Cockermouth School

Type Secondary / Academy converter
Age Range 11-18
Religion Does not apply
Address Castlegate Drive
Cockermouth
Cumbria
CA13 9HF
Phone 01900898888
Reference Number 142306

General Makeup

Number of pupils 1285
Boy/Girl ratio Boys: 50.51%
Girls: 49.49%
Percentage of students eligible for free school meals 14.9%
Percentage of students where English is not their first language 3.2%

Class Sizes

Average size of one teacher classes 23.2

Year Groups

Year Boys Girls Total
7 99 108 207
8 103 102 205
9 135 90 225
10 97 118 215
11 120 103 223
12 47 60 107
13 48 55 103

Ethnicities

Ethnicity Percentage
White, British 93.5%
White, Other 2.2%
Mixed, Other 0.7%
Asian, Other 0.7%
White & Asian 0.6%
Unclassified 0.6%
Chinese 0.5%
African 0.3%
Indian 0.2%
White & Black (African) 0.2%
Irish 0.1%

Overall Ofsted Rating As of September 2024, Ofsted no longer give a one word rating for schools. See our blog post for more details.
Last Report Date 2024-03-14
Date Report
2024-02-07 School inspectionSchool inspection, PDF - 14 March 2024
2020-10-06 Monitoring visitMonitoring visit, PDF - 19 November 2020
2018-05-22 Short inspectionShort inspection, PDF - 21 June 2018
2015-08-31 Academy conversion letterAcademy conversion letter, PDF - 04 September 2015
Previously as Cockermouth School
2015-05-19 Monitoring visitMonitoring visit, PDF - 15 June 2015
2012-05-10 Full inspection:GoodFull inspection, PDF - 01 June 2012
2011-02-07 Curriculum and development visitCurriculum and development visit, PDF - 06 April 2011
2009-05-21 Full inspection:GoodFull inspection, PDF - 10 June 2009
2008-03-27 Curriculum and development visitCurriculum and development visit, PDF - 30 May 2008
2006-01-17 Full inspection:GoodFull inspection, PDF - 08 February 2006
2000-10-09 Full inspectionFull inspection, PDF - 18 January 2001
2015-05-19 Monitoring visitMonitoring visit, PDF - 15 June 2015
2012-05-10 Full inspection:GoodFull inspection, PDF - 01 June 2012
2011-02-07 Curriculum and development visitCurriculum and development visit, PDF - 06 April 2011
2009-05-21 Full inspection:GoodFull inspection, PDF - 10 June 2009
2008-03-27 Curriculum and development visitCurriculum and development visit, PDF - 30 May 2008
2006-01-17 Full inspection:GoodFull inspection, PDF - 08 February 2006
2000-10-09 Full inspectionFull inspection, PDF - 18 January 2001

Attainment 8 Score

Attaimenment 8 is a measure of a pupil's average grade across a set of 8 subjects. The 8 subjects which make up Attainment 8 are:

  • English
  • Maths
  • 3 subjects from qualifications that count towards the English Baccalaureate (EBacc), like sciences, language and history
  • 3 more GCSE qualifications (including EBacc subjects) or technical awards from a list approved by the Department for Education

Each grade a pupil gets is assigned a point score from 9 (the highest) to 1 (the lowest). These scores are added up, with English and maths counted twice.

School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
51.9 Unlock Unlock

GCSE Results

Metric School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Grade 5 or above in English and maths 57.8% Unlock Unlock
5 or more GCSEs at grade 9-4 (or A-C) 70.9% Unlock Unlock

Attainment 8 Score

Attaimenment 8 is a measure of a pupil's average grade across a set of 8 subjects. The 8 subjects which make up Attainment 8 are:

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GCSE Results

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Points

Points Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Average Points 41.52 Unlock Unlock
Average Points (best 3) 42.64 Unlock Unlock

Grades

School Local Nationwide
Average Grade B C C+
Average Grade (best 3) B+ C+ C+
Percentage Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Students getting AAB or better 39% Unlock Unlock

2025 Admissions

Number of Applications Number of Offers
First Preference Unlock Unlock
Second Preference 104 2
Third Preference 63 0
From another Local Authority 3 0

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Name Distance
All Saints' CofE School
Slatefell Drive, Cockermouth, Cumbria, CA13 9BH
0.21 miles
All Saints' CofE School
Slatefell Drive, Cockermouth, CA13 9BH
0.22 miles
Fairfield Primary School
Gallowbarrow, Cockermouth, Cumbria, CA13 0DX
0.74 miles
Bridekirk Dovenby CofE Primary School
Dovenby, Cumbria, Bridekirk Dovenby School, Cockermouth, Cumbria, CA13 0PG
2.1 miles
Eaglesfield Paddle CofE Primary Academy
Eaglesfield, Cockermouth, Cumbria, CA13 0QY
2.37 miles
St Bridget's CofE School
Brigham, Cockermouth, Cumbria, CA13 0TU
3.14 miles
Broughton Primary School
Moor Road, Great Broughton, Cockermouth, Cumbria, CA13 0YT
3.47 miles
Lorton School
High Lorton, Cockermouth, Cumbria, CA13 9UL
3.87 miles
Dearham Primary School
The Went, Dearham, Maryport, Cumbria, CA15 7HR
4.83 miles
Dean CofE School
Dean, Workington, CA14 4TH
4.98 miles
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