Ten hardest Cumberland primary schools to get into identified

Summarised from 2 outlets · Updated 18 Oct, 06:08 · Archive

Analysis of catchment data has revealed the ten most oversubscribed primary schools in Cumberland.

Catchment area data has revealed which primary schools are most difficult to gain places at in Cumberland. The Great British Schools Guide has identified the ten most oversubscribed primary schools across the area, based on analysis of mainstream state-funded schools that had at least thirty pupils in both the 2023 and 2025 intake cohorts.

Schools are classed as oversubscribed when the number of pupils on roll exceeds their official capacity. The guide uses median distance travelled by pupils as an indicator of a school's catchment area. The Great British Schools Guide explained: 'Each figure is a median distance: half of the school's pupils live nearer than that number and half live further away. They are a proxy for catchment and are not official admission boundaries.'

The analysis excludes grammar schools, faith schools that do not allocate places based on distance, and schools without at least two years of pupil data. The findings are based on data from the National Pupil Database. Parents can check what catchment area they are in on the GBSG website.

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• The 10 hardest primary schools to get into in Cumberland revealedNew data reveals the 10 hardest primary schools to get into across Cumberland, based on catchment distance and capacity.Cumberland News · 18 Oct, 05:00
• The 10 hardest primary schools to get into in Cumberland revealedNew data reveals the 10 hardest primary schools to get into across Cumberland, based on catchment distance and capacity.Whitehaven News · 18 Oct, 05:00

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