not judged
Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework)
Bookwell Primary School
Egremont
0.96 - Outstanding
Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework)
Borrowdale CofE Primary School
Keswick
- - Good
Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework)
Bowness-on-Solway Primary School
Wigton
- - Standards maintained
Ofsted ungraded inspection
Braithwaite CofE Primary School
Keswick
- - Good
Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework)
Brampton Primary School
Brampton
1.00 - Standards maintained
Ofsted ungraded inspection
Bransty Primary School
Whitehaven
0.94 - Good
Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework)
Bridekirk Dovenby CofE Primary School
Cockermouth
1.00 - Not judged
Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework)
Brook Street Primary School
Carlisle
1.00 - Expected standard
Ofsted report card (current framework)
Broughton Primary School
Cockermouth
1.00 - School remains Good
Ofsted ungraded inspection
Burgh by Sands School
Carlisle
- - School remains Good
Ofsted ungraded inspection
Caldew Lea School
Carlisle
0.93 - Good
Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework)
Captain Shaw's CofE School
Millom
- - Good
Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework)
Castle Carrock School
Brampton
- - Good
Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework)
Crosby-on-Eden CofE School
Carlisle
1.00 - Good
Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework)
Crosscanonby St John's CofE School
Maryport
- - Good
Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework)
Cummersdale School
Carlisle
1.00 - Expected standard
Ofsted report card (current framework)
Cumwhinton School
Carlisle
1.00 - Good
Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework)
Dean CofE School
Workington
1.00 - Good
Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework)
Dearham Primary School
Maryport
1.00 - Not judged
Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework)
Derwent Vale Primary and Nursery School
Workington
- - Standards maintained
Ofsted ungraded inspection
Distington Community School
Workington
- - Standards maintained
Ofsted ungraded inspection
Eaglesfield Paddle CofE Primary Academy
Cockermouth
1.07 - Good
Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework)
Ellenborough Academy
Maryport
- - School remains Good
Ofsted ungraded inspection
Ennerdale and Kinniside CofE Primary School
Cleator
- - School remains Good
Ofsted ungraded inspection
Fairfield Primary School
Cockermouth
1.00 - School remains Good
Ofsted ungraded inspection
Fellview Primary School
Wigton
- - Not judged
Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework)
Fir Ends Primary School
Brampton
1.13 - Standards maintained
Ofsted ungraded inspection
Flimby Primary School
Maryport
1.00 - School remains Good
Ofsted ungraded inspection
Frizington Community Primary School
Frizington
1.00 - Good
Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework)
Gilsland CofE Primary School
Brampton
- - Good
Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework)
Gosforth CofE Primary School and Nursery
Seascale
1.00 - Good
Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework)
Grasslot Infant School
Maryport
- - Good
Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework)
Great Corby School and Nursery
Carlisle
- - School remains Good
Ofsted ungraded inspection
Great Orton Primary School
Carlisle
- - Good
Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework)
Hallbankgate Village School
Brampton
- - School remains Good
Ofsted ungraded inspection
Haverigg Primary School
Millom
1.00 - Good
Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework)
Hayton CofE Primary School
Brampton
1.00 - Not judged
Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework)
Hensingham Primary School
Whitehaven
0.94 - Good
Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework)
Holm Cultram Abbey CofE Primary School
Wigton
- - School remains Good
Ofsted ungraded inspection
Holme St Cuthbert School
Maryport
- - Good
Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework)
Houghton CofE School
Carlisle
0.77 - Expected standard
Ofsted report card (current framework)
Inglewood Infant School
Carlisle
1.00 - Good
Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework)
Ireby CofE School
Wigton
- - School remains Good
Ofsted ungraded inspection
Irthington Village School
Carlisle
- - School remains Good
Ofsted ungraded inspection
Jericho Primary School
Whitehaven
1.03 - Good
Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework)
Kells Infant School
Whitehaven
1.17 - Not judged
Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework)
Kingmoor Nursery and Infant School
Carlisle
1.11 - School remains Good (Improving) - S5 Next
Ofsted ungraded inspection
Kirkbampton CofE School
Carlisle
- - Good
Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework)
Kirkbride Primary School
Wigton
1.00 - Good
Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework)

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