Netherhall School
Summary
The key facts, in one place- Inspection
- Requires improvement, April 2025
- Getting in
- Not full for Year 7 2026
- Results
- -0.69 progress 8; 41.7 attainment 8
- Size
- 894 pupils; 152 places a year; classes of 23
- Run by
- Cumberland council
- Type
- Community school
- Ages
- 11 to 18 · Mixed
- Sessions missed: 6.6%, against 8.7% in Cumberland.
- Persistently absent: 19.4%, against 23.6% in Cumberland.
- Progress 8: -0.69, against -0.27 in Cumberland.
- English and maths, grade 5+: 28%, against 34% in Cumberland.
At a glance
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SourceWhere these figures come from
How it is worked outCumberland and England: DfE's own averages for results. For the rest, the middle state secondary school of the same phase, from every school we hold, since DfE publishes no council figure we hold.
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SourceCouncil offer-day figures; none held for this school yet.
How it is worked outThe bars show how far the last place offered reached each year. A full bar means everyone who applied was offered a place; a dash means we hold no distance for that year. Your postcode is set against each year's last distance.
- A record of past years, not a promise: the distance changes every year with who applies.
We hold no offer-day distances for this school yet. Enter your postcode to see how far it is from your home.
Offers
How far offers reached
How far away the last child offered a place under the distance rule lived, as the council measures it. It changes every year with who applies: a record, not a promise. Children with a higher priority can be offered places from further away.Year 7. Distance of the last child offered a place on offer day. What the last distance means →
Results
Quality
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SourceOfsted · inspected 29 April 2025
DfE school performance tables · 2023/2024
DfE school performance tables · 2025/2026
- Requires improvement
- Progress 8: -0.69 (England +0.01) (county -0.27)
- Attainment 8: 41.7 (England 47.4) (county 41.4)
- English and maths grade 5 or above: 28% (England 48%) (county 34%)
- Progress, set against pupils who started with the same results: well below average
Results
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SourceDfE school performance tables, 2023/2024, 2025/2026.
| Measure | This school | England | Council | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Progress 8 | -0.69 | +0.01 | -0.27 | 2023/2024 |
| Attainment 8 | 41.7 | 47.4 | 41.4 | 2025/2026 |
| English and maths grade 5 or above | 28% | 48% | 34% | 2025/2026 |
| Average A level grade | C- | — | — | 2023/2024 |
League table place
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SourceDfE school performance tables: the newest year's results, place among the council's schools of the same phase.
| Table | League rank |
|---|---|
| GCSE (key stage 4) | Top 48% (9/19) |
| A level (16 to 18) | Top 42% (5/12) |
Where leavers go
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SourceDfE, destination measures.
- A figure DfE hides for a small group is left out, not shown as nought. The newest year may be provisional.
| Stage | Leavers in | Pupils | In a sustained place | Of which |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| After GCSEs | 2023/24 | 127 | 89% | In education 78%; Apprenticeship 5.5%; Employment 5.5% |
| After GCSEs | 2022/23 | 114 | 92% | In education 76%; Apprenticeship 10%; Employment 5.3% |
| After GCSEs | 2021/22 | 114 | 82% | In education 68%; Apprenticeship 8.8%; Employment 6.1% |
| After sixth form | 2023/24 | 41 | 95% | Further education 7.3%; Apprenticeship 27%; Employment 20% |
| After sixth form | 2022/23 | 41 | 85% | Further education 0.0%; Apprenticeship 27%; Employment 15% |
| After sixth form | 2021/22 | 48 | 92% | Further education 2.1%; Apprenticeship 23%; Employment 23% |
Daily life and who goes there
Daily life
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SourceDfE, Pupil absence in schools in England: absence rates by school level · 2024/25
DfE, Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England: school level · 2024/25
DfE, school workforce and pupil census · 2025/26
DfE, school workforce · November 2025
DfT, NaPTAN (National Public Transport Access Nodes) · within 800 m
DfT, Road safety data (STATS19): collisions and casualties, last five years · 2021 to 2025
DEFRA, Pollution Climate Mapping (PCM) 1 km background maps · 2024
- Absence: 6.6% of sessions missed; 19% of pupils miss 1 in 10 or more. Schools with a similar intake: 9.0% and 27%
- Suspensions: 6 per 100 pupils (schools with a similar intake: 20); 0 permanent exclusions
- Classes average 22.9 pupils; 26% of classes have more than 30
- 33.4 pupils for each teacher
- Nearest stops, in a straight line: bus 112 m
- 5 police-reported road collisions within 500 m (0 fatal, 1 serious)
- Air: nitrogen dioxide 2.8 µg/m³, PM2.5 4.3 (1 km square, background level)
Absence
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SourceDfE, Pupil absence in schools in England: absence rates by school level, 2024-25.
