Overall Oxbridge
#1,272
3 ranked schools · -358 places vs Eng avg #914 of 1,984
Applications
13
Offers
2
Offer rate15.4%
-7.0 pts vs Eng avgEng avg 22.4%
Where the River Eden crosses the plain between the Lake District and the Pennines, Carlisle stands as the only city in Cumbria and the ancient seat of the Diocese, whose cathedral was founded in 1133. The city's garrison past is written into the stonework: Carlisle Castle, which held Mary, Queen of Scots in 1568, still anchors the northern edge of the centre beside the medieval walls. Today around 78,000 people live here.
Etterby, on the north bank of the Eden, is among the most sought-after pockets for primary catchments, while Dalston and Ivegill are well-established school-competitive villages south of the city boundary. Denton Holme and Durdar round out the urban residential fringe. Carlisle station reaches Newcastle via the Tyne Valley Line in around an hour and a quarter, and the Settle-Carlisle line runs south to Leeds.
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Area Performance
Across 59 primary, secondary and sixth-form schools, state and independent. The average Find My School Inspection Score is 7.10/10, -0.31 vs England.
Find My School Inspection Band
Distribution across all Carlisle schools
Carlisle vs England distribution
National Rank
Across all ranked Carlisle schools
top 57% of 14,978
top 57% of 14,978
top 66% of 3,862
top 66% of 3,862
top 64% of 2,555
top 64% of 2,555
Overall Oxbridge
3 ranked schools · -358 places vs Eng avg #914 of 1,984
Applications
13
Offers
2
Oxford
2 ranked schools · -34 places vs Eng avg #253 of 1,198
Applications
8
Offers
0
Cambridge
2 ranked schools · +37 places vs Eng avg #773 of 1,881
Applications
5
Offers
2
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