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School admissions in Cumberland

How heavily each school was applied to for September 2026 entry, from the applications and offers every admissions authority reports to the DfE. Sorted by first preferences per place. We don't invent rankings: the order is arithmetic on a published figure, not a view about which school is better.

Reception places, September 2026

130 schools. 9 received more first preferences than they had places.

SchoolFirst preferences per placePlaces
Blackford CofE Primary SchoolCarlisle1.258
Belle Vue Primary SchoolCarlisle1.2059
Kells Infant SchoolWhitehaven1.1730
Fir Ends Primary SchoolBrampton1.1315
Irthington Village SchoolCarlisle1.128
Kingmoor Nursery and Infant SchoolCarlisle1.1188
Boltons CofE SchoolWigton1.0714
Eaglesfield Paddle CofE Primary AcademyCockermouth1.0730
Jericho Primary SchoolWhitehaven1.0359
Allonby Primary SchoolMaryport1.001
Arlecdon Primary SchoolFRIZINGTON1.002
Ashfield Infant & Nursery SchoolWorkington1.0052
Beckermet CofE SchoolBeckermet1.0012
Beckstone Primary SchoolWorkington1.0039
Bewcastle SchoolCarlisle1.002
Blennerhasset SchoolWigton1.007
Bowness-on-Solway Primary SchoolWigton1.004
Braithwaite CofE Primary SchoolKeswick1.007
Brampton Primary SchoolBrampton1.0019
Bridekirk Dovenby CofE Primary SchoolCockermouth1.0023
Brook Street Primary SchoolCarlisle1.0022
Broughton Primary SchoolCockermouth1.0012
Burgh by Sands SchoolCarlisle1.009
Captain Shaw's CofE SchoolMillom1.003
Castle Carrock SchoolBrampton1.004
Crosby-on-Eden CofE SchoolCarlisle1.0011
Crosscanonby St John's CofE SchoolMaryport1.005
Cummersdale SchoolCarlisle1.0015
Cumwhinton SchoolCarlisle1.0028
Dean CofE SchoolWorkington1.0010
Dearham Primary SchoolMaryport1.0014
Derwent Vale Primary and Nursery SchoolWorkington1.007
Distington Community SchoolWorkington1.006
Ellenborough AcademyMaryport1.004
Ennerdale and Kinniside CofE Primary SchoolCleator1.005
Fairfield Primary SchoolCockermouth1.0047
Fellview Primary SchoolWigton1.003
Flimby Primary SchoolMaryport1.0015
Frizington Community Primary SchoolFrizington1.0023
Gosforth CofE Primary School and NurserySeascale1.0016
Grasslot Infant SchoolMaryport1.009
Great Corby School and NurseryCarlisle1.008
Hallbankgate Village SchoolBrampton1.002
Haverigg Primary SchoolMillom1.0026
Hayton CofE Primary SchoolBrampton1.0013
Holm Cultram Abbey CofE Primary SchoolWigton1.005
Holme St Cuthbert SchoolMaryport1.002
Inglewood Infant SchoolCarlisle1.0047
Ireby CofE SchoolWigton1.005
Kirkbride Primary SchoolWigton1.0010
Kirkland Church of England AcademyFrizington1.003
Lanercost CofE Primary SchoolBrampton1.0012
Lorton SchoolCockermouth1.006
Lowca Community SchoolWhitehaven1.005
Maryport CofE Primary SchoolMaryport1.0026
Millom Infant SchoolMillom1.009
Montreal CofE Primary SchoolCleator Moor1.009
Moor Row Community Primary SchoolMoor Row1.005
Netherton Infant SchoolMaryport1.0014
Newtown Primary SchoolCarlisle1.0015
Northside Primary SchoolWorkington1.004
Orgill Primary SchoolEgremont1.0018
Oughterside Primary SchoolWigton1.008
Our Lady and St Patrick's Catholic Primary School, MaryportMaryport1.0013
Petteril Bank SchoolCarlisle1.0015
Plumbland CofE SchoolWigton1.003
Raughton Head CofE School & NurseryCarlisle1.009
Richmond Hill SchoolWigton1.0017
Rockcliffe CofE SchoolCarlisle1.007
Rosley CofE SchoolWigton1.008
Seascale Primary SchoolSeascale1.0015
Seaton AcademyWorkington1.0035
Shankhill CofE Primary SchoolCARLISLE1.007
Silloth Primary SchoolWigton1.0015
St Bees Village Primary SchoolSt Bees1.0013
St Bega's CofE Primary SchoolHolmrook1.004
St Bridget's Catholic Primary SchoolEgremont1.0020
St Bridget's CofE SchoolCockermouth1.006
St Bridget's CofE SchoolWhitehaven1.005
St Cuthbert's Catholic Primary SchoolWigton1.0020
St Cuthberts Catholic Primary School, CarlisleCarlisle1.0023
St Gregory and St Patrick's Catholic Infant SchoolWhitehaven1.0036
St Gregory's Catholic Primary School, WorkingtonWorkington1.0025
St Herbert's CofE (VA) Primary and Nursery SchoolKeswick1.0034
St James' Catholic Primary Schoolmillom1.0028
St James' CofE Infant and Nursery SchoolWhitehaven1.0027
St Joseph's Catholic Primary SchoolFrizington1.004
St Margaret Mary Catholic Primary School, CarlisleCarlisle1.0021
St Mary's Catholic Primary SchoolWorkington1.0023
St Matthew's CofE SchoolWigton1.008
St Michael's CofE Primary SchoolCarlisle1.0025
St Michael's CofE Primary SchoolWigton1.002
St Michael's Nursery and Infant SchoolWorkington1.0020
St Patrick's Catholic Primary SchoolWorkington1.0018
Stoneraise SchoolCarlisle1.0024
The Bishop Harvey Goodwin School (Church of England Voluntary Aided)Carlisle1.0014
Thornhill Primary SchoolEgremont1.005
Thursby Primary SchoolCarlisle1.0012
Thwaites SchoolMillom1.003
Upperby Primary SchoolCarlisle1.0046
Victoria Infant and Nursery SchoolWorkington1.0044
Waberthwaite CofE SchoolMillom1.007
Walton & Lees Hill CofE SchoolBrampton1.002
Warwick Bridge Primary SchoolCarlisle1.0028
Westfield Nursery and Primary SchoolWorkington1.0013
Wiggonby CofE SchoolWigton1.007
Wreay Church of England Primary SchoolCarlisle1.007
Robert Ferguson Primary SchoolCarlisle0.9851
Pennine Way Primary SchoolCarlisle0.9850
Wigton Nursery and Infant SchoolWigton0.9844
St Patrick's Catholic Primary SchoolCleator Moor0.9739
Norman Street Primary SchoolCarlisle0.9729
Bookwell Primary SchoolEgremont0.9628
St Mary's Catholic Primary SchoolWhitehaven0.9521
Bransty Primary SchoolWhitehaven0.9418
Hensingham Primary SchoolWhitehaven0.9416
Newlaithes Infant SchoolCarlisle0.9448
Stanwix SchoolCarlisle0.9432
Moresby Primary SchoolWhitehaven0.9315
Caldew Lea SchoolCarlisle0.9329
Yewdale SchoolCarlisle0.9329
Scotby CofE Primary SchoolCarlisle0.9328
St Bede's Catholic Primary SchoolCarlisle0.9123
Valley Primary School and NurseryWhitehaven0.8927
Longtown Primary SchoolCarlisle0.8834
Great Orton Primary SchoolCarlisle0.888
Bassenthwaite Primary SchoolKeswick0.836
Borrowdale CofE Primary SchoolKeswick0.805
Kirkbampton CofE SchoolCarlisle0.805
Houghton CofE SchoolCarlisle0.7722

