The Nelson Thomlinson School
High Street, Wigton, CA7 9PX
Data last updated 22 October 2026.
- Phase: Secondary
- Gender: Mixed
- Ages: 11 to 18
- Admissions: Non-selective
- Sixth form: Yes
- Pupils (2025/26 census): 1,095 (508 boys, 587 girls)
- Capacity: Not published
- Free school meals (2025/26 census): 13.1%
- Telephone: 01697342160
- Ofsted: Good (17 Oct 2023)
- Attainment 8: 43.1 (2025/26, provisional)
- Applications (Year 7 entry, September 2026): 243 applications, 170 places offered
Phase, type, gender, ages, admissions, sixth form, capacity and contact details are from the Department for Education's school register as at 21 October 2026. Ofsted inspection records as at 30 September 2026.
Other schools in Cumberland
- Thomlinson Junior School (0.2 miles, straight line)
- Wigton Nursery and Infant School (0.3 miles, straight line)
- St Cuthbert's Catholic Primary School (0.4 miles, straight line)
- Boltons CofE School (2.6 miles, straight line)
- Rosley CofE School (3.6 miles, straight line)
- Wiggonby CofE School (3.8 miles, straight line)
