Richard Rose Morton Academy | School performance

52%

GCSE 9–4 · 2024/25

34%

GCSE 5+ · 2024/25

43.4

Attainment 8 · 2024/25

32%

EBacc entry · 2024/25

627.6

EBacc APS · 2024/25

883

Pupils · 2024/25

EAL · 2024/25

16%

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

52%

GCSE 9–4 · 2024/25

34%

GCSE 5+ · 2024/25

43.4

Attainment 8 · 2024/25

32%

EBacc entry · 2024/25

627.6

EBacc APS · 2024/25

883

Pupils · 2024/25

EAL · 2024/25

16%

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

52%

GCSE 9–4 · 2024/25

34%

GCSE 5+ · 2024/25

43.4

Attainment 8 · 2024/25

32%

EBacc entry · 2024/25

627.6

EBacc APS · 2024/25

883

Pupils · 2024/25

EAL · 2024/25

16%

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

Ofsted inspection

Requires improvement

Ofsted inspection · 15/11/2022

Inadequate

Requires improvement

Good

Outstanding

Local authorityCumberland

PhaseSecondary with sixth form with sixth form

School typeAcademy

Pupil : teacher ratio17.3:1

AdmissionsNon-selective

Religious characterDoes not apply

StatusOpen

Overview of Richard Rose Morton Academy · Secondary with sixth form · Cumberland

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How does this school perform?

Key Stage 4 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17

GCSE 9–4 incl. Eng & maths

52%

-5pp

58%54%50%

'19'22'23'24'25

'25 · 52%

GCSE 5+ incl. Eng & maths

34%

-3pp

37%30%23%

'19'22'23'24'25

'25 · 34%

Attainment 8

43.4

-0.3

44.041.639.2

'19'22'23'24'25

'25 · 43.4

EBacc entry

32%

-3pp

35%25%15%

'19'22'23'24'25

'25 · 32%

EBacc APS

627.6

-15.8

643.5454.7265.9

'19'22'23'24'25

'25 · 627.6

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Pupils & context

2024/25

Pupils on roll

883

Pupil : teacher ratio

17.3

Workforce data · 2025/26

EAL

FSM eligible

26%

SEN

17%

Overall absence

Persistent absence

16%

Contact

Address

Wigton Road, Carlisle, CA2 6LB

Local authority

Cumberland

Website

http://www.rrma.org.uk/

Telephone

01228822644

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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	52%	34%	43.4	Not applicable	32%	627.6	34%	883
2023/24	57%	36%	43.7	+0.06	35%	643.5	38%	894
2022/23	58%	30%	44.0	+0.04	15%	533.5	17%	870
2021/22	56%	37%	41.8	-0.30	19%	593.2	22%	866
2018/19	50%	23%	39.2	-0.72	20%	265.9	21%	645
2017/18	51%	26%	40.5	-0.25	16%	274.6	18%	577
2016/17	61%	37%	49.0	+0.17	24%	—	24%	539

Sixth form — Key Stage 5

Year	A-level APS	Avg grade	VA progress	AAB+	Cohort
2023/24	Not eligible	Not eligible	Not applicable	Not eligible	1
2016/17	Not eligible	Not eligible	Not applicable	Not eligible	2

Pupils & absence

Year	Pupils	Pupil:teacher	SEN	EAL	FSM ever	Absence	Persistent absence
2024/25	883	17.0	17%	4%	26%	8%	16%
2023/24	894	16.1	16%	4%	27%	8%	19%
2022/23	870	17.3	16%	3%	27%	9%	26%
2021/22	866	18.1	14%	4%	27%	11%	28%
2020/21	814	17.8	12%	3%	28%	—	—
2018/19	645	18.5	14%	2%	25%	6%	16%
2017/18	577	15.9	13%	2%	27%	6%	18%
2016/17	539	14.7	16%	2%	27%	6%	15%