Kirby Moor School, Brampton
Kirby Moor School is a special school for boys aged 7 to 18 in Brampton. It was rated Good at its last graded Ofsted inspection, in October 2024.
- Ofsted
- Good (2024)
Data last updated 26 Oct 2026
Kirby Moor School in detail
Kirby Moor School in its own words
In its own words: "Since 2007, North Lakes has helped boys to live safely, happily and facilitate opportunities to thrive. For 15 years the service has evolved: growing steadily, deepening the therapeutic understanding and gaining a second school site. Matching homes and locations to specialisms is now possible."
Vision and values (school website)
Source: The school's own website
Who goes there
Almost every pupil at Kirby Moor School has an education, health and care plan (61 of 63 in 2026).
Getting there
The nearest railway station is Brampton Station Entrance, about 1.9 miles away in a straight line.
6 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Kirby Moor School (at), 170 metres away.
The area around the school
In August 2026, police recorded 45 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, criminal damage and arson and anti-social behaviour. That is well above the typical figure around schools in Cumberland (22), as is usual near a town centre.
Sources: DfE school census and special educational needs statistics; NaPTAN (Department for Transport); English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG); data.police.uk street-level crime
Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Ofsted · 2 years agoOverall
Quality of Education
Behaviour & Attitudes
Personal Development
Leadership & Management
Safeguarding: effective
Independent school standards
Met all the independent school standards.
- Part 1: quality of educationMet
- Part 2: pupils' spiritual, moral, social and cultural developmentMet
- Part 3: welfare, health and safetyMet
- Part 4: suitability of staff and proprietorsMet
- Part 5: premises and accommodationMet
- Part 6: information for parentsMet
- Part 7: handling of complaintsMet
- Part 8: leadership and managementMet
Source: Ofsted, non-association independent schools inspections and outcomes (Open Government Licence)
Ofsted's report, in its own words
What is it like to attend this school?
Pupils learn and thrive at this happy, welcoming school. Most pupils join the school having experienced considerable barriers and disruption to their education. The school provides them with a fresh start. This helps pupils to re-engage in learning. Pupils feel safe and secure because of the strong relationships that they build with staff.
All pupils who attend the school have a range of special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND). The school has high expectations for what pupils can achieve. Pupils embrace the challenges that the curriculum offers. They take pride in the work that they produce. Pupils typically achieve well from their individual starting points.
What does the school do well and what does it need to do better?
Since the previous inspection, the school has undergone a number of changes to its leadership and to staffing. The range of pupils' additional needs that the school admits has widened during this time. This has necessitated some changes to the curriculum. However, throughout this period of change, the proprietor has ensured that pupils continue to receive a broad and ambitious curriculum. All pupils access this strong curriculum.
The curriculum lays out the most important knowledge that the school wants pupils to learn by the time that they leave the school. Pupils learn these key concepts in a logical order. In most subjects, the curriculum sets out clearly the smaller steps of knowledge that pupils need to learn towards longer term goals. In a few subjects, some of these smaller steps are not defined clearly. Where this happens, it makes it more difficult for staff to ensure that pupils learn everything that they need to know in readiness for the next stage in their learning.
From Ofsted's October 2024 inspection report: the opening paragraphs of each section, quoted word for word. Read the full report Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Ofsted Insights
Ofsted rated this school Good at its October 2024 inspection.
Rated Good for
Quality of education, Behaviour & attitudes, Personal development, Leadership & management.
At a Glance
No
Boarding
No
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
No
Special Measures
Keep up with Kirby Moor School
Getting There
Bus Stops
Safety and surroundings
Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)
- Collisions
- 2
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 1
- Children hurt
- 0
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 2 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 1 serious and 1 slight.
No children aged 0 to 15 were among the people hurt.
0 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included.
The typical figure for schools in Cumberland is 5 (the median across 179 schools, same distance and years).
Serious and slight counts use the Department for Transport's severity adjustment, which allows for changes in how police forces record injuries; they are estimates, rounded to whole numbers. Distances are in a straight line. Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19), Open Government Licence v3.0.
Commute and house prices
Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
84%
Available places
63 pupils
75 places
12 spare places
as recorded on GIAS
Area Demand Pressure - Brampton
Based on MHCLG Live Table 122 (2024-25, last 5 years) for Brampton
Across Cumberland council
Places available
3,164
Applications
2,751
Got 1st preference
95.3%
Got preferred school
98.9%
All secondary applications across Cumberland council (2026/27), not just this school.
Inspection History(7)
SEND & SEN Provision
SEN Overview
1
SEN Support
61
EHC Plans
98.4%
of Total Pupils
2026 academic year
Provision & Specialist Facilities
Kirby Moor School is not approved under Section 41 of the Children and Families Act 2014.
Source: GIAS, Department for Education.
Pupils by Need Type
No need-level breakdown available
Pupil Demographics
Key Indicators
63
Total Pupils
63
Boys
0
Girls
2026 academic year
Feeder Primary Schools
Primary schools that likely feed into this school, based on proximity
Kirby Moor School
Questions parents ask about Kirby Moor School
What are GCSE results like at Kirby Moor School?
The Department for Education's GCSE measures do not count IGCSEs, which many independent schools take instead of GCSEs, so the Attainment 8 and English and maths figures it publishes for Kirby Moor School can understate its results. We do not rank or compare them; ask the school for its own GCSE and IGCSE results.
What is Kirby Moor School's Ofsted rating?
Kirby Moor School was rated Good at its most recent Ofsted inspection in October 2024.
Does Kirby Moor School meet the independent school standards?
At its most recent standard inspection, in October 2024, Kirby Moor School met all the independent school standards.
How many pupils go to Kirby Moor School?
Kirby Moor School has around 63 pupils on roll.
Does Kirby Moor School have specialist SEN provision?
Kirby Moor School is not approved under Section 41 of the Children and Families Act 2014.
How do I apply to Kirby Moor School?
Kirby Moor School is an independent school and runs its own admissions rather than going through the local authority. Contact the school directly for entry requirements, assessment dates, fees and any bursaries.
How many road collisions happen near Kirby Moor School?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 2 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 1 serious and 1 slight. No children aged 0 to 15 were among the people hurt. 0 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included. The typical figure for schools in Cumberland is 5 (the median across 179 schools, same distance and years).
Where is Kirby Moor School?
Kirby Moor School is at Longtown Road, Brampton, Cumbria, CA8 2AB.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)