The Nelson Thomlinson School

High Street, Wigton, CA7 9PX

Voluntary controlled school for ages 11–18 in Wigton. Mixed intake.

The Nelson Thomlinson School is a non-selective voluntary controlled secondary school in Wigton, Cumberland, for boys and girls aged 11 to 18. It has a sixth form.

Ofsted rated it Good in December 2023. GCSE results include an Attainment 8 score of 46.2, with 46.9% of pupils achieving grade 5 or above in English and maths. Sixth-form results include an average A-level grade of C, and 46% of students progressed to higher education.

Ages 11–18 · Secondary

1,160 pupils · On roll

Voluntary controlled school · Mixed

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