This schoolOther secondary schools in Westmorland and FurnessSelective
What did Ofsted find?
Ofsted data to 30 September 2026Inspection history
- 6 July 2022Ungraded inspection: School remains Good
- 14 March 2017Graded inspection: Good
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About these grades
Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.
How hard is it to get a place?
DfE · Sept 2026 entry27 applications · 24 places offered · 24 named it first
Small intakeFewer than 60 places, so not ranked.
- 2026 1.1; Westmorland and Furness median median 1.6
- 2025 1.4; Westmorland and Furness median median 1.6
- 2024 1.5; Westmorland and Furness median median 1.6
- 2023 1.1; Westmorland and Furness median median 1.7
- 2022 1.7; Westmorland and Furness median median 1.7
- 2021 1.8; Westmorland and Furness median median 1.7
- 2020 1.3; Westmorland and Furness median median 1.7
- 2019 1.3; Westmorland and Furness median median 1.7
- 2018 1.3; Westmorland and Furness median median 1.7
- 2017 1.1; Westmorland and Furness median median 1.7
- 2016 1.6; Westmorland and Furness median median 1.7
- 2015 2.0; Westmorland and Furness median median 1.7
- 2014 2.3; Westmorland and Furness median median 1.6
- This school
- Westmorland and Furness median
Year 7 applications for September 2027 close 31 October 2026, through your council
How this is measured
Applications per place: every application naming the school at any preference, divided by places offered on National Offer Day. It is not your chance of a place. Methodology.
| Entry | Places | Applications | Per place | First preferences | First-pref. ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2026 | 24 | 27 | 1.1 | 24 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2025 | 23 | 31 | 1.4 | 24 | 1.04 |
| Sep 2024 | 27 | 40 | 1.5 | 26 | 0.96 |
| Sep 2023 | 32 | 34 | 1.1 | 28 | 0.88 |
| Sep 2022 | 7 | 12 | 1.7 | 7 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2021 | 10 | 18 | 1.8 | 10 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2020 | 11 | 14 | 1.3 | 11 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2019 | 10 | 13 | 1.3 | 9 | 0.90 |
| Sep 2018 | 16 | 20 | 1.3 | 16 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2017 | 16 | 17 | 1.1 | 15 | 0.94 |
| Sep 2016 | 10 | 16 | 1.6 | 10 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2015 | 10 | 20 | 2.0 | 10 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2014 | 11 | 25 | 2.3 | 11 | 1.00 |
How did pupils do at GCSE?
DfE KS4 · 2025/26 provisionalEvery year as a table
| Year | Pupils | Attainment 8 | 5+ Eng & maths | 4+ Eng & maths | Progress 8 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 (prov.) | 13 | 30.2 | 0% | 15% | – |
| 2024/25 | 13 | 30.2 | 23% | 31% | – |
| 2023/24 | 13 | 36.4 | 23% | 54% | −0.24 |
| 2022/23 | 19 | 44.4 | 26% | 53% | +0.55 |
Progress 8 is not published for 2024/25 or 2025/26: those pupils had no key stage 2 tests in 2020 and 2021.
Schools nearby
The 8 nearest secondary schools in a straight line, in any local authority
- Samuel King's SchoolThis schoolThis schoolRemains Good20221.1applications per place 30.2Attainment 8
- 21.9 km · NorthumberlandSpecial measures 20261.1applications per place 40.5Attainment 8
- 24.4 km · CumberlandStandards maintained20251.5applications per place 42.0Attainment 8
- 25.6 km · Westmorland and Furness20261.4applications per place 40.7Attainment 8
- 26.1 km · Westmorland and FurnessGood20231.8applications per place 39.5Attainment 8
- 26.6 km · Westmorland and FurnessGood20231.4applications per place 65.2Attainment 8 Selective
- 27.1 km · NorthumberlandRemains Good2023
- 27.2 km · NorthumberlandGood202449.4Attainment 8
- 28.0 km · NorthumberlandRemains Good2024
- Exceptional
- Strong standard
- Expected standard
- Needs attention
- Urgent improvement
- Does not apply
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School details
- Type
- Foundation school
- Phase
- Secondary
- URN · DfE number
- 112378 · 943/4011
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Capacity
- 235 pupils · 113 on roll
- Free school meals
- 18.6% of pupils (England median 23%)
- Address
- Church Road, Alston, CA9 3QU
- Local authority
- Westmorland and Furness
Data last changed 19 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources