Richard Rose Central Academy
Victoria Place, Carlisle, CA1 1LY
Data last updated 22 October 2026.
- Phase: Secondary
- Gender: Mixed
- Ages: 11 to 18
- Admissions: Non-selective
- Sixth form: Yes
- Pupils (2025/26 census): 1,035 (517 boys, 518 girls)
- Capacity: 1450
- Free school meals (2025/26 census): 31.2%
- Telephone: 01228822060
- Ofsted: Good (26 Apr 2017); inspected again 11 Mar 2025, no overall grade
- Attainment 8: 42.4 (2025/26, provisional)
- Applications (Year 7 entry, September 2026): 443 applications, 201 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.
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- Brook Street Primary School (0.5 miles, straight line)
- St Cuthberts Catholic Primary School, Carlisle (0.8 miles, straight line)
- Stanwix School (0.8 miles, straight line)
- Robert Ferguson Primary School (1 miles, straight line)
