Netherhall School
Details
| Age Range | 11-18 years |
| Gender | Mixed |
| Type | Maintained school, Community school |
| Religious Character | Does not apply |
| Local Authority | Cumberland |
| Address | Netherhall Road, CA15 6NT |
| School Website | www.netherhall.cumbria.sch.uk |
| Telephone | 1900813434 |
| URN | 112382 |
School Census
| Total | 794 |
| Girls/Boys | 398/396 |
| Girls/Boys Ratio | 50.1%/49.9% |
| % pupils where English not first language | 2.4% |
| No. pupils eligible for free school meals | 271 |
| Percentage of eligible pupils with SEN support | 7.1% |
Ofsted Ratings
Ofsted Inspections
The latest Ofsted inspection was on 06/02/2018 and the overall effectiveness rating was Good.
| Start Date | Ofsted Rating |
|---|---|
| 06/02/2018 | Good |
| 17/05/2016 | Inadequate |
| Inspection Date | 06/02/2018 |
| Quality of Education | No Judgement |
| Behaviour and Attitudes | No Judgement |
| Personal Development | No Judgement |
| Effectiveness of Leadership and Management | Good |
| Inspection Date | 17/05/2016 |
| Quality of Education | No Judgement |
| Behaviour and Attitudes | No Judgement |
| Personal Development | No Judgement |
| Effectiveness of Leadership and Management | Inadequate |
Ofsted Inspection Timeline
| Inspection Date | Inspection Type | Inspection Report |
|---|---|---|
| 29 April 2025 | School inspection | View |
| 01 March 2023 | School inspection | View |
| 06 February 2018 | Full inspection: Good | View |
| 17 May 2016 | Full inspection: Inadequate | View |
| 06 March 2014 | Monitoring visit | View |
| 10 December 2013 | Full inspection: Requires Improvement | View |
| 12 September 2012 | Full inspection: Requires Improvement | View |
| 28 February 2012 | Curriculum and development visit | View |
| 06 October 2011 | Monitoring visit | View |
| 21 June 2010 | Full inspection: Satisfactory | View |
| 04 November 2008 | Curriculum and development visit | View |
| 20 March 2007 | Full inspection: Satisfactory | View |
| 19 October 2005 | Monitoring visit | View |
| 21 February 2005 | Full inspection | View |
Secondary Results
| Secondary Results 2024 | |
| Type | Score |
| Attainment 8 score | 38 |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 26.80% |
| 5 or more GCSEs at grade 9-4 | 42.50% |
| Entering EBacc | 6.30% |
| EBacc average point score | 3.02 |
| Progress 8 | -0.69 |
| Secondary Results 2023 | |
| Type | Score |
| Attainment 8 score | 39.2 |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 27% |
| 5 or more GCSEs at grade 9-4 | 46% |
| Entering EBacc | 10% |
| EBacc average point score | 3.24 |
| Progress 8 | -0.76 |
| Secondary Results 2022 | |
| Type | Score |
| Attainment 8 score | 41.4 |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 36% |
| 5 or more GCSEs at grade 9-4 | 54% |
| Entering EBacc | - |
| EBacc average point score | 3.24 |
| Progress 8 | -0.91 |
Secondary Admissions
| first preference v offers | 1.00% |
|---|---|
| Total Applications | 199 |
| As first preference | 168 |
| As second preference | 19 |
| As third preference | 12 |
| Total Offers Made | 171 |
|---|---|
| first preference offers | 168 |
| second preference offers | 1 |
| third preference offers | 0 |
| first preference v offers | 1.00% |
|---|---|
| Total Applications | 166 |
| As first preference | 130 |
| As second preference | 28 |
| As third preference | 8 |
| Total Offers Made | 130 |
|---|---|
| first preference offers | 130 |
| second preference offers | 0 |
| third preference offers | 0 |
| first preference v offers | 1.00% |
|---|---|
| Total Applications | 180 |
| As first preference | 152 |
| As second preference | 18 |
| As third preference | 10 |
| Total Offers Made | 152 |
|---|---|
| first preference offers | 152 |
| second preference offers | 0 |
| third preference offers | 0 |
| first preference v offers | 1.00% |
|---|---|
| Total Applications | 185 |
| As first preference | 134 |
| As second preference | 29 |
| As third preference | 14 |
