Solway Community School
Community schoolSecondaryAges 11–16Mixed
Liddell Street, Silloth, Wigton, CA7 4DD
Headteacher · Mr Tom Hailwood
From Get Information About Schools (DfE), updated 29 June 2026. Report a correction
Key facts
Pupils150Capacity 295
OfstedGraded inspectionInspected 3 December 2024
Free school meals33.3%
Ofsted
Inspection on 3 December 2024. Ofsted no longer gives an overall grade.
- Quality of educationGood
- Behaviour and attitudesGood
- Personal developmentGood
- Leadership and managementGood
- SafeguardingEffective
Ofsted management information, latest inspections as at 31 August 2026.
Year 7 applications close 31 October 2026
For September 2027. Apply through Cumberland council, not the school. National offer day is 1 March 2027.
How to apply in CumberlandApplications for September 2026
All 31 families who put it first were offered a place.
Places offered31
Applications46
First choice31
First-choice offers31
Applications count every family who named the school as any preference. Figures change every year, so they are a guide, not a guarantee.
Source: Department for Education, Primary and secondary school applications and offers 2026 (on-time applications, national offer day).