Richard Rose Central Academy
Secondary · Academy sponsor led · Ages 11–18 · Carlisle, Cumberland
Richard Rose Central Academy is a secondary school in Carlisle, Cumberland for ages 11–18 (academy sponsor led). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Not judged, from the inspection on 11 March 2025.
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Catchment area for Richard Rose Central Academy
- The council’s catchment or priority area for this school, on the map
- Earlier years of applications and offers
- Earlier exam results, 2022/23 to 2023/24
- Where pupils go after they leave
- Crime, sold prices and rents, broadband and transport around the school
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Key facts
- Address
- Victoria Place, Carlisle, CA1 1LY
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Secondary
- Ages
- 11–18
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Council
- Cumberland
- Pupils on roll
- 1,035 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 31.2% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 17.2
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Not judged Inspected 11 March 2025
Strengths
- “Pupils are happy to attend this school.”
- “They wear the uniform with pride.”
- “They are respectful of the rules that are put in place to help them to learn well.”
To improve
- “However, published outcomes at the end of key stage 4 do not reflect this.”
- “These reflect historic weaknesses in the design and delivery of the curriculum which were compounded by pupils not having the same sense of belonging to the school that they have now.”
- “Nevertheless, in a small number of subjects, activities are sometimes not designed well enough to allow pupils to apply their learning independently.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 1 May 2025 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| GCSE English and maths, grade 5 or above (2024/25) | 35% | 45% |
| Attainment 8 score (2024/25) | 42.3 | 46 |
| A level average grade (2024/25) | C | B- |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Year 7 entry: 227 first-preference applications, 201 offers in total, 192 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Nearby secondary schools
Straight-line distance, in Cumberland.
- Trinity School 0.3 mi Not judged
- St John Henry Newman Catholic School 1.4 mi Good
- Richard Rose Morton Academy 2.2 mi Not judged
- Caldew School 4.2 mi Good
- William Howard School 7.9 mi Standards maintained
- The Nelson Thomlinson School 10.6 mi Good
- Solway Community School 18.4 mi Not judged
- Beacon Hill Community School 18.7 mi Not judged