United Kingdom · North West · Local Authority
Cumberland
Unitary authority · North West, England · population ~274k · 170 state-funded schools
The signature
How Cumberland ranks across 361 UK Local Authorities
Pay
£41,574/yr
High
Better than 66% of UK LAs
House price
£177,500
Most affordable
Better than 90% of UK LAs
Rent
£659/mo
Most affordable
Better than 96% of UK LAs
Council tax
£2,511/yr
Expensive
Worse than 72% of UK LAs
Crime
70.8/1k
Mid
Around UK average
Deprivation
23.3
High
Worse than 69% of UK LAs
Schools
93.5%
Mid
Around UK average
Colour shows quintile position against 361 UK Local Authorities. Green is the best position for someone moving here; red is the worst. Direction is set per indicator — higher pay, lower rent, less crime, less deprivation are all green.
Schools
170 state-funded schools · Ofsted Feb 2026
159 of 170 (93.5%) rated Good or Outstanding under Ofsted's legacy framework. How we count →
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170 schools · pins coloured by Ofsted grade
Showing 20 of 170 schools.
| New framework | Links | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Trinity School | Secondary | 1,675 | Good2024 | — | OfstedWebsite |
William Howard School | Secondary | 1,303 | Good2019 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Cockermouth School | Secondary | 1,285 | Good2024 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Workington Academy | Secondary | 1,266 | Good2022 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Keswick School | Secondary | 1,191 | Outstanding2024 | — | OfstedWebsite |
The Nelson Thomlinson School | Secondary | 1,160 | Good2023 | — | OfstedWebsite |
West Lakes Academy | Secondary | 1,124 | Outstanding2023 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Richard Rose Central Academy | Secondary | 1,034 | Good2025 | — | OfstedWebsite |
St Benedict's Catholic High School | Secondary | 992 | Good2014 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Caldew School | Secondary | 989 | Good2022 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Richard Rose Morton Academy | Secondary | 883 | Good2025 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Netherhall School | Secondary | 874 | Good2023 | — | OfstedWebsite |
The Whitehaven Academy | Secondary | 810 | Good2023 | — | OfstedWebsite |
St John Henry Newman Catholic School | Secondary | 694 | Good2022 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Pennine Way Primary School | Primary | 570 | Good2022 | — | OfstedWebsite |
St Josephs Catholic High School, Workington | Secondary | 517 | Requires Improvement2023 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Millom School | Secondary | 469 | Good2022 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Fairfield Primary School | Primary | 447 | Good2023 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Jericho Primary School | Primary | 435 | Good2023 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Belle Vue Primary School | Primary | 428 | Good2023 | — | OfstedWebsite |
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