Cockermouth School

Cockermouth School is a coeducational secondary school and sixth form located in Cockermouth in the English county of Cumbria.^[1]

Cockermouth School
Location
Cockermouth Castlegate Drive , Cumbria , CA13 9HF England
Coordinates	54.66755°N 3.35094°W / 54.66755; -3.35094
Information
Type	Academy
Local authority	Cumberland Council
Department for Education URN	142306 Tables
Ofsted	Reports
Head teacher	Richard King
Gender	Coeducational
Age	11 to 18
Website	http://www.cockermouthschool.org/

Previously a community school administered by Cumbria County Council, Cockermouth School converted to academy status in September 2015. However the school continues to coordinate with Cumberland Council for admissions.

History

In 1984, Derwent School and Cockermouth Grammar School merged to become Cockermouth School, a comprehensive school operating on two sites. In 1991, the former Derwent School site was expanded to accommodate all students.^[2] In 2023 the School was found to have potentially unsound reinforced autoclaved aerated concrete in the library and the school sports hall.^[3]

Programmes of Study

Cockermouth School offers GCSEs and BTECs as programmes of study for pupils, while students in the sixth form have the option to study from a range of A-levels and further BTECs.

We Will initiative

The school is co-operating and following the advice given by the students in the 'We Will' initiative. These were youngsters who were failed by the local CAMHS services, who gathered together in 2018, researched the issues and started lobbying to have them addressed.^[4]

Notable former pupils

• Luke Greenbank, swimmer^[5]
• Ven Catherine Pickford, Archdeacon of Northolt
• Ben Stokes, cricketer, all-rounder for Durham and England – Test Captain^[6]
• James Trafford, professional footballer

Cockermouth Grammar School

• Christine Alderson, film producer
• Sir David Carter (surgeon), Chief Medical Officer for Scotland from 1996–2000
• Neil Mercer, Professor of Education at the University of Cambridge