The Nelson Thomlinson School

High Street, Cumberland, Cumbria, CA7 9PX

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About this school

The Nelson Thomlinson School is a Voluntary controlled school serving secondary age pupils, located in Cumberland, Cumbria. The school has 1,160 pupils enrolled. Ofsted: Good (graded inspection, 17 October 2023). Last inspected 17 October 2023. The Headteacher is Sam Northwood. The school is administered by Cumberland local authority.

School details

Headteacher

Sam Northwood

Local authority

Cumberland

Gender

Mixed

URN

112397

Contact

Admissions

Applications for places at The Nelson Thomlinson 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)

• 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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