| Total Offers Made | 138 |
|---|---|
| first preference offers | 134 |
| second preference offers | 4 |
| third preference offers | 0 |
| first preference v offers | 1.00% |
|---|---|
| Total Applications | 171 |
| As first preference | 131 |
| As second preference | 23 |
| As third preference | 17 |
| Total Offers Made | 132 |
|---|---|
| first preference offers | 131 |
| second preference offers | 0 |
| third preference offers | 0 |
| first preference v offers | 1.00% |
|---|---|
| Total Applications | 148 |
| As first preference | 114 |
| As second preference | 19 |
| As third preference | 15 |
| Total Offers Made | 116 |
|---|---|
| first preference offers | 114 |
| second preference offers | 0 |
| third preference offers | 0 |
| first preference v offers | 1.00% |
|---|---|
| Total Applications | 126 |
| As first preference | 85 |
| As second preference | 25 |
| As third preference | 16 |
| Total Offers Made | 92 |
|---|---|
| first preference offers | 85 |
| second preference offers | 3 |
| third preference offers | 1 |
| first preference v offers | 1.00% |
|---|---|
| Total Applications | 111 |
| As first preference | 91 |
| As second preference | 9 |
| As third preference | 11 |
| Total Offers Made | 91 |
|---|---|
| first preference offers | 91 |
| second preference offers | 0 |
| third preference offers | 0 |
| first preference v offers | 1.00% |
|---|---|
| Total Applications | 119 |
| As first preference | 93 |
| As second preference | 11 |
| As third preference | 15 |
| Total Offers Made | 95 |
|---|---|
| first preference offers | 93 |
| second preference offers | 0 |
| third preference offers | 0 |
| first preference v offers | 1.00% |
|---|---|
| Total Applications | 119 |
| As first preference | 90 |
| As second preference | 22 |
| As third preference | 7 |
| Total Offers Made | 90 |
|---|---|
| first preference offers | 90 |
| second preference offers | 0 |
| third preference offers | 0 |
| first preference v offers | 1.00% |
|---|---|
| Total Applications | 123 |
| As first preference | 90 |
| As second preference | 23 |
| As third preference | 10 |
| Total Offers Made | 90 |
|---|---|
| first preference offers | 90 |
| second preference offers | 0 |
| third preference offers | 0 |
Parents View
| My child is happy at this school. | |
| strongly agree | 75% |
| agree | 20% |
| disagree | 2% |
| strongly disagree | 3% |
| don't know | 0% |
| My child feels safe at this school. | |
| strongly agree | 72% |
| agree | 20% |
| disagree | 2% |
| strongly disagree | 6% |
| don't know | 0% |
| The school makes sure its pupils are well behaved. | |
| strongly agree | 58% |
| agree | 31% |
| disagree | 3% |
| strongly disagree | 6% |
| don't know | 2% |
| My child has been bullied and the school dealt with the bullying quickly and effectively. | |
| strongly agree | 9% |
| agree | 6% |
| disagree | 2% |
| strongly disagree | 6% |
| don't know | 8% |
| not applicable | 69% |
| The school makes me aware of what my child will learn during the year. | |
| strongly agree | 74% |
| agree | 18% |
| disagree | 2% |
| strongly disagree | 5% |
| don't know | 2% |
| When I have raised concerns with the school they have been dealt with properly | |
| strongly agree | 49% |
| agree | 6% |
| disagree | 3% |
| strongly disagree | 5% |
| don't know | 3% |
| not applicable | 34% |
| Does your child have special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND)? | |
| yes | 26% |
| no | 74% |
| My child has special educational needs and/or disabilities, and the school gives them the support they need to succeed. | |
| strongly agree | 59% |
| agree | 18% |
| disagree | 12% |
| strongly disagree | 12% |
| dont know | 0% |
| The school has high expectations for my child. | |
| strongly agree | 69% |
| agree | 23% |
| disagree | 2% |
| strongly disagree | 3% |
| don't know | 3% |
| My child does well at this school. | |
| strongly agree | 65% |
| agree | 29% |
| disagree | 3% |
| strongly disagree | 3% |
| don't know | 0% |
