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Grade 5+ in English and maths, 2026
GCSE results 2026
Cumberland GCSE results 2026
Provisional 2025/26 results for 19 state secondary schools in Cumberland, 2,894 pupils. Cumberland ranks 145 of 151 councils for Attainment 8, which fell by 1.1 points on 2025.
Grade 5+ English & maths
34.0%
13.8 pts below England
Grade 7+ English & maths
5.5%
9.2 pts below England
Attainment 8
41.5
6.1 points below England
Council rank
145 / 151
By average Attainment 8
Cumberland at a glance
- Highest Attainment 8: Keswick School (50.9).
- Schools range from 22.5 to 50.9 on Attainment 8, a spread of 28.4 points, so the school you choose matters more than the council average.
- Disadvantaged pupils averaged 30.2, 15.3 points behind their classmates (a wider gap than England’s 13.8). They did best at Keswick School (39.3).
- Most improved on 2025: Beacon Hill Community School, up 8.7 points to 37.5.
Every Cumberland secondary school, ranked
Ranked by Attainment 8 · 2025/26 provisional · E&M: English and maths
| # | School | Pupils | Attainment 8 | vs 2025 | Grade 4+ E&M | Grade 5+ E&M | Grade 7+ E&M | Disadvantaged A8 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Keswick School | 203 | 50.9 | −1.2 | 77.8% | 54.7% | 12.3% | 39.3 |
| 2 | Cockermouth School | 213 | 47.9 | −4.0 | 64.8% | 46.9% | 11.3% | 34.2 |
| 3 | St Benedict's Catholic High SchoolRoman Catholic | 156 | 43.8 | +2.6 | 59.0% | 39.7% | 10.9% | 34.2 |
| 4 | The Nelson Thomlinson School | 197 | 43.1 | −3.1 | 57.9% | 36.0% | 6.6% | 30.4 |
| 5 | The Whitehaven Academy | 101 | 43.0 | +3.3 | 61.4% | 37.6% | 8.9% | 29.6 |
| 6 | Millom School | 94 | 42.5 | −2.4 | 62.8% | 38.3% | 3.2% | 32.4 |
| 7 | Richard Rose Central Academy | 155 | 42.4 | +0.1 | 60.0% | 36.8% | 3.2% | 32.7 |
| 8 | William Howard School | 219 | 42.0 | −3.0 | 58.0% | 36.5% | 5.5% | 32.2 |
| 9 | Netherhall School | 134 | 41.7 | +2.0 | 50.0% | 27.6% | 5.2% | 32.6 |
| 10 | Richard Rose Morton Academy | 167 | 41.5 | −1.9 | 58.1% | 32.3% | 4.2% | 32.0 |
| 11 | Workington Academy | 214 | 40.9 | +0.4 | 56.1% | 34.1% | 2.8% | 30.9 |
| 12 | Caldew School | 168 | 40.5 | −3.8 | 51.8% | 23.2% | 2.4% | 30.0 |
| 13 | West Lakes Academy | 193 | 39.6 | −1.2 | 47.2% | 32.1% | 2.6% | 27.1 |
| 14 | Trinity SchoolChurch of England | 260 | 39.4 | −2.0 | 48.8% | 29.2% | 4.2% | 24.4 |
| 15 | St John Henry Newman Catholic SchoolRoman Catholic | 138 | 38.9 | −2.1 | 50.0% | 26.8% | 4.3% | 30.0 |
| 16 | Beacon Hill Community School | 30 | 37.5 | +8.7 | 53.3% | 33.3% | 3.3% | 24.4 |
| 17 | St Josephs Catholic High School, WorkingtonRoman Catholic | 114 | 36.8 | −0.6 | 47.4% | 25.4% | 3.5% | 28.9 |
| 18 | Solway Community School | 30 | 31.8 | −3.2 | 33.3% | 10.0% | 0.0% | 27.7 |
| 19 | Energy Coast UTC | 108 | 22.5 | −1.7 | 27.8% | 9.3% | 0.0% | 19.5 |
| England average | 47.6 | 66.8% | 47.8% | 14.7% | 37.7 |
Disadvantaged A8: Attainment 8 of pupils eligible for free school meals in the last six years or looked after; blank where the school has too few to publish. Small year groups move more from year to year.
Cumberland against the rest of the North West
- Trafford65.7%
- Stockport52.9%
- Warrington50.8%
- Bolton47.9%
- Manchester46.4%
- Cheshire East46.1%
- Wirral46.0%
- Lancashire45.0%
- Cheshire West and Chester44.4%
- Blackburn with Darwen44.4%
- Tameside44.3%
- Salford44.2%
- Wigan44.1%
- Westmorland and Furness42.8%
- St. Helens41.9%
- Oldham41.4%
- Rochdale41.2%
- Sefton40.2%
- Bury39.6%
- Liverpool39.1%
- Blackpool37.1%
- Halton36.5%
- Cumberland34.0%
- Knowsley26.2%
Reading these figures
- Attainment 8 is out of 90: a pupil’s grades in eight GCSE slots added up, with English and maths counted twice.
- There is no Progress 8 this year (these pupils sat no KS2 SATs), so results partly reflect each school’s intake.
- These are provisional figures; revised ones with re-marks follow in early 2027.
- Source: Department for Education, Key stage 4 performance (school-level data). Council figures are our pupil-weighted calculation over state-funded mainstream schools; independent schools are not included.