Richard Rose Morton Academy
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary, 16 plus
- School rating
- Good Jul 1 2025 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 11 - 18 y.o.
- Type
- Academies
- Funding
- State-funded secondary
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious Character
- Does not apply
- Sixth Form
- Has a sixth form
- Local authority
- Cumberland
- Unique reference
- 135620
- Address
- Wigton Road, CA2 6LB
- Website
- http://www.rrma.org.uk/
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 883 (99% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 49.7%
- Girls
- 50.3%
- First language not English
- 3.9%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 25.6%
- Persistent absence
- 16.3%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 11.6%
White British 93.9%
Other White 3.7%
Mixed 0.9%
Unclassified 0.7%
African 0.6%
Chinese 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Entering EBacc
School 32%
Local authority average 32%
England average 41%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 34%
Local authority average 36%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 43.2
Local authority average 42.2
England average 45.9
EBacc average point score
School 3.63
Local authority average 3.75
England average 4.08
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Animal Care (Non-Agricultural) | Technical Award | 25 |
| Multimedia | Technical Award | 73 |
| Speech & Drama | Technical Award | 18 |
| Art & Design (Fine Art) | GCSE | 79 |
| Biology | GCSE | 16 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 16 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 19 |
| Design & Technology | GCSE | 19 |
| English Language | GCSE | 172 |
| English Literature | GCSE | 172 |
Admissions
Richard Rose Morton Academy
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 200
- Status
- Oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 209
- 2nd preference
- 58
- 3rd preference
- 39
- From another Local Authority
- 0
Offers
- 1st preference
- 195
- 2nd preference
- 5
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 26.6 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 182 87 95 |
| Year 8 | 183 86 97 |
| Year 9 | 174 87 87 |
| Year 10 | 171 89 82 |
| Year 11 | 173 90 83 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 63.0% 73.6% 85.5% |
Further education | 39.0% 36.2% 36.9% |
School sixth form | 24.0% 37.1% 35.2% |
Sixth form college | 0.0% 0.1% 12.9% |
Other education destinations | 0.0% 0.2% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 10.0% 5.0% 2.6% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 14.0% 12.3% 3.3% |
| Not in education or employment | 10.0% 6.6% 5.7% |
| Destination unknown | 3.0% 2.6% 3.0% |