Netherhall School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary, 16 plus
- School rating
- Requires improvement Apr 29 2025 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 11 - 18 y.o.
- Type
- Local authority maintained schools
- Funding
- State-funded secondary
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious Character
- Does not apply
- Sixth Form
- Has a sixth form
- Local authority
- Cumberland
- Unique reference
- 112382
- Address
- Netherhall Road, CA15 6NT
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 874 (73% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 49.3%
- Girls
- 50.7%
- First language not English
- 2.3%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 37.4%
- Persistent absence
- 19.8%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 22.3%
White British 95.8%
Mixed 1.4%
Other White 1.1%
African 0.9%
Irish Traveller 0.2%
Indian 0.2%
Other Asian 0.1%
Chinese 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Entering EBacc
School 5%
Local authority average 32%
England average 41%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 28%
Local authority average 36%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 39.7
Local authority average 42.2
England average 45.9
EBacc average point score
School 3.25
Local authority average 3.75
England average 4.08
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Art & Design (Fine Art) | GCSE | 23 |
| Biology | GCSE | 14 |
| Business Studies:Single | GCSE | 21 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 14 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 12 |
| English Language | GCSE | 146 |
| English Literature | GCSE | 146 |
| D&T Food Technology | GCSE | 18 |
| French | GCSE | 22 |
| Geography | GCSE | 54 |
Admissions
Netherhall School
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 175
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 171
- 2nd preference
- 34
- 3rd preference
- 28
- From another Local Authority
- 2
Offers
- 1st preference
- 169
- 2nd preference
- 5
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 20.5 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 182 84 98 |
| Year 8 | 155 74 81 |
| Year 9 | 178 73 105 |
| Year 10 | 138 79 59 |
| Year 11 | 149 84 65 |
| Year 12 | 31 15 16 |
| Year 13 | 41 22 19 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 76.0% 73.6% 85.5% |
Further education | 44.0% 36.2% 36.9% |
School sixth form | 32.0% 37.1% 35.2% |
Sixth form college | 0.0% 0.1% 12.9% |
Other education destinations | 0.0% 0.2% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 5.0% 5.0% 2.6% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 11.0% 12.3% 3.3% |
| Not in education or employment | 6.0% 6.6% 5.7% |
| Destination unknown | 2.0% 2.6% 3.0% |
Progression to Higher Education or Training
| Destinations after A‑levels | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Degrees | 48.0% n/a 60.1% |
Top third higher education institutions | 9.0% n/a 18.9% |
| Other study at level 4 or 5 | 0.0% n/a 2.5% |
| Higher apprenticeships | 14.0% n/a 2.4% |