Richard Rose Central Academy
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary, 16 plus
- School rating
- Good Mar 11 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
- 135621
- Address
- Victoria Place, CA1 1LY
- Website
- http://www.rrca.org.uk
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 1034 (70% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 49.3%
- Girls
- 50.7%
- First language not English
- 18.8%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 29.7%
- Persistent absence
- 29.4%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 4.7%
White British 75.5%
Other White 11.4%
African 3.3%
Mixed 2.5%
Unclassified 1.7%
Other 1.4%
Other Asian 1.3%
Indian 1.2%
Gypsy/Roma 0.4%
Pakistani 0.4%
Chinese 0.4%
Bangladeshi 0.3%
Irish 0.2%
Other Black 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Entering EBacc
School 43%
Local authority average 32%
England average 41%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 35%
Local authority average 36%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 42
Local authority average 42.2
England average 45.9
EBacc average point score
School 3.83
Local authority average 3.75
England average 4.08
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Childcare Skills | Technical Award | 25 |
| Building / Construction Operations (General / Combined) | Technical Award | 26 |
| Health Studies | Technical Award | 23 |
| Sports Studies | Technical Award | 50 |
| Tourism | Technical Award | 25 |
| Art & Design | GCSE | 31 |
| Biology | GCSE | 37 |
| Business Studies:Single | GCSE | 24 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 37 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 25 |
Admissions
Richard Rose Central Academy
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 200
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 193
- 2nd preference
- 140
- 3rd preference
- 78
- From another Local Authority
- 1
Offers
- 1st preference
- 193
- 2nd preference
- 5
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 21.2 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 189 101 88 |
| Year 8 | 173 76 97 |
| Year 9 | 179 97 82 |
| Year 10 | 172 88 84 |
| Year 11 | 180 96 84 |
| Year 12 | 77 32 45 |
| Year 13 | 64 20 44 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 74.0% 73.6% 85.5% |
Further education | 35.0% 36.2% 36.9% |
School sixth form | 39.0% 37.1% 35.2% |
Sixth form college | 0.0% 0.1% 12.9% |
Other education destinations | 0.0% 0.2% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 7.0% 5.0% 2.6% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 10.0% 12.3% 3.3% |
| Not in education or employment | 8.0% 6.6% 5.7% |
| Destination unknown | 1.0% 2.6% 3.0% |
Progression to Higher Education or Training
| Destinations after A‑levels | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Degrees | 71.0% n/a 60.1% |
Top third higher education institutions | 16.0% n/a 18.9% |
| Other study at level 4 or 5 | 0.0% n/a 2.5% |
| Higher apprenticeships | 0.0% n/a 2.4% |