Caldew School
Academy · Year 7–Year 13 · 990 pupils
The Nelson Thomlinson School
High Street, Wigton CA7 9PX
Year groups
Year 7–Year 13
Secondary
Pupils
1,095
On roll
Ages
11–18
England
Local authority
Cumberland
North West
Schola Grade 5
GCSE-style grade (9–1) · compared with 3,207 state-funded secondary schools in England · How we grade
Percentiles compare this school with other state-funded secondary schools in England; the line marks the middle. Data: key stage 2 tests, GCSE results (Attainment 8) and persistent absence, 2024/25 (Department for Education).
About The Nelson Thomlinson School
The Nelson Thomlinson School is a state secondary school in Wigton, Cumberland, for pupils aged 11–18 (Year 7–Year 13).
It has 1,095 pupils on roll. It has a sixth form. Its Schola Grade is 5 on the GCSE-style 9–1 scale, compared with 3,207 state-funded secondary schools in England.
Location & nearby schools
School details
- Type
- State School · What this means
- Level
- Secondary
- Year groups
- Year 7–Year 13
- Ages
- 11–18
- Official type
- Voluntary controlled school
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Pupils on roll
- 1,095
- Free school meals
- 14.20% of pupils eligible
- Local authority
- Cumberland
- Nation
- England
- URN
- 112397
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