27%
GCSE 9–4 · 2024/25
13%
GCSE 5+ · 2024/25
26.9
Attainment 8 · 2024/25
0%
EBacc entry · 2024/25
32.5
EBacc APS · 2024/25
76
Pupils · 2024/25
Some headline GCSE pass rates are not published for this independent school. Attainment 8 and other metrics are shown where DfE publishes them.
Local authorityCumberland
PhaseAll-through with sixth form
School typeIndependent school
Pupil : teacher ratio—
AdmissionsNon-selective
Religious characterNone
StatusOpen
Overview of Lime House School · All-through · Cumberland
How does this school perform?
Key Stage 4 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17
GCSE 9–4 incl. Eng & maths
27%
-25pp
52%34%16%
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 27%
GCSE 5+ incl. Eng & maths
13%
-16pp
31%22%13%
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 13%
Attainment 8
26.9
-10.9
37.831.625.4
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 26.9
EBacc entry
0%
0pp
0%0%0%
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 0%
EBacc APS
32.5
-39.5
72.752.632.5
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 32.5
Sixth form
Key Stage 5 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17
A-level APS
30.9
+3.0
37.432.727.9
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 30.9
A-level value added
-0.18
+0.3
+0.1-0.4-0.8
'17'18'19'24'25
'25 · -0.2
AAB+ in facilitating subjects
10%
+2pp
46%27%8%
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 10%
Average A-level grade
C
0
B-C+C-
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · C
Pupils & context
2024/25
Pupils on roll
76
Pupil : teacher ratio
—
EAL
—
FSM eligible
0%
SEN
11%
Overall absence
—
Persistent absence
—
Contact
Address
Holm Hill, Dalston, Carlisle, CA5 7BX
Local authority
Cumberland
Website
Telephone
Email
—
History
All years · Historical DfE data by academic year
Secondary — Key Stage 4
GCSE attainment and Progress 8 — how pupils progressed from KS2 to KS4.
| Year | GCSE 9–4 | GCSE 5+ | Attainment 8 | Progress 8 | EBacc entry | EBacc APS | EBacc lang entry | Cohort |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 27% | 13% | 26.9 | Not applicable | 0% | 32.5 | 53% | 76 |
| 2023/24 | 52% | 30% | 37.8 | Not published | 0% | 72.0 | 59% | 136 |
| 2022/23 | 16% | 16% | 25.4 | Not published | 0% | 44.8 | 40% | 169 |
| 2021/22 | 41% | 31% | 32.5 | Not published | 0% | 72.7 | 38% | 157 |
| 2018/19 | 23% | 18% | 32.6 | Not published | 0% | 60.7 | 27% | 161 |
| 2017/18 | 23% | 18% | 36.4 | Not published | 14% | 76.4 | 55% | 143 |
| 2016/17 | 10% | 10% | 31.6 | Not published | 0% | — | 50% | 136 |
Sixth form — Key Stage 5
| Year | A-level APS | Avg grade | VA progress | AAB+ | Cohort |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 30.9 | C | -0.18 | 10% | 18 |
| 2023/24 | 27.9 | C- | -0.44 | 8% | 30 |
| 2022/23 | 30.1 | C | — | 17% | 37 |
| 2021/22 | 34.7 | C+ | — | 25% | 29 |
| 2018/19 | 37.4 | B- | +0.08 | 46% | 19 |
| 2017/18 | 25.6 | C- | -0.81 | 5% | 32 |
| 2016/17 | 35.3 | B- | -0.55 | 50% | 27 |
Pupils & absence
| Year | Pupils | Pupil:teacher | SEN | EAL | FSM ever | Absence | Persistent absence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 76 | — | 11% | — | 0% | — | — |
| 2023/24 | 136 | — | 13% | — | — | — | — |
| 2022/23 | 169 | — | 8% | — | — | — | — |
| 2021/22 | 157 | — | 10% | 0% | — | — | — |
| 2020/21 | 157 | — | 10% | 0% | — | — | — |
| 2018/19 | 161 | — | 16% | — | — | — | — |
| 2017/18 | 143 | — | 4% | 0% | — | — | — |
| 2016/17 | 136 | — | 2% | 0% | — | — | — |
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.