First preferences per place is the number of families naming the school first, divided by its published admission number. Above 1.00 means more first choices than places. It is not a ranking and not a measure of quality: a popular school can be easy to get into and a quiet one hard, because places are allocated by each school's own criteria, siblings and faith and banding first, with distance often the last tie-breaker. Applications and offers on national offer day, DfE.

Year 7 places, September 2026

18 schools. 7 received more first preferences than they had places.

SchoolFirst preferences per placePlaces
Richard Rose Central AcademyCarlisle1.13201
St John Henry Newman Catholic SchoolCarlisle1.11114
Caldew SchoolCarlisle1.10164
The Whitehaven AcademyWhitehaven1.06170
Richard Rose Morton AcademyCarlisle1.06171
St Josephs Catholic High School, WorkingtonWorkington1.05118
Workington AcademyWorkington1.01194
Beacon Hill Community SchoolWigton1.0034
Solway Community SchoolWigton1.0031
Keswick SchoolKeswick0.99200
Netherhall SchoolMaryport0.99152
Cockermouth SchoolCockermouth0.98175
St Benedict's Catholic High SchoolWhitehaven0.98191
The Nelson Thomlinson SchoolWigton0.96170
Millom SchoolMillom0.9487
West Lakes AcademyEgremont0.93117
William Howard SchoolBrampton0.91222
Trinity SchoolCarlisle0.81253

First preferences per place is the number of families naming the school first, divided by its published admission number. Above 1.00 means more first choices than places. It is not a ranking and not a measure of quality: a popular school can be easy to get into and a quiet one hard, because places are allocated by each school's own criteria, siblings and faith and banding first, with distance often the last tie-breaker. Applications and offers on national offer day, DfE.