5 secondary schools in Carlisle, sorted by latest
Ofsted grade. Grades come from two inspection systems; each school page states
which, and the guide explains the
difference. A grade shown with a year, like "Good (2019)", is the last one
Ofsted published for that school and sorts below current grades. We don't
invent rankings.
Carlisle in figures
For Year 7 places in September 2026, families named the 5 schools in Carlisle first 919 times for 903 places: 1.02 first choices per place, against 0.99 across the Cumberland authority's 18 schools. 4 of the 5 had more first choices than places.
Totals for the schools listed on this page. Applications and offers on national offer day, DfE; last-offer distances as the council published them.