Cockermouth School is a mixed secondary academy in Cockermouth, Cumberland Council, teaching 1,254 pupils aged 11 to 18. Its last Ofsted inspection in February 2024 found the school remains Good. In 2024–2025, GCSE Attainment 8 was 51.9 (England 46.1). The 2025–2026 school year runs from 3 September 2025 to 17 July 2026.

Ofsted inspection

The latest published Ofsted judgement for Cockermouth School.

Latest inspection
Good Ungraded inspection
Outcome: School remains Good. Ungraded (short) inspections confirm whether standards are maintained since the last full graded inspection — they don’t assign new category grades.
Ungraded inspection · Inspected 8 Feb 2024 · Published 13 Mar 2024
Read full Ofsted report ↗

Term dates & holidays 2025–2026

Autumn, spring and summer terms, half-terms, INSET days and bank holidays for Cockermouth School.

Cockermouth School term dates calendar 2025–2026
Official term-dates calendar · 2025–2026 · source

Interactive Calendar

September 2025
MonTueWedThuFriSatSun 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30
  • 3–30 Autumn Term 2025
October 2025
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  • 1–31 Autumn Term 2025
  • 27–31 Autumn Half Term Holiday
November 2025
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  • 1–30 Autumn Term 2025
December 2025
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  • 1–19 Autumn Term 2025
  • 20–31 Christmas Holiday
January 2026
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  • 1–6 Christmas Holiday
  • 7–31 Spring Term 2026
February 2026
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  • 1–28 Spring Term 2026
  • 16–20 Spring Half Term Holiday
March 2026
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  • 1–27 Spring Term 2026
  • 28–31 Easter Holiday
April 2026
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  • 1–12 Easter Holiday
  • 13–30 Summer Term 2026
May 2026
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  • 1–31 Summer Term 2026
  • 25–29 Summer Half Term Holiday
June 2026
MonTueWedThuFriSatSun 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30
  • 1–30 Summer Term 2026
July 2026
MonTueWedThuFriSatSun 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31
  • 1–17 Summer Term 2026
  • 18 Summer Holiday

Key dates (2025–2026)

  • Autumn Term 2025 Sep 3, 2025 - Dec 19, 2025 Term
  • Autumn Half Term Holiday Oct 27-31, 2025 Holiday
  • Christmas Holiday Dec 20, 2025 - Jan 6, 2026 Holiday
  • Spring Term 2026 Jan 7, 2026 - Mar 27, 2026 Term
  • Spring Half Term Holiday Feb 16-20, 2026 Holiday
  • Easter Holiday Mar 28 - Apr 12, 2026 Holiday
  • Summer Term 2026 Apr 13, 2026 - Jul 17, 2026 Term
  • Summer Half Term Holiday May 25-29, 2026 Holiday
  • Summer Holiday Jul 18 - Early Sep, 2026 Holiday

Exam results & performance

DfE performance tables Official results, 2024–2025 GOV.UK ↗
51.9 Attainment 8 England 46.1 Top 19%
57.8% Grade 5+ English & maths England 45.4% Top 18%
41.39 A level average score England 35 Top 13%
24% Persistent absence England 17.8%

The measures that carry the most signal. Open a section to compare Cockermouth School with Cumberland Council and England.

Key stage 4 (GCSE) 51.9 Attainment 8 score

Year 11 results across eight qualifications, including English and maths.

This school Cumberland Council England

Attainment 8 score · Average across 8 GCSEs, out of 90 51.9
Cumberland Council 42.3 England 46.1 +5.8 vs England
Grade 5+ in English & maths · A strong pass 57.8%
Cumberland Council 36.5% England 45.4% +12.4 vs England
Attainment 8 — disadvantaged pupils 35.5
Cumberland Council 31.5 England 34.9 in line with England
Disadvantage gap · Attainment 8 points; smaller is better 18.9
Cumberland Council 14.3 England 15.5 +3.4 vs England
Disadvantaged pupils in the year group · Context for the scores above 13%
Cumberland Council 24.2% England 28.2%
Pupils in the year group · Small cohorts swing wildly 223
16 to 18 (A level & sixth form) 41.39 A level average point score

Results for students finishing post-16 study.

This school Cumberland Council England

A level average point score · Per entry, 50 = A* 41.39
Cumberland Council 31.8 England 35 +6.4 vs England
A level students · Small cohorts swing wildly 103
Attendance 24% Persistently absent pupils

Absence across the whole school year.

This school Cumberland Council England

Persistently absent pupils · Missed 10%+ of sessions; lower is better 24%
Cumberland Council 16.2% England 17.8% +6.2 vs England
Overall absence · Lower is better 9%
Cumberland Council 6.5% England 6.8% +2.2 vs England
What pupils do after GCSEs 94% In education, apprenticeship or work

Still in education, an apprenticeship or work a year after key stage 4.

This school Cumberland Council England

In education, apprenticeship or work 94%
Cumberland Council 91% England 92% +2 vs England
Same, for disadvantaged pupils 77%
Cumberland Council 79% England 83% -6 vs England
What students do after 16 to 18 study 89% In education, apprenticeship or work

Destinations the year after finishing post-16 study.

This school Cumberland Council England

In education, apprenticeship or work 89%
Cumberland Council 83% England 79% +10 vs England
Went to higher education 59%
Cumberland Council 33% England 37% +22 vs England
About this data source & caveats

Progress 8 is not published for 2024–2025. This year group missed their key stage 2 tests in 2020, so there is no baseline to measure progress from.

Attendance comparisons are pupil-weighted averages we calculate from every school’s published absence figure — the DfE absence file has no local authority or England rows of its own.

We show the headline measures only. Threshold and curriculum-policy figures — grade 4+ in English and maths, EBacc entry and points, the per-subject key stage 2 breakdown, academic and applied splits at 16 to 18 — reflect admissions and curriculum choices more than school quality, so they are left to GOV.UK. Progress measures matter most because they compare pupils with others who started at the same level; attainment on its own largely tracks a school’s intake.

Figures are the Department for Education’s official published results for Cockermouth School. Results are suppressed where too few pupils were entered. England figures are the average for state-funded schools. “Top x%” is this school’s position among all schools in England with a published figure for that measure — the DfE does not publish league table rankings.

Source: Compare school and college performance, Department for Education. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Location & catchment area

Indicative catchment Other secondary schools

Indicative only. This is a nearest-school (Voronoi) estimate — the area closer to Cockermouth School than to any other secondary school. Real admissions depend on the school’s own policy (straight-line distance, siblings, faith, feeder schools and available places) and change each year. Always confirm with the school and local authority admissions team.