- Similar intake: state schools of the same phase with free school meals in the same band (30-40%), the median of 654 schools.
| Year | Sessions missed | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils missing 1 in 10 | Pupils missing 1 in 2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 6.6% | 4.8% | 1.8% | 19% | 0.8% |
| 2023/24 | 6.5% | 4.8% | 1.8% | 19% | 0.8% |
| 2022/23 | 9.4% | 7.4% | 2.0% | 34% | 1.4% |
| Schools with a similar intake | 9.0% | 27% |
Suspensions and exclusions
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SourceDfE, Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England: school level, 2024-25.
| Year | Suspensions per 100 pupils | Pupils suspended | Suspensions | Permanent exclusions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 6.0 | 1.8% | 52 | 0 |
| 2023/24 | 6.4 | 2.8% | 53 | 0 |
| 2022/23 | 5.3 | 2.8% | 42 | 0 |
| Schools with a similar intake | 19.7 |
Class sizes and staff
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SourceDfE, school workforce; school census, 2025/26.
| Measure | Figure | Year |
|---|---|---|
| Average class size | 22.9 | 2025/26 |
| Classes over 30 pupils | 26% | 2025/26 |
| Pupils for each teacher | 33.4 | November 2025 |
Stops nearby
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SourceDfT, NaPTAN (National Public Transport Access Nodes), current.
- A stop across a railway or main road may be a long walk. Bus frequency is not held.
| Kind | Nearest (metres, straight line) |
|---|---|
| bus | 112 |
Road collisions within 500 m
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SourceDfT, Road safety data (STATS19): collisions and casualties, last five years, 2021 to 2025.
- 1 serious and 0 fatal in all; 1 involved a pedestrian, 0 a cyclist. Only collisions with an injury reported to police are counted.
| Year | Collisions |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 4 |
| 2024 | 0 |
| 2023 | 1 |
| 2022 | 0 |
| 2021 | 0 |
Air quality
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SourceDEFRA, Pollution Climate Mapping (PCM) 1 km background maps.
- A 1 km background figure: not the air at the school gate beside a busy road.
| Pollutant | Annual mean (µg/m³) | Year |
|---|---|---|
| NO2 | 2.8 | 2024 |
| PM10 | 6.6 | 2024 |
| PM25 | 4.3 | 2024 |
Who goes there
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SourceDfE, schools, pupils and their characteristics; special educational needs, 2025/26.
| Measure | Share of pupils | Year |
|---|---|---|
| Eligible for free school meals | 36% | 2025/26 |
| First language other than English | 2.8% | 2025/26 |
| SEN support | 25% | 2025/26 |
| Education, health and care plan | 4.5% | 2025/26 |
| Girls | 53% | 2025/26 |
Ofsted
Inspections
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SourceOfsted, 2025.
| Date | Kind | Outcome |
|---|---|---|
| 29 April 2025 | Graded inspection | Quality of education: Requires improvement |
| 2 March 2023 | Ungraded visit | School remains Good (Concerns) |
Admissions
Getting in
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SourceDfE, school applications and offers · Year 7 2026
- 150 families put it first for 152 places; every one of them got in
- We hold no catchment map for this school, so we can't say which addresses are inside it.
- We can't tell how far Year 7 places reached: we hold no offer-day figures for this school. Ask the council or the school for the last distance offered.
Applications and offers, DfE
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SourceDfE, Primary and secondary school applications and offers (school level, Open Government Licence), 2014 to 2026.
- Families name up to three schools, so most applications are somebody's second or third choice.
| Entry | Year | Places | First choices | Any choice | First choices offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year 7 | 2026 | 152 | 150 | 207 | 150 |
| Year 7 | 2025 | 175 | 171 | 233 | 169 |
| Year 7 | 2024 | 171 | 168 | 199 | 168 |
| Year 7 | 2023 | 130 | 130 | 166 | 130 |
| Year 7 | 2022 | 152 | 152 | 180 | 152 |
| Year 7 | 2021 | 138 | 134 | 185 | 134 |
| Year 7 | 2020 | 132 | 131 | 171 | 131 |
| Year 7 | 2019 | 116 | 114 | 148 | 114 |
| Year 7 | 2018 | 92 | 85 | 126 | 85 |
| Year 7 | 2017 | 91 | 91 | 111 | 91 |
Who runs it
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SourceDfE, Get Information about Schools
- Community school is run by its local council (Cumberland), not by an academy trust.
Fees and clubs
State schools charge no tuition fees. Breakfast clubs, after-school clubs and holiday clubs are set by each school: ask the school what it runs and what it costs.
Childcare costsWhat wraparound care and early years places cost, and what funding covers.See costs →Nearby
Schools nearby
Workington Academy5.6 miSt Josephs Catholic High School, Workington5.9 miCockermouth School6.4 miBeacon Hill Community School6.9 miCompare side by side →Nurseries nearby
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SourceOfsted early years register.
Sources
- DEFRA, Pollution Climate Mapping (PCM) 1 km background maps
- DfE school performance tables
- DfE school performance tables: the newest year's results, place among the council's schools of the same phase
- DfE, Primary and secondary school applications and offers (school level, Open Government Licence)
- DfE, Pupil absence in schools in England: absence rates by school level
- DfE, Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England: school level
- DfE, destination measures
- DfE, school workforce; school census
- DfE, schools, pupils and their characteristics; special educational needs
- DfT, NaPTAN (National Public Transport Access Nodes)
- DfT, Road safety data (STATS19): collisions and casualties, last five years
- Ofsted
- School register: DfE Get Information about Schools, updated 17 October 2026 (this school)
- How we check these figures: How we know
More in schools in Maryport and the Cumberland league table.
Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Sources and methods: tap the (i) on each section. How we know · All sources.