Richard Rose Morton Academy
Ofsted: Good
Score
C58
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Secondary
- Location
- Carlisle, CA2 6LB
- Distance
- 4.0km away
Caldew School
Dalston, Carlisle, CA5 7NN
Local ranking7th of 19 secondary schools in Cumberland
Ofsted: GoodUpdated— score data refreshed 15 October 2026
Secondary
Phase
1050
Capacity
11-18
Age range
Mixed
Gender
Latest data: 2026 GCSEs · 2025 A-levels · Ofsted inspection 21 June 2022. Figures last updated .
Year:
GCSE Results
2025-26- Average Attainment 8
- 40.5 nat46.2
- Grade 5+ Eng & Maths
- 23.2% nat46.3%
- Grade 4+ Eng & Maths
- 51.8% nat64.8%
- Cohort Size
- 168
Destinations
After GCSE 2024-25
- Sustained education/employment
- 95.0%
- Continued in education
- 81.0%
- Apprenticeships
- 9.0%
- Employment
- 5.0%
- Not sustained
- 4.0%
After A-Levels 2024-25
- Sustained education/employment
- 82.0%
- Higher education
- 39.0%
- Apprenticeships
- 12.0%
- Employment
- 29.0%
- Not sustained
- 14.0%
A-Level Results
2024-25*Data not available for 2025-26 — showing latest available results
C-
Avg A-Level Grade
26.2
Avg Points/Entry
nat 35.0
30.8
Best 3 A-Levels
nat 35.8
61
A-Level Students
- AAB+ with Facilitating
- 8.3% nat17.5%
- Applied General Avg Points
- 21.3
- 16-18 Cohort
- 118
Pupil Demographics
2024-25- Total Pupils
- 989
- Boys
- 485 (49%)
- Girls
- 505 (51%)
- Capacity
- 1050 (94% full)
- SEND
- 18.1%
- FSM Eligible
- 20.4%
- EAL
- 3.8%
- SEN with EHC Plan
- 5.7%
- SEN Support
- 12.4%
- Pupil:Teacher Ratio
- 17.2:1
- Teachers (FTE)
- 57.7
- Budget per Pupil
- £7,711/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
- 8.7% nat6.2%
- Persistent Absence
- 25.2% nat15.8%
Persistent absence: pupils missing 10%+ of sessions.
School Information
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Nursery
- Not applicable
- Sixth Form
- Has a sixth form
- Boarders
- No boarders
- Admissions
- Non-selective
Pupil Ethnicity
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- White British: 93.4%
- White Other: 3.6%
- Mixed Other: 1.0%
- Mixed White & Black African: 0.5%
- Mixed White & Asian: 0.5%
- Other: 0.3%
- Asian Pakistani: 0.2%
- Asian Bangladeshi: 0.1%
93.4%
White British
3.6%
White Other
1.0%
Mixed Other
Historical Trends
GCSE Performance
Pupil Demographics
Attendance & Absence
Contact & Location
Dalston
Carlisle, North West
Administrative
- URN
- 137254
- UKPRN
- 10034592
- Establishment No.
- 5413
- Trust
- CALDEW SCHOOL
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