Cockermouth School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary, 16 plus
- Ofsted rating
- Good Feb 8 2024 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
- 142306
- Address
- Castlegate Drive, CA13 9HF
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 1285 (93% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 51.1%
- Girls
- 48.9%
- First language not English
- 3.3%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 12.5%
- Persistent absence
- 34.1%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 12.8%
White British 93.1%
Other White 2.8%
Mixed 1.5%
Unclassified 0.9%
Other Asian 0.6%
Chinese 0.5%
Indian 0.2%
Bangladeshi 0.2%
Other 0.2%
African 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Progress 8 score
- This school
- 0.41
- Local authority average, state-funded schools
- -0.28
- England average, state-funded schools
- -0.03
Entering EBacc
School 50%
Local authority average 35%
England average 39%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 60%
Local authority average 37%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 53.6
Local authority average 43.2
England average 46.3
EBacc average point score
School 4.91
Local authority average 3.81
England average 4.05
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Art & Design | GCSE | 45 |
| Art & Design (Fine Art) | GCSE | 18 |
| Biology | GCSE | 64 |
| Business Studies:Single | GCSE | 89 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 64 |
| Chinese | GCSE | 1 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 29 |
| Design & Technology | GCSE | 18 |
| English Language | GCSE | 215 |
| English Literature | GCSE | 213 |
Admissions
Cockermouth School
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 183
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 180
- 2nd preference
- 73
- 3rd preference
- 29
- From another Local Authority
- 1
Offers
- 1st preference
- 180
- 2nd preference
- 3
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 21.8 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 199 100 99 |
| Year 8 | 229 140 89 |
| Year 9 | 213 99 114 |
| Year 10 | 227 123 104 |
| Year 11 | 216 106 110 |
| Year 12 | 106 50 56 |
| Year 13 | 95 39 56 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 81.0% n/a 85.6% |
Further education | 29.0% n/a 35.4% |
School sixth form | 52.0% n/a 36.6% |
Sixth form college | 0.0% n/a 13.0% |
Other education destinations | SP n/a 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 5.0% n/a 4.1% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 9.0% n/a 3.2% |
| Not in education or employment | 4.0% n/a 5.9% |
| Destination unknown | 1.0% n/a 1.2% |
Progression to Higher Education or Training
| Destinations after A‑levels | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Degrees | 70.0% n/a 65.5% |
Top third higher education institutions | 42.0% n/a 23.8% |
| Other study at level 4 or 5 | 0.0% n/a 2.5% |
| Higher apprenticeships | 8.0% n/a 2.2% |