Branthwaite Academy
Ofsted judgements: Requires improvement to good
Branthwaite Road, Workington, CA14 4SSOpen in maps (opens in a new tab)
Branthwaite Academy is a special school in Workington for ages 4 to 19. It is one of the 178 schools in Cumberland. Its latest Ofsted inspection, in October 2024, graded each key judgement and gave no overall Ofsted rating.
Ofsted inspection
Inspected 15 October 2024, report published 21 November 2024
This inspection graded each key judgement and gave no overall effectiveness grade.
- Quality of education
- Requires improvement
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Requires improvement
- Sixth form provision
- Requires improvement
- Safeguarding
- Met
Pupil numbers and mix
74 pupils on roll, with places for 56
Schools near Branthwaite Academy
| School | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mayfield School | 5 miles | Ofsted: Outstanding | 0% met the expected standard |
| Progress Schools - Carlisle | 30 miles | Ofsted: Good | Attainment 8: 4.6 |
| James Rennie School | 31 miles | Ofsted: Outstanding | 0% met the expected standard |
| Cairn Education CIC | 33 miles | Report card: Strong standard | Not published |
| Sandside Lodge School | 35 miles | Ofsted: Good | 0% met the expected standard |
School details
- School type
- Free schools special
- Sector
- Free school
- Trust
- THE EDEN ACADEMY
- Age range
- 4 to 19
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Miss Shelley Crowe
- Phone
- 01900517632
- Address
- Branthwaite Road, Workington, CA14 4SS
- Local authority
- Cumberland
- URN
- 143723
School details from Get Information about Schools, 17 September 2026. Ofsted outcomes published to 31 August 2026. Pupil mix from the school census, 2025/26.