Richard Rose Central Academy
Academy sponsor led secondary school in Carlisle (Cumberland).
Attainment 8
42.4
▼ 3.8 England 2025/26 provisional: 46.2
2025/26 provisional
English & maths 5+
36.8%
▼ 10pp England 2025/26 provisional: 46.3%
2025/26 provisional
Attendance rate
89.2%
▼ 2pp England 2024/25: 91.6%
2024/25 academic year
Pupil : Teacher
17.4
▲ 0.7 England 2025/26: 16.7
2025/26
Eligible for free school meals
31.2%
▲ 4pp England 2025/26: 27.3%
school census 15/01/2026
Teacher turnover
23.7%
▲ 10pp England 2024/25: 14.2% (secondary schools)
2024/25
Capacity
71%
1,035 / 1,450 pupils
register figure (GIAS)
Ofsted
No overall grade
inspected Mar 2025
Compare measures over time
Where each figure sits
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| Measure | Latest year | This school | In England | In Cumberland |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall absence | 2024/25 | 10.8% | joint 530th highest of 3,227 (3 schools have the same figure) | the highest of 19 |
| Unauthorised absence | 2024/25 | 5.8% | joint 331st highest of 3,227 (5 schools have the same figure) | the highest of 19 |
| Pupils suspended at least once | 2024/25 | 7.4% | joint 1,479th highest of 3,226 (2 schools have the same figure) | 8th highest of 19 |
| Suspensions per 100 pupils | 2024/25 | 19.4 | - | - |
| Permanent exclusions | 2024/25 | 0.10% | - | - |
| Eligible for free school meals (census) | 2025/26 | 31.2% | joint 1,232nd highest of 3,258 (14 schools have the same figure) | 6th highest of 19 |
| Any SEN | 2025/26 | 12.9% | joint 2,654th highest of 3,257 (18 schools have the same figure) | 16th highest of 19 |
| SEN support | 2025/26 | 10.6% | joint 2,512th highest of 3,257 (16 schools have the same figure) | 16th highest of 19 |
| Education, health and care plans | 2025/26 | 2.3% | joint 2,413th highest of 3,257 (72 schools have the same figure) | 18th highest of 19 |
| Teachers (FTE) | 2024/25 | 62.4 | - | - |
| Teachers (headcount) | 2024/25 | 67 | - | - |
| Teaching assistants (FTE) | 2024/25 | 6.3 | - | - |
| Pupils per teacher | 2024/25 | 17.6 | joint 1,418th highest of 3,200 (69 schools have the same figure) | 7th highest of 19 |
| Pupils per adult | 2024/25 | 12.2 | joint 1,288th highest of 3,200 (64 schools have the same figure) | 2nd highest of 19 |
| Teacher turnover | 2024/25 | 23.7% | joint 352nd highest of 3,205 (6 schools have the same figure) | 5th highest of 19 |
| Teachers taking sickness absence | 2024/25 | 39.5% | - | - |
| Sickness days lost per teacher (all teachers) | 2024/25 | 3.4 | - | - |
| Attainment 8 | 2025/26 | 42.4 | joint 2,169th highest of 3,136 (18 schools have the same figure) | 7th highest of 19 |
| Progress 8 | 2023/24 | -0.33 | joint 2,263rd highest of 3,032 (15 schools have the same figure) | 12th highest of 19 |
| Grade 4+ in English and maths | 2025/26 | 60% | - | - |
| Grade 5+ in English and maths | 2025/26 | 36.8% | joint 2,222nd highest of 3,136 (16 schools have the same figure) | 6th highest of 19 |
| Places | 2023/24 | 1,500 | - | - |
| Pupils | 2023/24 | 1,053 | - | - |
| Unfilled places | 2023/24 | 29.8% | - | - |
"Nth highest of N" counts the schools of the same type in the same school year that have a figure, with the highest figure first. It says where a figure sits, not whether it is good: for absence and suspensions lower is usually better, while free school meals and special needs reflect who the school serves. Where other schools have exactly the same figure the position is called "joint" and the number of schools with that figure is given. A dash means no position is held, because only one school has a figure or every school has the same figure.
