Community school Secondary Open

Solway Community School

Liddell Street, Silloth, Cumberland, Cumbria, CA7 4DD

Ofsted: Good (last overall grade). Last inspected 3 December 2024.

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146
Pupils
33.8%
Free school meals

About this school

Solway Community School is a Community school serving secondary age pupils, located in Cumberland, Cumbria. The school has 146 pupils enrolled. Ofsted: Good (last overall grade). Last inspected 3 December 2024. The Headteacher is Tom Hailwood. The school is administered by Cumberland local authority.

School details

Headteacher
Tom Hailwood
Local authority
Cumberland
Gender
Mixed
URN
112377

Admissions

Applications for places at Solway Community School are handled by the school or the local authority (Cumberland). See the school's website for admissions arrangements, or read the GOV.UK guide to school admissions.

GCSE Performance (Key Stage 4)

35.0
Attainment 8 · 2024-25
−1.90
Progress 8 · 2023-24
8%
Grade 5+ in English & maths · 2024-25
50%
Grade 4+ in English & maths · 2024-25
3.17
EBacc average point score · 2024-25
38%
Entering the EBacc · 2024-25
  • Attainment 8 is the school's average GCSE score across eight key subjects — higher is better.
  • Progress 8 shows how much progress pupils made between ages 11 and 16 compared with similar pupils nationally — 0 is average, positive is above average. Shown for 2023-24, the most recent year the Department for Education published it.
  • Grade 5+ / 4+ in English & maths is the share of pupils achieving at least a strong pass (5) or a standard pass (4) in both subjects.
  • EBacc covers the English Baccalaureate subject mix: English, maths, sciences, a language, and history or geography.

Source: Department for Education school performance data. Check this school on GOV.UK →

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