Schools in Cockermouth
Cockermouth is a market town at the confluence of the Cocker and Derwent rivers in Cumberland, at the northern edge of the Lake District, with 7 schools in the catchment.school database. Cockermouth School is the local academy with 1,363 places and 1,285 pupils (not fully subscribed), drawing from a wide rural catchment across the northern Lakes fringe. Fairfield Primary (420 places, 447 pupils – slightly oversubscribed) is the largest primary provider in the town centre.
Three Church of England voluntary controlled primaries serve the surrounding villages: Bridekirk Dovenby CofE (150 places), St Bridget's CofE in Brigham (145 places), and Eaglesfield Paddle CofE Primary Academy (Ofsted Good). These apply faith criteria but also admit from the community by distance. Lorton School is a small rural primary with just 70 places. Cumberland Council (successor to Allerdale District Council from 2023) coordinates all admissions in the Cockermouth area.
Primary schools in Cockermouth: 2 oversubscribed (6)
Bridekirk Dovenby CofE Primary School
Primary · Voluntary controlled school
Cockermouth · CA13 0PG
St Bridget's CofE School
Primary · Voluntary controlled school
Cockermouth · CA13 0TU
Eaglesfield Paddle CofE Primary Academy
Primary · Academy converter
Cockermouth · CA13 0QY
Broughton Primary School
Primary · Academy converter
Cockermouth · CA13 0YT
Fairfield Primary School
Primary · Academy converter
Cockermouth · CA13 0DX
Lorton School
Primary · Academy converter
Cockermouth · CA13 9UL
Secondary Schools in Cockermouth (1)
Catchment area boundaries for schools in Cockermouth are set by Cumberland and updated each year. The "last distance offered", how far the furthest successful applicant lived, changes annually based on the number of applications received.