Ofsted inspections
- 11/03/2025 (school year 2024/25): No overall grade (key judgements)
- 08/06/2022 (school year 2021/22): Requires improvement
- 26/04/2017 (school year 2016/17): Good
Figures: the yearly series on this page. Positions: open schools in England, built 2026-10-27 from the DfE releases held by WhatSchool (school census, absence, exclusions, workforce, key stage 2 and 4), Open Government Licence v3.0. Ofsted dates: Ofsted management information, as at 30 September 2026. DfE has not published key stage 2 progress since 2022/23, so each progress measure has one year.
Attendance and behaviour
iAbsence is the share of possible sessions (half days) missed, for full academic years (no 2019/20 figure is published). Pupils suspended at least once and permanent exclusions are shares of pupils; suspensions per 100 pupils counts every suspension. 2020/21 and 2021/22 were affected by COVID-19.Overall absence10.8% 2024/25
This school
8.7%
2016/17
7.9%
2017/18
7.3%
2018/19
8.2%
2020/21
12.2%
2021/22
12.4%
2022/23
11.1%
2023/24
10.8%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence5.8% 2024/25
This school
3.8%
2016/17
3.7%
2017/18
3.7%
2018/19
4.6%
2020/21
7.1%
2021/22
7.7%
2022/23
7.4%
2023/24
5.8%
2024/25
Pupils suspended at least once7.4% 2024/25
This school
17.8%
2017/18
15.4%
2018/19
17.1%
2019/20
12.3%
2020/21
10.8%
2021/22
8.7%
2022/23
6.5%
2023/24
7.4%
2024/25
Suspensions per 100 pupils19.4 2024/25
This school
103.2
2017/18
60.5
2018/19
59.3
2019/20
40.3
2020/21
40.1
2021/22
26.2
2022/23
20.2
2023/24
19.4
2024/25
Permanent exclusions0.10% 2024/25
This school
1.05%
2017/18
0.66%
2018/19
0.36%
2019/20
0.43%
2020/21
0.51%
2021/22
0.58%
2022/23
0.57%
2023/24
0.10%
2024/25
Pupils
iPupils eligible for free school meals (FSM) and special educational needs (SEN) are shares of all pupils on roll in the January census.Eligible for free school meals (census)31.2% 2025/26
This school
21.9%
2019/20
25.1%
2020/21
28.4%
2021/22
28.4%
2022/23
29.4%
2023/24
29.7%
2024/25
31.2%
2025/26
Any SEN12.9% 2025/26
This school
12.1%
2019/20
14.6%
2020/21
8%
2021/22
8.1%
2022/23
7.9%
2023/24
6.7%
2024/25
12.9%
2025/26
SEN support10.6% 2025/26
This school
10.6%
2019/20
12.8%
2020/21
6.6%
2021/22
6%
2022/23
5.7%
2023/24
4.7%
2024/25
10.6%
2025/26
Education, health and care plans2.3% 2025/26
This school
1.5%
2019/20
1.7%
2020/21
1.4%
2021/22
2%
2022/23
2.1%
2023/24
1.9%
2024/25
2.3%
2025/26
Staff
iTeacher numbers are full-time equivalents (FTE) or headcount from the November school workforce census. Turnover is the share of teachers who left in the year.Teachers (FTE)62.4 2024/25
This school
38.0
2017/18
41.4
2018/19
49.8
2019/20
60.2
2020/21
58.7
2021/22
65.5
2022/23
62.5
2023/24
62.4
2024/25
Teachers (headcount)67 2024/25
This school
42
2017/18
47
2018/19
56
2019/20
65
2020/21
66
2021/22
71
2022/23
67
2023/24
67
2024/25
Teaching assistants (FTE)6.3 2024/25
This school
8.6
2017/18
9.8
2018/19
13.4
2019/20
11.7
2020/21
11.4
2021/22
12.7
2022/23
6.7
2023/24
6.3
2024/25
Pupils per teacher17.6 2024/25
This school
17.9
2017/18
18.6
2018/19
17.3
2019/20
17.6
2020/21
16.8
2021/22
17.0
2022/23
17.2
2023/24
17.6
2024/25
Pupils per adult12.2 2024/25
This school
11.2
2017/18
11.7
2018/19
11.1
2019/20
10.5
2020/21
11.3
2021/22
11.0
2022/23
12.3
2023/24
12.2
2024/25
