Living in Brampton with children
Brampton, Cumberland and Northumberland. What the published figures say about its schools, its homes and daily life, each with its source and date. 4,187 people in 2,030 households; 21.1% of households have dependent children (Census 2021 (ONS, via NOMIS), summed over the town's output areas).
Schools
10 schools: 9 state primary, 1 state secondaryBrampton on the schools map →Every school in Brampton, with inspection, league band and the last place offered
State primary schools (9)
| School | Inspection | League rank | Last place offered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hayton CofE Primary School | Outstanding | Top 5% (5/113) in Cumberland | — |
| Lanercost CofE Primary School | Outstanding | Top 8% (9/113) in Cumberland | — |
| Castle Carrock School | Good | Top 24% (27/113) in Cumberland | — |
| Brampton Primary School | Standards maintained | Top 43% (48/113) in Cumberland | — |
| Greenhead Church of England Nursery and Primary School | School remains Good | (46/63) in Northumberland | — |
| Hallbankgate Village School | School remains Good | (96/113) in Cumberland | — |
| Fir Ends Primary School | Standards maintained | (104/113) in Cumberland | — |
| Gilsland CofE Primary School | Good | — | — |
| Walton & Lees Hill CofE School | Good | — | — |
State secondary schools (1)
| School | Inspection | League rank | Last place offered |
|---|---|---|---|
| William Howard School | Standards maintained | Top 43% (8/19) in Cumberland | — |
Rank: the school's place among its council's schools of the same phase, from three years of DfE results (kinplace's league table, how it is worked out); schools with hidden or no results get none. Inspections: Ofsted and ISI. Last place offered: the council's offer-day figures. School register: DfE Get Information about Schools, updated 17 October 2026.
Homes and prices
Typical sale, last 12 months (Land Registry)The middle sale of each type, September 2025 to August 2026: half sold for more, half for less (16 detached, 12 semi-detached, 11 terraced, 5 flat or maisonette sales). Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, standard sales inside the ONS built-up area outline of Brampton. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Look up a home in Brampton →Getting around
Stops and stations (NaPTAN), and broadband (Ofcom)Source: DfT, NaPTAN (National Public Transport Access Nodes). Straight-line distances.
Gigabit broadband can be ordered at 57% of premises, and superfast (30 Mbit/s) at 76%, on average across the 591 postcodes in CA8. Check the postcode you are looking at: it can differ street by street.
Source: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025, fixed broadband coverage by postcode (an average of postcodes, not of homes).
Safety and environment
The town centre; addresses varyChildcare
Ofsted early years register; published pricesWe don't hold registered nurseries for Brampton.
Childcare costs near you →Key dates, Cumberland
The next dates for families applyingApplication deadlines and offer days: Cumberland · Northumberland.
Every date, and reminders →Nearby towns
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