Caldew School

Academy converterSecondaryAges 11–18MixedSixth form

Dalston, Carlisle, CA5 7NN

Headteacher · Ms Victoria Jackson

From Get Information About Schools (DfE), updated 1 October 2026. Report a correction

Key facts

Pupils990Capacity 1,050

OfstedGoodInspected 21 June 2022

TrustCaldew School

Free school meals19%

SEN provisionResourced provision

Good

Graded inspection on 21 June 2022.

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.

159 of the 180 families who put it first were offered a place.

Places offered164

Applications427

First choice180

First-choice offers159

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).