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Cockermouth School

Comprehensive

National rank

227

n/a

Rank last year

69.1^%

A-level

29.7^%

GCSE

Need to know

Head teacher Richard King

Attendance 91.3%

Gender of entry Mixed

Send pupils* 18.8% *Special educational needs and disabilities

Total pupils 1,227

Pupils on free school meals 15.4%

Progress 8

Progress 8 is a measure of the development a school cohort/pupils makes from year 6 to year 11. The data used is from 2024. There will be no KS2 updates for 2025 or 2026 due to the Covid-19 pandemic. The government is consulting on an improved version of Progress 8 and Attainment 8

ABOVE AVERAGE

Our methodology

Results

Grade

18.4

23.8

A*/A

42.2

A*-B

69.1

Grade

9/8

16.3

13.4

9/8/7

29.7

What the school inspection says

“Pupils are polite and respectful. They value the positive relationships that they have with staff. Pupils, including those with Send, make a significant contribution to the calm atmosphere that exists at the school. They extend a warm welcome to new arrivals. This helps pupils who are new to the school to settle in quickly. Pupils respond positively to the high aspirations that the school has for their achievement. Most pupils achieve well. Trustees have established a culture at the school where everyone is valued and included. The school has thought deeply about the important knowledge that pupils should acquire.”

Inspection

2024

In detail *

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*Ofsted no longer makes an overall effectiveness judgment in inspections of state-funded schools. A five-point grading scale, including a new “exceptional” grade was introduced in November 2025.

About the school

The Cumbrian school is on the edge of the beautiful Lake District countryside.
It was founded in 1984 after the merger of Derwent School and Cockermouth Grammar School.
It converted to academy status in September 2015, having previously been a community school administered by Cumbria County Council.
Cockermouth is in the top 10 per cent of schools nationally at A Level and the top 25 per cent of schools nationally for GCSE.
Notable former pupils include Ben Stokes, the England cricket captain, Catherine Pickford, the Archdeacon of Northolt Ven, and the footballer James Trafford.

reception@cockermouthschool.org

Telephone

01900 898 888

Website

cockermouthschool.org

Address

Castlegate Drive, Cockermouth, CA13 9HF

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