Foundation school · Westmorland and Furness

Ullswater Community College

11–18Ages
1,520Pupils
SecondaryPhase
Sixth formAges 16–18
112393URN

Wetheriggs Lane, Penrith, CA11 8NG · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Apr 2023 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.8per place

close to Westmorland and Furness median (1.6)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther secondary schools in Westmorland and FurnessSelective

283 applications for 161 places · 5th of 13 in Westmorland and Furness

Every year since 2014

Attainment 8 · 2025/26 (provisional)

39.5of 90

Westmorland and Furness 42.1 England 46.0

17th of 19 in Westmorland and Furness

All GCSE results

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Good · 18 April 2023Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Outstanding	Good	Requires improvement	Inadequate
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes		Good
Personal development		Good
Leadership and management		Good
Sixth form provision		Good

Full reports on the Ofsted website · How to read Ofsted grades

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 entry

1.8applications per place, Year 7

close to Westmorland and Furness median (1.6) 0.5 below England median (2.2)

283 applications · 161 places offered · 156 named it first

2026 1.8; Westmorland and Furness median median 1.6
2025 1.5; Westmorland and Furness median median 1.6
2024 1.4; Westmorland and Furness median median 1.6
2023 1.4; Westmorland and Furness median median 1.7
2022 1.5; Westmorland and Furness median median 1.7
2021 1.5; Westmorland and Furness median median 1.7
2020 1.3; Westmorland and Furness median median 1.7
2019 1.4; Westmorland and Furness median median 1.7
2018 1.5; Westmorland and Furness median median 1.7
2017 1.5; Westmorland and Furness median median 1.7
2016 1.5; Westmorland and Furness median median 1.7
2015 1.4; Westmorland and Furness median median 1.7
2014 1.5; Westmorland and Furness median median 1.6

More applications per place than the Westmorland and Furness median in 1 of 13 years.

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	161	283	1.8	156	0.97
Sep 2025	209	304	1.5	195	0.93
Sep 2024	256	345	1.4	250	0.98
Sep 2023	249	350	1.4	233	0.94
Sep 2022	236	343	1.5	193	0.82
Sep 2021	255	370	1.5	184	0.72
Sep 2020	262	340	1.3	241	0.92
Sep 2019	270	382	1.4	248	0.92
Sep 2018	224	331	1.5	189	0.84
Sep 2017	240	367	1.5	202	0.84
Sep 2016	202	310	1.5	179	0.89
Sep 2015	222	308	1.4	177	0.80
Sep 2014	194	286	1.5	178	0.92

How did pupils do at GCSE?

DfE KS4 · 2025/26 provisional

256 pupils took GCSEs in 2025/26.

Attainment 8 (out of 90)39.517th of 19 in Westmorland and Furness

Westmorland and Furness 42.1 England 46.0

Grade 5 or above in English and maths35%13th of 19 in Westmorland and Furness

Westmorland and Furness 37% England 45%

Grade 4 or above in English and maths57%

Westmorland and Furness 60% England 66%

This school
Westmorland and Furness median
England median

Progress 8 (2023/24, the latest published)+0.01

−20 = national average+2

Every year as a table

Year	Pupils	Attainment 8	5+ Eng & maths	4+ Eng & maths	Progress 8
2025/26 (prov.)	256	39.5	35%	57%	–
2024/25	262	41.0	44%	62%	–
2023/24	284	40.7	34%	58%	+0.01
2022/23	233	40.3	31%	61%	−0.11

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

Ullswater Community CollegeThis school
This school

Good2023

1.8applications per place 39.5Attainment 8
Queen Elizabeth Grammar School Penrith
0.6 km · Westmorland and Furness

Good2023

1.4applications per place 65.2Attainment 8 Selective
Appleby Grammar School
18.5 km · Westmorland and Furness

2026

1.4applications per place 40.7Attainment 8
Caldew School
25.5 km · Cumberland

Good2022

2.6applications per place 40.5Attainment 8
Samuel King's School
26.1 km · Westmorland and Furness

Remains Good2022

1.1applications per place 30.2Attainment 8
Keswick School
26.3 km · Cumberland

Outstanding2024

1.9applications per place 50.9Attainment 8
St John Henry Newman Catholic School
26.6 km · Cumberland

Good2022

2.2applications per place 38.9Attainment 8
Richard Rose Morton Academy
28.6 km · Cumberland

Graded · no overall grade2025

1.6applications per place 41.5Attainment 8
Richard Rose Central Academy
28.6 km · Cumberland

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.2applications per place 42.4Attainment 8

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement
Does not apply

Eight dots, one per area: inclusion, curriculum, achievement, attendance, personal development, early years, post-16, leadership. Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

School details

Type: Foundation school
Phase: Secondary
URN · DfE number: 112393 · 943/4310
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Capacity: 1,625 pupils · 1,520 on roll
Free school meals: 20.9% of pupils (England median 23%)
SEN provision: Resourced provision
Address: Wetheriggs Lane, Penrith, CA11 8NG
Local authority: Westmorland and Furness

Data last changed 19 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources