Multi-academy trust
Cumbria Education Trust
17 schools across 2 local authorities in North West, teaching 6,707 pupils.
The trust at a glance
- Schools
- 17
- Primary
- 12
- Secondary
- 5
- Pupils
- 6,707
- Average Attainment 8
- 44.3
- Average KS2 expected standard
- 53%
across its secondaries
across its primaries
Across the 14 schools in the trust with comparable results, the average sits below the middle of schools with a similar intake. That is a fairer read on the trust than its raw results, which mostly reflect the areas it operates in.
Pupil-weighted Progress 8 is -0.12 (interval -0.23 to -0.02). The interval sits entirely below zero, so this looks like a real shortfall rather than noise. Weighted by 741 pupils across 5 schools with a published Progress 8 score (minimum 2).
Ofsted across the trust
7 of the trust's 17 schools carry a historic one-word grade; 10 do not. Current report cards grade separate aspects and cannot be reduced to a replacement overall score. A trust that has taken on struggling schools may carry their old grades for years. What changed.
Ofsted outcomes across this trust are mixed: 7 Good; 10 have no overall grade. Historic overall grades and current report cards are different systems and are not averaged.
Schools in Cumbria Education Trust
| School | Area | Ofsted | Attainment 8 | Progress 8 | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Caldew Lea SchoolAcademy sponsor led | Carlisle | Good 2024 | — | — | |
| Castle Carrock SchoolAcademy converter | Brampton | Good 2023 | — | — | |
| Castle Park SchoolAcademy converter | Kendal | No overall grade | — | — | |
| Hensingham Primary SchoolAcademy sponsor led | Whitehaven | Good 2024 | — | — | |
| Longtown Primary SchoolAcademy sponsor led | Carlisle | No overall grade | — | — | |
| Newtown Primary SchoolAcademy sponsor led | Carlisle | No overall grade | — | — | |
| Northside Primary SchoolAcademy sponsor led | Workington | No overall grade | — | — | |
| Petteril Bank SchoolAcademy converter | Carlisle | Report card 2026 | — | — | |
| Stramongate Primary SchoolAcademy converter | Kendal | No overall grade | — | — | |
| Tebay Primary SchoolAcademy sponsor led | Penrith | No overall grade | — | — | |
| Yanwath Primary SchoolAcademy sponsor led | Penrith | Report card 2026 | — | — | |
| Yewdale SchoolAcademy sponsor led | Carlisle | Good 2023 | — | — | |
| Kirkby Stephen Grammar SchoolAcademy converter | Kirkby Stephen | Good 2024 | 47.7 | -0.02-0.43 to 0.39 · not a win | |
| The Queen Katherine SchoolAcademy converter | Kendal | Report card 2026 | 48.8 | 0.08-0.14 to 0.31 · not a win | |
| The Whitehaven AcademyAcademy sponsor led | Whitehaven | Good 2023 | 39.7 | -0.24-0.49 to 0.01 · not a win | |
| William Howard SchoolAcademy converter | Brampton | No overall grade | 45 | -0.19-0.38 to 0.00 · not a win | |
| Workington AcademyAcademy sponsor led | Workington | Good 2022 | 40.5 | -0.19-0.40 to 0.03 · not a win |
Identity snapshot: 23 August 2026. School membership, pupil totals and trust names come from the dated Get Information About Schools importer build. Results and inspection fields retain their own published periods and should not be treated as if they were measured on that date.