Netherhall School, Maryport

In 2026, pupils at Netherhall School averaged an Attainment 8 score of 41.7, the average grade across their best eight GCSEs. The average state school scored 40.4 in Cumberland and 47 across England.

28% passed English and maths at grade 5 or above, against 32% in Cumberland and 47% in England.

That is up from 39.7 in 2025.

Its most recent Progress 8 score, for 2024, was -0.69: pupils made well below average progress compared with pupils nationally who started secondary school at the same level. Progress 8 was not published for 2026.

Disadvantaged pupils averaged an Attainment 8 of 32.6, against 46.4 for other pupils at the school - a gap of 13.8 points.

Pupils sat GCSEs in 21 subjects; after English and maths, the most popular were Combined Science, History and Geography.

For September 2026 entry, 150 families put Netherhall School as their first choice and 207 named it as one of their preferences, for 152 places offered. It had fewer first-choice applications than places. Every family who put it first was offered a place there for 2026 entry.

97 parents answered Ofsted's Parent View survey about Netherhall School (as of September 2025): 94% would recommend the school, 95% say their child is happy there and 72% of those with a view say bullying is dealt with well.

The strongest agreement was that their child does well at the school (95%); the weakest, that the school deals with bullying well (among parents with a view) (72%).

Of the 127 pupils who finished Year 11 in 2023/24, 78% stayed in education or training for at least two terms, including 54% to a further education college, 6% to an apprenticeship and 6% into work.

Of the 41 students who left the sixth form in 2023/24, 42% went on to university or other higher education, 27% to apprenticeships and 20% into work. 6% went to one of the most selective third of universities.

35.7% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well above the average state school (25%), and 2.8% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

In 2026, 220 pupils (24.6%) received SEN support and 40 (4.5%) had an education, health and care plan, against 16.2% and 4.6% at the average state school. The most common need among them is a specific learning difficulty such as dyslexia.

Netherhall School had 28 teachers in 2026, one for every 31 pupils: fewer teachers per pupil than a typical secondary school, at about one for every 17.

The nearest railway station is Maryport Rail Station, about 880 metres away (roughly a 11-minute walk).

3 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is School (at), 110 metres away.

In August 2026, police recorded 67 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, public order offences and shoplifting. That is well above the typical figure around schools in Cumberland (22), as is usual near a town centre.

In 2024/25, Netherhall School issued 52 suspensions, 5.9 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.

The primary schools closest to Netherhall School are Maryport CofE Primary School (0.3 miles), Netherton Infant School (0.5 miles), Ellenborough Academy (0.6 miles) and Ewanrigg Junior School (0.7 miles). Admission does not depend on which primary a child attends unless the school's policy names feeder schools.