12 January 2011 Last updated at 09:30

Secondary schools and colleges in Cumbria

• National average
• Average for this local authority

% of pupils achieving 5 A*-C GCSEs including maths and English

Year	National average	Local average
2010	53.4	55.8
2009	49.8	49.6
2008	47.6	48.4
2007	46.3	45.7

Average point score per pupil at A/AS-level and equivalents

Year	National average	Local average
2010	744.8	755.3
2009	739.3	735.9
2008	740	733.6
2007	731.2	744.6

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What does this mean? School name	What does this mean? % 5 A*-C GCSEs	What does this mean? English Bacc	What does this mean? CVA	What does this mean? A/AS points
Source: All data from Department for Education
Queen Elizabeth Grammar School (SEL)	96	69	998.1	980.5
St Bees School (IND)	86	65	NA	871
Austin Friars St Monica's (IND)	82	52	NA	840.3
Cockermouth School	68	38	994	711.2
William Howard School	69	32	1007.5	787
The Nelson Thomlinson School	63	32	990.3	996.4
Casterton School (IND)	90	31	NA	891.6
The Queen Katherine School	65	30	1015	978.3
Keswick School	75	25	1000.2	745.1
Queen Elizabeth School	77	24	1016	881.6
Dallam School	68	22	978.2	787
Appleby Grammar School	48	21	990.4	761
Settlebeck High School	68	21	997.7	NA
Caldew School	53	16	997	672.3
Kirkbie Kendal School	61	16	998.3	757.3
Trinity School	64	15	1008.9	799.1
Dowdales School	63	14	983.2	NA
The Lakes School	71	13	1004.6	899.3
Walney School	36	13	977	NA
St Bernard's Catholic High School	60	10	1005.8	NA
Netherhall School	54	10	983.7	578.8
Samuel King's School	57	10	982.1	NA
Millom School	45	9	1020.3	752.2
Ulverston Victoria High School	64	9	1013.6	832
West Lakes Academy (AC)	47	9	979.7	815.3
St Benedict's Catholic High School	56	8	987.3	724.1
Southfield Technology College	47	8	985.9	622.2
Ullswater Community College	52	7	1015.5	640.5
John Ruskin School	44	7	1004.4	NA
Cartmel Priory CofE School	58	7	986.3	NA
St Joseph's Catholic High School, Business and Enterprise College	65	7	993.6	NA
Stainburn School and Science College	55	6	970	622.2
Kirkby Stephen Grammar School	63	5	993.7	834.7
Whitehaven School	40	5	962.8	618.8
Richard Rose Central Academy (AC)	32	3	949.1	654.6
Furness Academy (AC)	33	2	956.8	NA
Solway Community Technology College	40	0	1015	NA
Richard Rose Morton Academy (AC)	34	0	991.4	567.9
Newman Catholic School	46	0	1004.9	730.4
Beacon Hill Community School	28	0	982.8	NA
Windermere School & Windermere Preparatory School (IND)	0	0	NA	938.3
Sedbergh School (IND)	0	0	NA	706

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School name

Click on the name to visit the government's page of information and performance data for the school. For schools with both Key Stage 4 and Key Stage 5 pupils, KS5 can be reached from a link on the KS4 page. IND = independent, SEL = selective, AC = academy, SHUT = school closed since exams. More detail

% 5 A*-C GCSEs

This benchmark measure is the percentage of pupils in the school who achieve passes graded between A* and C in five GCSE or equivalent qualifications, including maths and English GCSE. SS = small school; N/A = data not available. More detail

English baccalaureate

Introduced in 2010, this is the percentage of pupils in the school achieving A*-C GCSE passes in English, maths, two science subjects, a language and history or geography. SS = small school; N/A = data not available. More detail

Contextual value-added

A statistical measure of pupils' progress between leaving primary school and finishing Key Stage 4 (age 16), in comparison to other children from similar backgrounds. Higher numbers indicate better progress. WARNING: This measure cannot be ranked accurately - sorting the table gives a general indication only. SS = small school; N/A = data not available. More detail

A/AS-level points

Points are allocated for A-levels, AS-levels and other Key Stage 5 qualifications, depending on the grade achieved. The score is the average number of points per pupil at the institution. More detail