Cockermouth School

School in Cumbria, UK

Cockermouth School

Location

Cockermouth

Castlegate Drive

Cumbria

CA13 9HF

England

Coordinates| 54°40′03″N 3°21′03″W﻿ / ﻿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/

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

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

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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

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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

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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

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* 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

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* 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

## References

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1. ^ "Cockermouth School". cockermouthschool.org.
2. ^ "Happy 30th birthday, Cockermouth School" (PDF). The Last Word. Cockermouth School. Spring 2014. Retrieved 11 September 2021.
3. ^ "Which schools have closed, shut buildings or moved over aerated concrete?". BBC News. 1 September 2023. Retrieved 1 September 2023.
4. ^ Tickle, Louise (12 February 2019). "Mental health: the students who helped themselves when help was too slow coming". The Guardian.
5. ^ Colman, Jon (7 July 2021). "Cockermouth swimmer Luke Greenbank wins bronze medal for Team GB in men's 200m backstroke at Tokyo Olympics". News & Star.
6. ^ "Ben Stokes: 'I hope I've cheered up Cockermouth'". Times & Star. 7 January 2016.

## External links

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* Cockermouth School official website
* We Will official website

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Schools in Cumbria, England 1

Primary schools|

* Chetwynde School
* Holme St Cuthbert School

Secondary schools|

* Appleby Grammar School
* Beacon Hill Community School
* Caldew School
* Cartmel Priory School
* Chetwynde School
* Cockermouth School
* Dallam School
* Dowdales School
* Energy Coast UTC
* Furness Academy
* John Ruskin School
* Keswick School
* Kirkbie Kendal School
* Kirkby Stephen Grammar School
* The Lakes School
* Millom School
* Nelson Thomlinson School
* Netherhall School
* Queen Elizabeth Grammar School
* Queen Elizabeth School
* Queen Katherine School
* Richard Rose Central Academy
* Richard Rose Morton Academy
* St Bernard's Catholic High School
* St Benedict's Catholic High School
* St John Henry Newman Catholic School
* St Joseph's Catholic High School
* Samuel King's School
* Settlebeck School
* Solway Community School
* Trinity School
* Ullswater Community College
* Ulverston Victoria High School
* Walney School
* West Lakes Academy
* The Whitehaven Academy
* William Howard School
* Workington Academy

Independent schools|

* Austin Friars
* St Bees School
* Sedbergh School
* Windermere School

Special schools|

* Oversands School

Sixth form & FE colleges|

* Barrow Sixth Form College
* Furness College
* Kendal College
* Lakes College

Defunct schools|

* Aspatria Agricultural College
* Barrow-in-Furness Grammar Schools
* Barrow-in-Furness Higher Grade School
* Barrow-in-Furness Technical School
* Casterton School
* Eden Grove School
* Hawkshead Grammar School
* John Whinnerah Institute
* Newton Rigg College
* Parkview School
* Salterbeck School
* Southfield Technology College
* Town Bank Grammar School
* Urswick Grammar School
* Wigton School
* Workington School
* Wyndham School, Egremont

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