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Netherhall School

Secondary · Maryport · CA15 6NT

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Requires improvement

SchoolFacts estimate: Ofsted awarded no overall grade at this inspection

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Quality of education: Requires improvementBehaviour & attitudes: GoodPersonal development: GoodLeadership & management: Requires improvementSafeguarding effective: Yes

Inspected 29 April 2025

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At a glance

894 pupils · 85% of 1,053 capacity (January 2026 census)

School type
Community school
Age range
11–18
Gender
Mixed
Admissions
Non-selective
Free school meals
36.7% of pupils (January 2026)
English as additional language
2.3% of pupils (2024/2025)
SEN support
22.3% of pupils (2024/2025)
EHC plan
4% of pupils (2024/2025)
Sixth form
Yes
Website
https://www.netherhall.cumbria.sch.uk/
URN
112382

In figures

For September 2026 entry, 150 families named it first for 152 Year 7 places, 0.99 first choices per place. At its inspection on 29 April 2025 Ofsted awarded no overall grade; the lowest of the four areas it judged was Requires improvement. In the 2025/26 autumn and spring terms its pupils missed 7.8% of sessions, against 6.6% across England.

Admissions demand: Year 7 entry, September 2026

0.99 first-choice applications per place

152 places offered · 150 first-choice applications · roughly balanced

First-choice applications per place, by entry year

19/20
20/21
21/22
22/23
23/24
24/25
25/26
26/27

Source: DfE applications and offers on national offer day · how demand is measured

GCSE results (2024/2025)

148 pupils at the end of key stage 4 in 2024/2025

Attainment 8 score
39.7
England 46.1
Grade 4 or above in English & maths GCSEs
50%
England 64.8%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
28.4%
England 45.4%
EBacc average point score
3.2
England 4.1

Progress 8 is suspended nationally for 2024/25 and 2025/26. These cohorts sat no key stage 2 tests (COVID), so there is no baseline to measure progress from.

A-level results (2024/2025)

A-level points per entry (England: 35 ≈ B-) C
30.1
England 35

Source: DfE performance tables 2024/2025 · what “suppressed” means

Schools with a similar intake

Attainment 8, 2024/2025

This school39.7
Median of its 12 closest peers38.4
Cumberland average41
England46.1

On attainment 8, this school is in line with the schools that teach a comparable intake.

They are matched on intake, not location, so most are not local: see nearby schools for those you could apply to.

SchoolOfstedAttainment 8
Oxclose Community AcademyWashington · 78 miles awayGood41.8
The Mosslands SchoolWallasey · 91 miles awayRequires improvement35.2
The Priory City of Lincoln AcademyLincoln · 158 miles awayNeeds attention35.6
Heritage High SchoolChesterfield · 134 miles awayGood40
Pakefield High SchoolLowestoft · 265 miles awayGood38.4
Spen Valley High SchoolLiversedge · 101 miles awayNeeds attention35.7
Wolsingham SchoolBishop Auckland · 64 miles awayGood44.7
Ridgeway AcademyWelwyn Garden City · 243 miles awayGood35.7
Bedminster Down SchoolBristol · 231 miles awayRequires improvement41.7
Cliff Park Ormiston AcademyGreat Yarmouth · 260 miles awayGood35.9
Archbishop Tenison's CofE High SchoolCroydon · 271 miles awayExpected standard45.3
Skinners' Kent AcademyTunbridge Wells · 293 miles awayGood38.4

It is not a ranking. Source: DfE performance tables 2024/2025 · how the matching works

Pupils by ethnicity (January 2026)

White British 94% (Cumberland 89%, England 59%) · Black African 2% (Cumberland 2%, England 5%) · Any other White background 1% (Cumberland 3%, England 7%) · Any other Mixed background 1% (Cumberland 1%, England 3%) · other groups together 1%

Source: DfE schools, pupils and their characteristics, January 2026 census · how to read these figures

Attendance (2025/26 autumn and spring terms)

Sessions missed (overall absence)
7.8%
England 6.6%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions (persistent absence)
22.3%
England 17.5%

