Richard Rose Central Academy
Ofsted: Good
Score
D51
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Secondary
- Location
- Carlisle, CA1 1LY
- Distance
- 2.3km away
St John Henry Newman Catholic School
Scalegate Road, Carlisle, CA2 4NL
Local ranking13th of 19 secondary schools in Cumberland
Ofsted: GoodUpdated— score data refreshed 15 October 2026
Secondary
Phase
700
Capacity
11-18
Age range
Mixed
Gender
Latest data: 2026 GCSEs · 2025 A-levels · Ofsted inspection 24 May 2022. Figures last updated .
Year:
GCSE Results
2025-26- Average Attainment 8
- 38.9 nat46.2
- Grade 5+ Eng & Maths
- 26.8% nat46.3%
- Grade 4+ Eng & Maths
- 50.0% nat64.8%
- Cohort Size
- 138
Destinations
After GCSE 2024-25
- Sustained education/employment
- 88.0%
- Continued in education
- 72.0%
- Apprenticeships
- 10.0%
- Employment
- 6.0%
- Not sustained
- 10.0%
After A-Levels 2024-25
- Sustained education/employment
- 100.0%
- Higher education
- 70.0%
- Apprenticeships
- 5.0%
- Employment
- 25.0%
- Not sustained
- 0.0%
A-Level Results
2024-25*Data not available for 2025-26 — showing latest available results
D+
Avg A-Level Grade
24.4
Avg Points/Entry
nat 35.0
11
A-Level Students
- Applied General Avg Points
- 35.7
- 16-18 Cohort
- 25
Pupil Demographics
2024-25- Total Pupils
- 694
- Boys
- 348 (50%)
- Girls
- 355 (50%)
- Capacity
- 700 (100% full)
- SEND
- 33.6%
- FSM Eligible
- 33.8%
- EAL
- 12.7%
- SEN with EHC Plan
- 4.3%
- SEN Support
- 29.3%
- Pupil:Teacher Ratio
- 17.4:1
- Teachers (FTE)
- 40.0
- Budget per Pupil
- £8,879/yr
*Financial data not available for 2025-26 — showing 2024-25
Attendance & Absence
2024-25*Data not available for 2025-26 — showing latest available results
- Overall Absence Rate
- 10.0% nat6.2%
- Persistent Absence
- 28.2% nat15.8%
Persistent absence: pupils missing 10%+ of sessions.
School Information
- Type
- Voluntary aided school
- Phase
- Secondary
- Religious Character
- Roman Catholic
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Sixth Form
- Has a sixth form
- Boarders
- No boarders
- Admissions
- Non-selective
Pupil Ethnicity
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- White British: 77.8%
- White Other: 8.8%
- Black African: 7.2%
- Asian Other: 1.7%
- Mixed White & Asian: 0.9%
- Mixed White & Black African: 0.6%
- Mixed Other: 0.6%
- Asian Indian: 0.6%
77.8%
White British
8.8%
White Other
7.2%
Black African
Historical Trends
GCSE Performance
Pupil Demographics
Attendance & Absence
Contact & Location
Scalegate Road
Carlisle, North West
Administrative
- URN
- 112399
- UKPRN
- 10004616
- Establishment No.
- 4630
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