| The school lets me know how my child is doing. | |
| strongly agree | 68% |
| agree | 26% |
| disagree | 3% |
| strongly disagree | 2% |
| don't know | 2% |
| There is a good range of subjects available to my child at this school. | |
| strongly agree | 66% |
| agree | 31% |
| disagree | 2% |
| strongly disagree | 0% |
| don't know | 2% |
| My child can take part in clubs and activities at this school. | |
| strongly agree | 71% |
| agree | 26% |
| disagree | 2% |
| strongly disagree | 0% |
| don't know | 2% |
| The school supports my child's wider personal development. | |
| strongly agree | 63% |
| agree | 25% |
| disagree | 5% |
| strongly disagree | 2% |
| don't know | 6% |
| I would recommend this school to another parent. | |
| yes | 92% |
| no | 8% |
| My child is happy at this school. | |
| strongly agree | 72% |
| agree | 23% |
| disagree | 3% |
| strongly disagree | 1% |
| don't know | 0% |
| My child feels safe at this school. | |
| strongly agree | 72% |
| agree | 26% |
| disagree | 2% |
| strongly disagree | 0% |
| don't know | 0% |
| The school makes sure its pupils are well behaved. | |
| strongly agree | 59% |
| agree | 36% |
| disagree | 5% |
| strongly disagree | 0% |
| don't know | 0% |
| My child has been bullied and the school dealt with the bullying quickly and effectively. | |
| strongly agree | 15% |
| agree | 5% |
| disagree | 2% |
| strongly disagree | 2% |
| don't know | 12% |
| not applicable | 64% |
| The school makes me aware of what my child will learn during the year. | |
| strongly agree | 47% |
| agree | 37% |
| disagree | 7% |
| strongly disagree | 5% |
| don't know | 5% |
| When I have raised concerns with the school they have been dealt with properly | |
| strongly agree | 56% |
| agree | 9% |
| disagree | 8% |
| strongly disagree | 1% |
| don't know | 2% |
| not applicable | 23% |
| Does your child have special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND)? | |
| yes | 27% |
| no | 73% |
| My child has special educational needs and/or disabilities, and the school gives them the support they need to succeed. | |
| strongly agree | 65% |
| agree | 4% |
| disagree | 17% |
| strongly disagree | 9% |
| dont know | 4% |
| The school has high expectations for my child. | |
| strongly agree | 70% |
| agree | 24% |
| disagree | 3% |
| strongly disagree | 0% |
| don't know | 2% |
| My child does well at this school. | |
| strongly agree | 65% |
| agree | 26% |
| disagree | 7% |
| strongly disagree | 1% |
| don't know | 1% |
| The school lets me know how my child is doing. | |
| strongly agree | 66% |
| agree | 28% |
| disagree | 5% |
| strongly disagree | 1% |
| don't know | 0% |
| There is a good range of subjects available to my child at this school. | |
| strongly agree | 67% |
| agree | 29% |
| disagree | 3% |
| strongly disagree | 0% |
| don't know | 0% |
| My child can take part in clubs and activities at this school. | |
| strongly agree | 78% |
| agree | 21% |
| disagree | 1% |
| strongly disagree | 0% |
| don't know | 0% |
| The school supports my child's wider personal development. | |
| strongly agree | 53% |
| agree | 35% |
| disagree | 6% |
| strongly disagree | 0% |
| don't know | 6% |
| I would recommend this school to another parent. | |
| yes | 95% |
| no | 5% |
Ethnicity
| time period | 2023-24 |
| white british ethnic origin | 96.1% |
| any other white background ethnic origin | 1.3% |
| any other mixed background ethnic origin | 0.8% |
| time period | 2022-23 |
| white british ethnic origin | 95.8% |
| any other white background ethnic origin | 1.8% |
| any other mixed background ethnic origin | 1% |
Nearby Schools
Maryport CofE Primary School
(0.28 mi)
Ofsted Rating: Good
Age: 3-11, Gender: Mixed
Address: Camp Road, , CA15 6JN
Netherton Infant School
(0.40 mi)
Ofsted Rating: Good
Age: 2-7, Gender: Mixed
Address: Rydal Avenue, , CA15 7LT
Ellenborough Academy
(0.57 mi)
Ofsted Rating: Good
Age: 2-7, Gender: Mixed
Address: Victory Crescent, , CA15 7NE