Kirby Moor School
Longtown Road, Brampton, CA8 2ABOpen in maps (opens in a new tab)
Kirby Moor School is a special school in Brampton for ages 7 to 18. It is one of the 178 schools in Cumberland. Its latest Ofsted rating is Good, from an inspection in October 2024.
Ofsted inspection
Inspected 8 October 2024, report published 25 November 2024
- Overall effectiveness
- Good
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Met
What Ofsted said
From the inspection on 8 October 2024
Pupils learn and thrive at this happy, welcoming school. Most pupils join the school having experienced considerable barriers and disruption to their education. The school provides them with a fresh start. This helps pupils to re-engage in learning. Pupils feel safe and secure because of the strong relationships that they build with staff. All pupils who attend the school have a range of special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND). The school has high expectations for what pupils can achieve. Pupils embrace the challenges that the curriculum offers. They take pride in the work that they produce. Pupils typically achieve well from their individual starting points. Pupils learn to reflect on the impact of their conduct on others. This helps them to make sensible choices about how to behave. Pupils generally show respect for staff and to each other. Their behaviour typically improves over time. Pupils benefit from a suitably wide range of activities beyond the academic curriculum. For example, they undertake voluntary work at the local community food bank. They enjoy trips and visits to museums and places of interest. Pupils especially enjoy their outdoor learning. These activities support pupils' personal development.
What the school should improve
- In a few subjects, the curriculum does not set out the smaller components of knowledge that pupils need to learn. This makes it difficult for staff to ensure that pupils learn everything that they need to know. The school should ensure that, in all subjects, there is clarity for staff about the smaller steps of knowledge that should be taught, so that pupils build a secure body of knowledge over time.
- In a small number of subjects, the school is at an early stage of checking that the curriculum is implemented consistently well. This prevents it from making any necessary adjustments to the teaching of the curriculum should they be necessary. In each subject, the school should ensure that the delivery of the curriculum is implemented as intended.
Exam results
GCSE results (key stage 4), 2024/25
7 pupils in the year group
Pupil numbers and mix
63 pupils on roll, with places for 75
Schools near Kirby Moor School
| School | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
|---|---|---|---|
| James Rennie School | 8 miles | Ofsted: Outstanding | 0% met the expected standard |
| Progress Schools - Carlisle | 8 miles | Ofsted: Good | Attainment 8: 4.6 |
| Hexham Priory School | 26 miles | Ofsted: Outstanding | 0% met the expected standard |
| Villa Real School | 37 miles | Ofsted: Good | 0% met the expected standard |
| Branthwaite Academy | 38 miles | Ofsted judgements: Requires improvement to good | Not published |
School details
- School type
- Other independent special school
- Sector
- Independent
- Age range
- 7 to 18
- Gender
- Boys
- Headteacher
- Mrs Karen Bell
- Phone
- 01697742598
- Address
- Longtown Road, Brampton, CA8 2AB
- Local authority
- Cumberland
- URN
- 135410
School details from Get Information about Schools, 17 September 2026. Ofsted outcomes published to 31 August 2026. Exam results for 2024/25 from the Department for Education. Pupil mix from the school census, 2025/26.