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What did Ofsted find?
Ofsted data to 30 September 2026| Area | Outstanding | Good | Requires improvement | Inadequate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quality of education | Good | |||
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good | |||
| Personal development | Good | |||
| Leadership and management | Good |
Inspection history
- 26 March 2025Ungraded inspection: Improved significantly
- 15 October 2019Graded 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 entry87 applications · 46 places offered · 52 named it first
Small intakeFewer than 60 places, so not ranked.
- 2026 1.9; Westmorland and Furness median median 1.6
- 2025 2.4; Westmorland and Furness median median 1.6
- 2024 2.3; Westmorland and Furness median median 1.6
- 2023 2.0; Westmorland and Furness median median 1.7
- 2022 2.3; Westmorland and Furness median median 1.7
- 2021 2.3; Westmorland and Furness median median 1.7
- 2020 2.2; Westmorland and Furness median median 1.7
- 2019 2.0; Westmorland and Furness median median 1.7
- 2018 2.5; Westmorland and Furness median median 1.7
- 2017 2.3; Westmorland and Furness median median 1.7
- 2016 2.3; Westmorland and Furness median median 1.7
- 2015 2.6; Westmorland and Furness median median 1.7
- 2014 3.0; 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 | 46 | 87 | 1.9 | 52 | 1.13 |
| Sep 2025 | 46 | 110 | 2.4 | 50 | 1.09 |
| Sep 2024 | 46 | 104 | 2.3 | 61 | 1.33 |
| Sep 2023 | 45 | 89 | 2.0 | 48 | 1.07 |
| Sep 2022 | 38 | 86 | 2.3 | 37 | 0.97 |
| Sep 2021 | 46 | 105 | 2.3 | 47 | 1.02 |
| Sep 2020 | 50 | 111 | 2.2 | 55 | 1.10 |
| Sep 2019 | 51 | 104 | 2.0 | 50 | 0.98 |
| Sep 2018 | 35 | 88 | 2.5 | 35 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2017 | 28 | 63 | 2.3 | 28 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2016 | 28 | 63 | 2.3 | 26 | 0.93 |
| Sep 2015 | 20 | 51 | 2.6 | 20 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2014 | 24 | 73 | 3.0 | 24 | 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.) | 48 | 46.0 | 38% | 60% | – |
| 2024/25 | 48 | 52.9 | 50% | 75% | – |
| 2023/24 | 49 | 48.4 | 31% | 63% | +0.50 |
| 2022/23 | 45 | 51.6 | 31% | 78% | +0.42 |
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
- John Ruskin SchoolThis schoolThis schoolImproved significantly20251.9applications per place 46.0Attainment 8
- 10.3 km · Westmorland and FurnessStandards maintained20251.5applications per place 42.1Attainment 8
- 19.9 km · Westmorland and FurnessGraded · no overall grade20251.6applications per place 48.3Attainment 8
- 20.5 km · Westmorland and Furness20261.4applications per place 49.8Attainment 8
- 21.3 km · Cumberland20261.2applications per place 42.5Attainment 8
- 22.3 km · Westmorland and Furness20262.1applications per place 49.3Attainment 8
- 22.4 km · Westmorland and FurnessRemains Good · concerns noted20241.6applications per place 47.5Attainment 8
- 24.2 km · Westmorland and FurnessStandards maintained20252.3applications per place 41.1Attainment 8
- 25.2 km · Westmorland and Furness20263.5applications per place 44.1Attainment 8
- Exceptional
- Strong standard
- Expected standard
- Needs attention
- Urgent improvement
- Does not apply
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School details
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Secondary
- URN · DfE number
- 112384 · 943/4151
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Capacity
- 230 pupils · 247 on roll
- Free school meals
- 11.3% of pupils (England median 23%)
- Address
- Lake Road, Coniston, LA21 8EW
- Local authority
- Westmorland and Furness
Data last changed 19 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources