Richard Rose Central Academy is a secondary school located in Carlisle. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's overall effectiveness, quality of education, outcomes for pupils and management effectiveness are good. The school inspection was carried out on 27/04/2017. The overall pupil absence from this school is 7.3%, which is 3.3 percentage points lower than the UK average.

School Information

Address: Victoria Place, Carlisle, CA1 1LY
Website: http://www.rrca.org.uk
Telephone: 01228822060
School Type: Academy sponsor led
Education phase: Secondary
Local authority: Cumbria
Headteacher / Principal: Mr Dan Markham
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Unique reference: 135621

Ofsted Inspection

  • Overall Effectiveness
  • Quality Of Education
  • Outcomes For Pupils
  • Management Effectiveness

Ofsted inspection date: 27/04/2017

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 11 - 18
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 1450
Number of Pupils: 934
Number of Boys: 449
Number of Girls: 485

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 7.3% 4%
Persistent absence: 23.1% 8.2%

Education - Secondary

Progress 8 score

Well Below Average: -0.71 Confidence interval -0.94 to -0.48
Of the 122 pupils at the end of key stage 4 in this school, 120 are included in this measure.

Entering EBacc

School:51%
England Average:40%

Staying in education or entering employment

School:88%
England Average:94%

Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs

School:24%
England Average:43%

Attainment 8 score

School:36.9
England Average:46.7

EBacc average point score

School:3.33
England Average:4.07

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Norman Street Primary School
Norman Street , CA1 2BQ 		3out of 4 664 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Brook Street Primary School
Edward Street , CA1 2JB 		3out of 4 855 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
St Cuthberts Catholic Primary School, Carlisle
Victoria Road , Botcherby CA1 2UE 		- not rated 1,424 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
Stanwix School
Church Street , CA3 9DW 		3out of 4 1,470 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Robert Ferguson Primary School
East Dale Street , Denton Holme CA2 5LA 		3out of 4 1,796 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Richard Rose Central Academy
Victoria Place , CA1 1LY 		3out of 4 0 yd Academy sponsor led Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Trinity School
Strand Road , CA1 1JB 		3out of 4 575 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
St John Henry Newman Catholic School
Scalegate Road , CA2 4NL 		2out of 4 2,505 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Progress Schools - Carlisle
7 Victoria Place , CA1 1EJ 		- not rated 589 yd Other independent special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School
University of Cumbria
Paternoster Row , CA3 8TB 		- not rated 1,134 yd Higher education institutions No Mixed More About School
Austin Friars
Etterby Scaur , CA3 9PB 		- not rated 2,323 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School
Gillford Centre
Upperby Road , CA2 4JE 		3out of 4 2,379 yd Pupil referral unit Not Applicable Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

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