Richard Rose Morton Academy, Carlisle

In 2026, pupils at Richard Rose Morton Academy averaged an Attainment 8 score of 41.5, the average grade across their best eight GCSEs. The average state school scored 40.4 in Cumberland and 47 across England.

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

That is down from 43.4 in 2025.

Its most recent Progress 8 score, for 2024, was 0.06: pupils made about 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, against 45.5 for other pupils at the school - a gap of 13.5 points.

Pupils sat GCSEs in 23 subjects; after English and maths, the most popular were Combined Science, History and Spanish.

For September 2026 entry, 181 families put Richard Rose Morton Academy as their first choice and 272 named it as one of their preferences, for 171 places offered. That is 1.1 first choices for every place. 18 families who put it first were not offered a place there.

The nearest other state secondary schools to Richard Rose Morton Academy are Trinity School (1.9 miles, Requires improvement, Attainment 8 39.4); Richard Rose Central Academy (2.2 miles, Good, Attainment 8 42.4); Caldew School (2.5 miles, Good, Attainment 8 40.5); and St John Henry Newman Catholic School (3.1 miles, Good, Attainment 8 38.9).

Richard Rose Morton Academy's 2026 results were higher than 3 of these 4 schools.

Richard Rose Morton Academy is one of 98 schools run by United Learning Trust, an academy trust.

Across the trust's secondary schools, pupils averaged an Attainment 8 score of 49 in 2024/25.

139 parents answered Ofsted's Parent View survey about Richard Rose Morton Academy (as of September 2025): 71% would recommend the school, 73% say their child is happy there and 51% of those with a view say bullying is dealt with well.

The strongest agreement was that their child feels safe (80%); the weakest, that the school deals with bullying well (among parents with a view) (51%).

Of the 174 pupils who finished Year 11 in 2023/24, 75% stayed in education or training for at least two terms, including 51% to a further education college, 12% to an apprenticeship and 5% into work.

4.3% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

In 2026, 87 pupils (9.6%) received SEN support and 48 (5.3%) 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.

The nearest railway station is Carlisle Rail Station, about 1.7 miles away in a straight line.

8 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Westrigg Road end (near), 210 metres away.

In August 2026, police recorded 160 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, criminal damage and arson and public order offences. That is well above the typical figure around schools in Cumberland (22), as is usual near a town centre.

In 2024/25, Richard Rose Morton Academy issued 105 suspensions, 11.9 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and 5 permanent exclusions.

The primary schools closest to Richard Rose Morton Academy are Newlaithes Infant School (0.4 miles), Newlaithes Junior School (0.4 miles), Yewdale School (0.7 miles) and St Bede's Catholic Primary School (0.8 miles). Admission does not depend on which primary a child attends unless the school's policy names feeder schools.