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Netherhall School

Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–18 · Community school

Netherhall Road, Maryport CA15 6NT · netherhall.cumbria.sch.uk · 01900 813434

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Overview

Ofsted
No overall grade
2019 framework · inspected Apr 2025
GCSEs, 2024/25
39.7
average Attainment 8 score. Cumberland 42.3, England 46
Demand for places
1.0
first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
Pupils
894
85% of 1,053 places
Local authority
Cumberland
Sixth form
Yes
Admissions
Non-selective
Free school meals
36.7%
First language not English
2.8%
School census 2025/26

The official school record (Department for Education)

Admissions

For Year 7 in September 2026, 150 families put the school first and 152 places were offered; 100% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.

First choices against places

20222023202420252026September 2022: 152 (Places 152)152September 2023: 130 (Places 130)130September 2024: 168 (Places 171)168September 2025: 171 (Places 175)171September 2026: 150 (Places 152)150Places 152
Year 7PlacesFirst choicesPer place% offered
September 2026Sept 20261521501100%
September 2025Sept 2025175171199%
September 2024Sept 20241711681100%
September 2023Sept 20231301301100%
September 2022Sept 20221521521100%

Results

In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 39.7, and 28.4% of pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths. Across Cumberland it was 42.3, and across England 46.

In 2024/25 the average A level result was grade C (30.1 points per entry).

GCSE results

Attainment 8

2019/20 to 2020/21: no school results published15/1616/1717/1818/1921/2222/2323/2424/252016/17: 42.5 (England 46.3)42.52017/18: 39.5 (England 46.5)39.52018/19: 40.0 (England 46.7)40.02021/22: 41.4 (England 48.8)41.42022/23: 39.2 (England 46.3)39.22023/24: 38.0 (England 45.9)38.02024/25: 39.7 (England 46.0)39.7England 46.0
2024/25TrendSchoolEngland
▼39.746.0
▼28.4%45.4%
▼50.0%64.8%
▼5.4%40.5%
▼3.254.09

Where Year 11 leavers went

2015/162016/172017/182018/192019/202021/222022/232023/24
Left in 2023/24Since 2021/22
School sixth form23.6−8.9
Further education54.3+19.2
Apprenticeship5.5−3.3
Employment5.5−0.6
Not in a lasting destination7.1−6.9
Activity not captured3.9+0.4

A levels and other 16 to 18 results

A level average grade

2019/20 to 2020/21: no school results published15/1616/1717/1818/1921/2222/2323/2424/252015/16: 25.9 (England 30.5)C-2016/17: 24.5 (England 31.1)D+2017/18: 31.9 (England 32.1)C+2018/19: 29.1 (England 32.9)C2021/22: 32.3 (England 37.9)C+2022/23: 24.3 (England 34.2)D+2023/24: 28.2 (England 34.4)C-2024/25: 30.1 (England 35.0)CEngland 35.0
2024/25TrendAverage gradeProgress
41 studentsC (30.1)Average +0.03
41 studentsC (29.7)Average -0.01
25 studentsDist (35.2)Above average +0.44
14 studentsDist (34.3)Average -0.09
0%AAB or better
92.9%finished their course
Earlier years: A levelStudentsAverage gradeProgress
2023/2433C- (28.2)-0.12
2022/2334D+ (24.3)—
2021/2244C+ (32.3)—
2018/1934C (29.1)-0.20
2017/1830C+ (31.9)+0.12
2016/1739D+ (24.5)-0.24
2015/1632C- (25.9)-0.39

Where sixth-form leavers went

2015/162016/172017/182018/192019/202021/222022/232023/24
Left in 2023/24Since 2021/22
University41.5−2.3
Further education7.3+5.3
Apprenticeship26.8+3.9
Employment19.5−3.4
Not in a lasting destination4.9−3.4

Ofsted

Ofsted inspected Netherhall School on 29 April 2025 under its 2019 framework. Inspections from September 2024 give no overall grade.

Overall
No overall grade
Inspected
29 Apr 2025
Graded inspection

Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports

Graded areas

Quality of educationRequires improvement
Behaviour and attitudesGood
Personal developmentGood
Leadership and managementRequires improvement
Sixth formRequires improvement

Previously: Concerns, ungraded inspection, Mar 2023

Earlier inspections

September 2019 to November 2025

  • Mar 2023Ungraded inspectionConcerns
    SafeguardingEffective

Before September 2019

  • Feb 2018Good
    Outcomes for pupilsGood
    Quality of teaching, learning and assessmentGood
    Personal development, behaviour and welfareGood
    Leadership and managementGood
    16 to 19 study programmesGood
    SafeguardingEffective
  • May 2016Inadequate
    Outcomes for pupilsRequires improvement
    Quality of teaching, learning and assessmentRequires improvement
    Personal development, behaviour and welfareGood
    Leadership and managementInadequate
    16 to 19 study programmesInadequate
    SafeguardingEffective

What parents said

94% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (97 replies, to 1 September 2025).

Recommend
94%
Replies
97
11% · 1 Sept 2025
Child is happy at school▲95% agreeEngland 89%
Child feels safe▲94% agreeEngland 90%
Pupils are well behaved▲92% agreeEngland 84%
School has high expectations▲92% agreeEngland 84%
Child does well▲95% agreeEngland 87%
Told what child will learn▲94% agreeEngland 84%
Told how child is doing▲93% agreeEngland 85%
Good range of subjects●93% agreeEngland 91%
Can join clubs and activities▲96% agreeEngland 91%
Supports personal development▲88% agreeEngland 79%
Concerns are dealt with properly▲85% agreeEngland 77%

based on the 71% who raised concerns

Bullying dealt with quickly▲62% agreeEngland 50%

based on the 29% who had a child bullied

Gets the SEND support they need▲81% agreeEngland 67%

based on 21 parents (22%) with SEND

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