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Best Secondary schools in Cumbria

Top 20 by latest Ofsted graded judgements.

Summary

Outstanding: 2 Good: 18 Requires improvement: 0 Inadequate: 0
Earliest inspection
10 Apr 2017
Latest inspection
9 Jun 2024

These rankings use each school’s latest graded Ofsted inspection. Ungraded visits do not replace the most recent graded judgement.

  • 1.
    Keswick School
    Secondary • Academy converter • Keswick • CA12 5QB

    Last inspected on 9 Jun 2024 – graded Outstanding by Ofsted.

    Outstanding
  • 2.
    West Lakes Academy
    Secondary • Academy sponsor led • Egremont • CA22 2DQ

    Last inspected on 10 Apr 2017 – graded Outstanding by Ofsted.

    Outstanding
  • 3.
    Kirkby Stephen Grammar School
    Secondary • Academy converter • Kirkby Stephen • CA17 4HA

    Last inspected on 14 Mar 2024 – graded Good by Ofsted.

    Good
  • 4.
    The Nelson Thomlinson School
    Secondary • Voluntary controlled school • Wigton • CA7 9PX

    Last inspected on 3 Dec 2023 – graded Good by Ofsted.

    Good
  • 5.
    The Whitehaven Academy
    Secondary • Academy sponsor led • Whitehaven • CA28 8TY

    Last inspected on 12 Jul 2023 – graded Good by Ofsted.

    Good
  • 6.
    Furness Academy
    Secondary • Academy sponsor led • Barrow-in-Furness • LA13 9BB

    Last inspected on 14 Jun 2023 – graded Good by Ofsted.

    Good
  • 7.
    Ullswater Community College
    Secondary • Foundation school • Penrith • CA11 8NG

    Last inspected on 25 May 2023 – graded Good by Ofsted.

    Good
  • 8.
    Energy Coast UTC
    Secondary • University technical college • Workington • CA14 4JW

    Last inspected on 9 May 2023 – graded Good by Ofsted.

    Good
  • 9.
    Queen Elizabeth Grammar School Penrith
    Secondary • Academy converter • Penrith • CA11 7EG

    Last inspected on 28 Mar 2023 – graded Good by Ofsted.

    Good
  • 10.
    St Bernards Catholic High School, Barrow
    Secondary • Academy converter • Barrow-in-Furness • LA13 9LE

    Last inspected on 14 Nov 2022 – graded Good by Ofsted.

    Good
  • 11.
    Caldew School
    Secondary • Academy converter • Carlisle • CA5 7NN

    Last inspected on 21 Sep 2022 – graded Good by Ofsted.

    Good
  • 12.
    Millom School
    Secondary • Community school • Millom • LA18 5AB

    Last inspected on 14 Jul 2022 – graded Good by Ofsted.

    Good
  • 13.
    Appleby Grammar School
    Secondary • Academy converter • Appleby-in-Westmorland • CA16 6XU

    Last inspected on 26 Jun 2022 – graded Good by Ofsted.

    Good
  • 14.
    The Queen Katherine School
    Secondary • Academy converter • Kendal • LA9 6PJ

    Last inspected on 25 May 2022 – graded Good by Ofsted.

    Good
  • 15.
    Workington Academy
    Secondary • Academy sponsor led • Workington • CA14 4EB

    Last inspected on 17 May 2022 – graded Good by Ofsted.

    Good
  • 16.
    Beacon Hill Community School
    Secondary • Community school • Wigton • CA7 3EZ

    Last inspected on 27 Jan 2020 – graded Good by Ofsted.

    Good
  • 17.
    The Lakes School
    Secondary • Community school • Windermere • LA23 1HW

    Last inspected on 6 Jan 2020 – graded Good by Ofsted.

    Good
  • 18.
    John Ruskin School
    Secondary • Community school • Coniston • LA21 8EW

    Last inspected on 21 Nov 2019 – graded Good by Ofsted.

    Good
  • 19.
    Dowdales School
    Secondary • Community school • Dalton-in-Furness • LA15 8AH

    Last inspected on 10 Sep 2019 – graded Good by Ofsted.

    Good
  • 20.
    William Howard School
    Secondary • Academy converter • Brampton • CA8 1AR

    Last inspected on 20 May 2019 – graded Good by Ofsted.

    Good