Cockermouth School
School Name: Cockermouth School Address: Castlegate Drive Town/City: Cockermouth County: Cumbria Postcode: CA13 9HF Telephone Number: 01900 898888 Website: http://www.cockermouthschool.org/
Phase: Secondary (ages 11-18) Type: Academy converter Religious Denomination: None Admissions Policy: Non-selective Established: 2015 Trust: Learning For Life Trust
Headteacher: Mr Richard King
Capacity: 1363
Gender: Mixed
The following details are from a census on 15 January 2026:
Number of pupils: 1254 (50% boys & 50% girls)
Enrollment: 92% of capacity
Free school meal eligibility: 17.2%
- ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder
URN: 142306
DfE Number: 942/4103
UKPRN: 10053913
UPRN: 100110730433
Region: North West (E12000002)
District: Cumberland (E06000063)
Constituency: Penrith and Solway (E14001424)
Electoral Ward: Cockermouth North (E05014181)
Easting & Northing: 312959E, 531073N
Latitude & Longitude: 54° 40' 4.18" N 3° 21' 3.36" W
Plus Code: 9C6RMJ9X+4J
DfE Record: View record
- All Saints' CofE School (0.3km)
- Fairfield Primary School (1.2km)
- Bridekirk Dovenby CofE Primary School (3.4km)
- Eaglesfield Paddle CofE Primary Academy (3.8km)
Same trust
Predecessor school†
- Mrs Stephanie Atkinson - Local Governor. Appointed on 12 December 2023 (Appointed by GB/board). Term runs until 11 December 2027.
- Mr Robert Morgan Crozier - Local Governor. Appointed on 17 November 2008 (Appointed by GB/board). Term runs until 16 November 2028.
- Mr Craig Graham - Local Governor. Appointed on 12 December 2023 (Appointed by GB/board). Term runs until 11 December 2027.
- Mr Richard King - Local Governor. Appointed on 1 September 2021 (Ex-officio by virtue of office as headteacher/principal).
- Mr Alistair Lord - Local Governor. Appointed on 12 December 2023 (Appointed by GB/board). Term runs until 11 December 2027.
- Lynn Millington - Local Governor. Appointed on 1 September 2025 (Appointed by GB/board). Term runs until 31 August 2029.
- Mrs Sue Moses - Local Governor. Appointed on 1 September 2000 (Appointed by GB/board). Term runs until 31 August 2028.
- Mr Alan Mark Rankin - Chair of Local Governing Body. Appointed on 9 December 2015 (Appointed by GB/board). Term runs until 8 December 2027.
- Mr Thomas David Roberts - Local Governor. Appointed on 22 March 2022 (Appointed by GB/board). Term runs until 10 February 2030.
- Mr Andrew Brian Ward - Local Governor. Appointed on 29 October 2018 (Appointed by GB/board). Term runs until 31 August 2025.
- Robert Ward - Local Governor. Appointed on 1 September 2025 (Appointed by GB/board). Term runs until 31 August 2029.