Kirby Moor School
Longtown Road, Brampton, CA8 2AB
- Phase
- Special schools
- School type
- Other independent special school
- Ages
- 7 to 18
- Gender
- Boys
- Religious character
- None
- Head of Education
- Mrs Karen Bell
- Constituency
- Carlisle
- Setting
- Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 75
- Pupils on roll
- 63
- URN
- 135410
- Local authority
- Cumberland
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01697742598
About this school
Kirby Moor School is a boys' independent special school in Brampton. It teaches children aged 7 to 18 and has 63 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has not yet inspected Kirby Moor School under its current framework. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Kirby Moor School has not been inspected by Ofsted yet. It opened in its current form in September 2007, and new or converted schools usually wait a few years for their first inspection.
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 8 | 8 | 7 |
| Attainment 8 score | 0.6 | 3.3 | 0.4 |
| Progress 8 score | - | - | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 0% | 12.5% | 0% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 0.0 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
Progress 8 is paused nationally for the 2024/25 and 2025/26 school years. Those pupils sat no key stage 2 tests during the Covid pandemic, so there is no starting point to measure progress from. A blank figure here is not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Kirby Moor School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Cumberland average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 0.6 | 36.8 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 3.3 | 34.4 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 0.4 | 36 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 54 |
| 2023/24 | 57 |
| 2024/25 | 60 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 0%
- Pupils with an EHC plan
- 61
- Pupils on SEN support
- 1
Location
Nearby schools
-
James Rennie School8.0 miles
Academies · Carlisle
-
Progress Schools - Carlisle8.2 miles
Special schools · Carlisle
-
University of Cumbria8.5 miles
Universities · Carlisle
-
Gillford Centre8.6 miles
Local authority maintained schools · Carlisle
-
Austin Friars8.6 miles
Independent schools · Carlisle
Other schools in Brampton
- Brampton Primary School Primary
- Castle Carrock School Primary
- Fir Ends Primary School Primary
- Gilsland CofE Primary School Primary
- Greenhead Church of England Nursery and Primary School Primary
- Hallbankgate Village School Primary
- Hayton CofE Primary School Primary
- Lanercost CofE Primary School Primary
- Walton & Lees Hill CofE School Primary
- William Howard School Secondary
Common questions
- What ages does Kirby Moor School teach?
- Kirby Moor School teaches children aged 7 to 18. It is a special school in Brampton.
- Who is the head of education of Kirby Moor School?
- The head of education of Kirby Moor School is Mrs Karen Bell, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Kirby Moor School been inspected?
- Ofsted has not inspected Kirby Moor School under its current framework, so no current judgement is shown. That is common for newer schools and is not a mark against a school.
- How many pupils are at Kirby Moor School?
- Kirby Moor School has 63 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 7 to 18.
- Is Kirby Moor School full?
- Kirby Moor School has capacity for 75 pupils and 63 on roll (84%), so it has space against its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Kirby Moor School a faith school?
- No. Kirby Moor School has no designated religious character.
- How have Kirby Moor School's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 0.6 in 2022/23 and 0.4 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- What are Kirby Moor School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Kirby Moor School's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 24 July 2026.