UK Schools
Richard Rose Central Academy
Richard Rose Central Academy is a mixed secondary academy in Carlisle, Cumberland Council, teaching 1,035 pupils aged 11 to 18. Ofsted graded quality of education as Good at its most recent inspection in March 2025. In 2024–2025, GCSE Attainment 8 was 42.3 (England 46.1). Term dates and holidays for 2025–2026 are listed below.
Ofsted inspection
The latest published Ofsted judgement for Richard Rose Central Academy.
From September 2024 Ofsted no longer gives schools a single overall grade. These are the graded judgement areas from the latest inspection.
Scale: Outstanding Good Requires improvement Inadequate
Term dates & holidays 2025–2026
Autumn, spring and summer terms, half-terms, INSET days and bank holidays for Richard Rose Central Academy.
Key dates (2025–2026)
- Start of Autumn Term Wednesday 3rd September 2025 Term
- Autumn Half Term Break Monday 27th October – Friday 31st October 2025 Holiday
- End of Autumn Term Friday 19th December 2025 Term
- INSET Day Monday 1st September 2025 Inset Day
- INSET Day Tuesday 2nd September 2025 Inset Day
- UL Planning Day Friday 21st November 2025 Event
- UL Planning Day Monday 24th November 2025 Event
- Start of Spring Term Wednesday 7th January 2026 Term
- Spring Half Term Break Monday 16th – Friday 20th February 2026 Holiday
- End of Spring Term Friday 27th March 2026 Term
- UL Planning Day Tuesday 6th January 2026 Event
- Start of Summer Term Tuesday 14th April 2026 Term
- Summer Half Term Break Monday 25th – Friday 29th May 2026 Holiday
- End of Summer Term Friday 17th July 2026 Term
- INSET Day Monday 13th April 2026 Inset Day
- Early May Bank Holiday Monday 4th May 2026 Holiday
- Saturday 20th December 2025 – Tuesday 6th January 2026 Christmas Holiday Event
- Saturday 28th March 2026 – Monday 13th April 2026 Easter Holiday Event
- Saturday 18th July 2026 – Early September 2026 Summer Holiday Event
- Thursday 1st January 2026 New Year's Day Event
- Friday 3rd April 2026 Good Friday Event
- Monday 6th April 2026 Easter Monday Event
- Monday 4th May 2026 Early May Bank Holiday Event
- Monday 25th May 2026 Spring Bank Holiday Event
- Monday 31st August 2026 Summer Bank Holiday Event
- Friday 25th December 2026 Christmas Day Event
- Saturday 26th December 2026 Boxing Day Event
Exam results & performance
The measures that carry the most signal. Open a section to compare Richard Rose Central Academy with Cumberland Council and England.
Key stage 4 (GCSE) 42.3 Attainment 8 score
Year 11 results across eight qualifications, including English and maths.
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16 to 18 (A level & sixth form) 29.1 A level average point score
Results for students finishing post-16 study.
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Attendance 31.5% Persistently absent pupils
Absence across the whole school year.
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What pupils do after GCSEs 91% In education, apprenticeship or work
Still in education, an apprenticeship or work a year after key stage 4.
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What students do after 16 to 18 study 81% In education, apprenticeship or work
Destinations the year after finishing post-16 study.
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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 Richard Rose Central Academy. 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 only. This is a nearest-school (Voronoi) estimate — the area closer to Richard Rose Central Academy 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.