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Caldew School

Dalston, Cumberland, Cumbria, CA5 7NN

Ofsted: Good (graded inspection, 21 June 2022). Last inspected 21 June 2022.

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989
Pupils
19.7%
Free school meals
1 August 2011
Opened

About this school

Caldew School is an Academy converter serving secondary age pupils, located in Cumberland, Cumbria. The school has 989 pupils enrolled. Ofsted: Good (graded inspection, 21 June 2022). Last inspected 21 June 2022. The Headteacher is Victoria Jackson. The school is administered by Cumberland local authority. It belongs to CALDEW SCHOOL. It opened in 1 August 2011.

School details

Headteacher
Victoria Jackson
Trust
CALDEW SCHOOL
Local authority
Cumberland
Gender
Mixed
URN
137254

Admissions

Applications for places at Caldew 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)

44.3
Attainment 8 · 2024-25
−0.19
Progress 8 · 2023-24
39%
Grade 5+ in English & maths · 2024-25
62%
Grade 4+ in English & maths · 2024-25
3.99
EBacc average point score · 2024-25
41%
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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