Cairn Education CIC, Cumbria
Data last updated 11 Sept 2026
Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Ofsted · 6 months agoReport card - no overall grade (new Ofsted framework from Sep 2024)
Ofsted Insights
What This School Does Well
This school excels at rebuilding confidence in young people who have experienced long periods away from education. Staff take time to know pupils well, identify their interests and provide the precise support they need to manage their emotions and behaviour. As a result, pupils develop positive attitudes to learning and move on to meaningful employment or further education.
Key Strengths
- Pupils make notable progress and re-engage with learning, with all 2025 leavers progressing to employment, further education or training
- Attendance improves considerably once pupils join the school, with persistent absence reducing significantly
- The school provides a calm, orderly environment where pupils feel safe and develop confidence to learn
- Staff skillfully identify pupils' interests and remove barriers to learning through precise support
- Curriculum is broad, engaging and carefully adapted to meet pupils' individual needs and fill gaps from previous absence
Safeguarding
Safeguarding standards are met, with leaders establishing an open culture in which safeguarding is everyone's responsibility, concerns are actively identified and acted upon, and pupils are made safer and feel safe.
Extracurricular Activities
Work experiences through links with local employers and colleges, careers advice and guidance, relationships and sex education programme, activities focused on personal development and wellbeing, discussions on ethical issues and environmental matters
Cairn Education CIC is a specialist school for pupils with autism who have experienced significant barriers to learning and disengagement from education. The school has achieved a strong standard rating across all areas, with leaders and staff highly committed to helping pupils re-engage and progress.
At a Glance
No
Boarding
No
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
No
Special Measures
Class Sizes
0.0
Avg class size
0
Total classes
2024/25 academic year
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Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
100%
Over capacity
10 pupils
10 capacity
0 places over capacity
Area Demand Pressure - Cumbria
Based on MHCLG housing supply data for Cumbria
Admissions Demand - Westmorland and Furness
Places available
2,864
Applications
1,955
Got 1st preference
96.7%
Got preferred school
99.7%
Secondary admissions across Westmorland and Furness (2025/26)
Inspection History(3)
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SEN Provision
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Pupil Demographics
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