Teacher turnover23.7% 2024/25
This school
18.3%
2017/18
12.7%
2018/19
11.3%
2019/20
10.7%
2020/21
18.1%
2021/22
14.7%
2022/23
21.4%
2023/24
23.7%
2024/25
Teachers taking sickness absence39.5% 2024/25
This school
59.3%
2016/17
53.2%
2017/18
32.1%
2018/19
54.4%
2020/21
69.9%
2021/22
53.9%
2022/23
40.8%
2023/24
39.5%
2024/25
Sickness days lost per teacher (all teachers)3.4 2024/25
This school
6.7
2016/17
2.7
2017/18
2.4
2018/19
4.8
2020/21
7.1
2021/22
3.3
2022/23
2.9
2023/24
3.4
2024/25
Results
iKey stage 2: pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Key stage 4: Attainment 8 (average points across eight subjects) and Progress 8. GCSE figures for 2025/26 are provisional (DfE, published 15 October 2026).Attainment 842.4 2025/26
This school
44.0
2016/17
39.5
2017/18
36.9
2018/19
42.1
2021/22
40.5
2022/23
41.7
2023/24
42.3
2024/25
42.4
2025/26
Progress 8-0.33 2023/24
+0.11
2016/17
-0.52
2017/18
-0.71
2018/19
-0.24
2021/22
-0.38
2022/23
-0.33
2023/24
Grade 4+ in English and maths60% 2025/26
This school
50%
2016/17
52%
2017/18
43%
2018/19
54%
2021/22
58.1%
2022/23
59.5%
2023/24
59.1%
2024/25
60%
2025/26
Grade 5+ in English and maths36.8% 2025/26
This school
28%
2016/17
20%
2017/18
24%
2018/19
33%
2021/22
35.3%
2022/23
39.6%
2023/24
35.2%
2024/25
36.8%
2025/26
Places
iPlaces and pupils come from the school capacity survey, so pupil numbers can differ from the January census figure.Places1,500 2023/24
This school
1,450
2015/16
1,450
2016/17
1,450
2017/18
1,500
2018/19
1,500
2020/21
1,500
2021/22
1,500
2022/23
1,500
2023/24
Pupils1,053 2023/24
This school
705
2015/16
655
2016/17
655
2017/18
741
2018/19
923
2020/21
969
2021/22
1,021
2022/23
1,053
2023/24
Unfilled places29.8% 2023/24
This school
51.4%
2015/16
54.8%
2016/17
54.8%
2017/18
50.6%
2018/19
38.5%
2020/21
35.4%
2021/22
31.9%
2022/23
29.8%
2023/24
All the numbers
iA dash means no published figure for that year. Each year is a school year, for example 2024/25 is September 2024 to August 2025.Yearly series held by WhatSchool from DfE school census, absence, exclusions, workforce, capacity and performance table releases. Series end at different years because DfE publishes them on different timetables. Latest-year values here can differ from the headline on another tab where DfE has revised a figure.Scroll sideways for more
| Measure | 2014/15 | 2015/16 | 2016/17 | 2017/18 | 2018/19 | 2019/20 | 2020/21 | 2021/22 | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 | 2025/26 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall absence | - | - | 8.7% | 7.9% | 7.3% | - | 8.2% | 12.2% | 12.4% | 11.1% | 10.8% | - |
| Unauthorised absence | - | - | 3.8% | 3.7% | 3.7% | - | 4.6% | 7.1% | 7.7% | 7.4% | 5.8% | - |
| Pupils suspended at least once | - | - | 22.2% | 17.8% | 15.4% | 17.1% | 12.3% | 10.8% | 8.7% | 6.5% | 7.4% | - |
| Suspensions per 100 pupils | - | - | 145.9 | 103.2 | 60.5 | 59.3 | 40.3 | 40.1 | 26.2 | 20.2 | 19.4 | - |
| Permanent exclusions | - | - | 1.84% | 1.05% | 0.66% | 0.36% | 0.43% | 0.51% | 0.58% | 0.57% | 0.10% | - |
| Eligible for free school meals (census) | - | - | - | - | - | 21.9% | 25.1% | 28.4% | 28.4% | 29.4% | 29.7% | 31.2% |
| Any SEN | - | - | - | - | - | 12.1% | 14.6% | 8% | 8.1% | 7.9% | 6.7% | 12.9% |
| SEN support | - | - | - | - | - | 10.6% | 12.8% | 6.6% | 6% | 5.7% | 4.7% | 10.6% |