Suspensions and permanent exclusions (2024/25)

5.95 suspensions per 100 pupils and 0 permanent exclusions · England, secondary schools: 21.24 suspensions and 0.23 permanent exclusions per 100 pupils · Cumberland: 17.86 suspensions and 0.18 permanent exclusions per 100 pupils

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Source: DfE pupil absence data, autumn and spring terms, and DfE suspensions and permanent exclusions, school-level file · how absence is measured · how to read exclusions

Staffing

Pupils per qualified teacher
36.3
England 18.5

Full-time-equivalent, 2025/26.

Teacher retention (2024/25)

36% of teachers stayed at the school the following year · 6% moved to another state school · 57% left the state-funded sector

Vacancies (November 2025)

0% of teaching posts vacant, 0% filled temporarily · England, council-maintained secondaries: 0.22% vacant, 0.42% temporary

Teacher pay (November 2025)

Mean salary of full-time qualified teachers £48,184; 7.1% on the leadership pay range · England, secondary schools: £53,766, 11.3%

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Source: DfE School Workforce Census · how these figures are counted

Spending per pupil (2025-26)

This school£9,122
Typical secondary school£7,846

Where the money went (2025-26)

Share of spending, with the median for secondary schools in brackets: Staff 75% (77%) · premises 5% (6%) · occupation (energy, rates, cleaning) 9% (7%) · supplies and services 8% (10%) · educational supplies 5% (6%) · bought-in professional services 1% (2%) · catering 5% (3%)

Reserves (2025-26)

Revenue reserve -£2,490,541; in-year balance -£78,728

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Higher spending is not a measure of quality. Source: council-maintained school finance return, 2025-26, DfE · how spending is compared

Where pupils go after GCSEs

In sustained education, work or training
92%
Continuing in education
76%
Apprenticeship
11%
Employment
5%

Where students go after sixth form

To university / higher education
44%
Apprenticeship
27%
Employment
15%
Any sustained destination
85%

Destinations measured the year after leaving, DfE destination measures in the 2024/2025 performance tables.

Inspection history since 2015

Source: Ofsted management information · ungraded visits and the two inspection systems

The area around the school

Child poverty (IDACI)
7/10less deprived than most of England
Overall deprivation (IMD)
4/10more deprived than most of England
Census 2021This areaEngland
Adults with a degree or higher26.9%33.9%
Adults with no qualifications19.3%18.1%
In managerial or professional work27.3%33.2%
Households deprived in two or more ways18%18.1%
Residents in very good health42.3%48.5%
Homes owned by the occupier75.1%62.3%
Social housing7.3%17.1%
Privately rented17.6%20.5%
Detached houses7.3%22.9%
Flats12.3%22.2%
Homes with four or more bedrooms31.9%21.1%
Households with no car or van21.8%23.5%

These figures describe the area, not the pupils. Source: Census 2021 (ONS) and English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG) for small area E01019114 · how to read area figures

What homes cost nearby

Median sale price
£160,000192 sales within 1 km, January 2024 to September 2026
Typical range
£111,500–£205,000the middle half of sales
England median
£300,000all sales over the same period
Detached (37)£250,000
Semi-detached (37)£180,000
Terraced (113)£130,000
Flat (5)£63,000

Homes around this school are among the cheapest tenth of school neighbourhoods in England, comparing the median within 1 km across every state school.

Source: HM Land Registry sales within 1 km since January 2024 · how sales are counted. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Postcodes located with OS Code-Point Open: contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026; contains Royal Mail data © Royal Mail copyright and database right 2026; contains National Statistics data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

Roads around the school

Child pedestrian casualties
1a rural school averages 0.3
Collisions at school-run times
2a rural school averages 0.7
All reported collisions
5a rural school averages 3.4
Of those, serious or fatal
1a rural school averages 0.9

A high count usually reflects traffic, not an unsafe school. Source: DfT road casualty statistics (STATS19), collisions within 500 m, 2021–2025 · what is counted

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