| Education, health and care plans | - | - | - | - | - | 1.5% | 1.7% | 1.4% | 2% | 2.1% | 1.9% | 2.3% |
| Teachers (FTE) | - | 54.6 | 49.0 | 38.0 | 41.4 | 49.8 | 60.2 | 58.7 | 65.5 | 62.5 | 62.4 | - |
| Teachers (headcount) | - | 60 | 54 | 42 | 47 | 56 | 65 | 66 | 71 | 67 | 67 | - |
| Teaching assistants (FTE) | - | 11.5 | 9.2 | 8.6 | 9.8 | 13.4 | 11.7 | 11.4 | 12.7 | 6.7 | 6.3 | - |
| Pupils per teacher | - | 14.1 | 14.1 | 17.9 | 18.6 | 17.3 | 17.6 | 16.8 | 17.0 | 17.2 | 17.6 | - |
| Pupils per adult | - | 8.5 | 8.8 | 11.2 | 11.7 | 11.1 | 10.5 | 11.3 | 11.0 | 12.3 | 12.2 | - |
| Teacher turnover | 23.2% | 28.1% | 27.8% | 18.3% | 12.7% | 11.3% | 10.7% | 18.1% | 14.7% | 21.4% | 23.7% | - |
| Teachers taking sickness absence | 63.9% | 51.5% | 59.3% | 53.2% | 32.1% | - | 54.4% | 69.9% | 53.9% | 40.8% | 39.5% | - |
| Sickness days lost per teacher (all teachers) | 4.6 | 4.4 | 6.7 | 2.7 | 2.4 | - | 4.8 | 7.1 | 3.3 | 2.9 | 3.4 | - |
| Attainment 8 | - | - | 44.0 | 39.5 | 36.9 | - | - | 42.1 | 40.5 | 41.7 | 42.3 | 42.4 |
| Progress 8 | - | - | +0.11 | -0.52 | -0.71 | - | - | -0.24 | -0.38 | -0.33 | - | - |
| Grade 4+ in English and maths | - | - | 50% | 52% | 43% | - | - | 54% | 58.1% | 59.5% | 59.1% | 60% |
| Grade 5+ in English and maths | - | - | 28% | 20% | 24% | - | - | 33% | 35.3% | 39.6% | 35.2% | 36.8% |
| Places | 1,450 | 1,450 | 1,450 | 1,450 | 1,500 | - | 1,500 | 1,500 | 1,500 | 1,500 | - | - |
| Pupils | 764 | 705 | 655 | 655 | 741 | - | 923 | 969 | 1,021 | 1,053 | - | - |
| Unfilled places | 47.3% | 51.4% | 54.8% | 54.8% | 50.6% | - | 38.5% | 35.4% | 31.9% | 29.8% | - | - |
Where this school sits in England
iEach figure is placed among state-funded secondary schools in England that report it for the same school year. "Higher than 70% of schools" means 70 in every 100 schools have a lower figure. This describes where a figure sits, not whether it is good: for absence and suspensions lower is usually better, while free school meals and special needs reflect who the school serves. It is not a ranking of the school.Scroll sideways for more
| Measure | This school | Year | Position | Schools compared |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall absence | 10.8% | 2024/25 | Higher than 84% of schools | 3,195 |
| Unauthorised absence | 5.8% | 2024/25 | Higher than 90% of schools | 3,195 |
| Pupils suspended at least once | 7.4% | 2024/25 | Higher than 55% of schools | 3,229 |
| Pupils per teacher | 17.4 | 2025/26 | Higher than 52% of schools | 3,251 |
| Pupils per adult | 12.5 | 2025/26 | Higher than 65% of schools | 3,251 |
| Teacher turnover | 23.7% | 2024/25 | Higher than 89% of schools | 3,208 |
| Sickness days lost per teacher (all teachers) | 3.4 | 2024/25 | Higher than 18% of schools | 3,212 |
| Eligible for free school meals (census) | 31.2% | 2025/26 | Higher than 62% of schools | 3,265 |
| Special educational needs | 12.9% | 2025/26 | Higher than 19% of schools | 3,264 |
| Education, health and care plans | 2.3% | 2025/26 | Higher than 24% of schools | 3,264 |
| English as an additional language | 16.4% | 2025/26 | Higher than 60% of schools | 3,265 |
| Pupils on roll | 1,035 | year not recorded | Higher than 51% of schools | 3,265 |
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