Report card · inspected May 2026
- Exceptional
- Strong standard
- Expected standard
- Needs attention
- Urgent improvement
Safeguarding standards met
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What did Ofsted find?
Ofsted data to 30 September 2026| Area | Exceptional | Strong standard | Expected standard | Needs attention | Urgent improvement |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Inclusion | Strong standard | ||||
| Curriculum and teaching | Expected standard | ||||
| Achievement | Expected standard | ||||
| Attendance and behaviour | Strong standard | ||||
| Personal development and wellbeing | Strong standard | ||||
| Early years | Does not apply to this school | ||||
| Post-16 provision | Strong standard | ||||
| Leadership and governance | Strong standard | ||||
- Exceptional
- Strong standard
- Expected standard
- Needs attention
- Urgent improvement
- Does not apply
Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.
Inspection history
- 6 May 2026Report card · 5 Strong standard, 2 Expected standard
- 30 March 2022Graded 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 entry254 applications · 124 places offered · 119 named it first
- 2026 2.1; Westmorland and Furness median median 1.6
- 2025 1.7; Westmorland and Furness median median 1.6
- 2024 1.6; Westmorland and Furness median median 1.6
- 2023 1.8; Westmorland and Furness median median 1.7
- 2022 1.7; Westmorland and Furness median median 1.7
- 2021 2.1; Westmorland and Furness median median 1.7
- 2020 1.7; Westmorland and Furness median median 1.7
- 2019 1.6; Westmorland and Furness median median 1.7
- 2018 1.8; Westmorland and Furness median median 1.7
- 2017 2.0; Westmorland and Furness median median 1.7
- 2016 2.0; Westmorland and Furness median median 1.7
- 2015 1.5; Westmorland and Furness median median 1.7
- 2014 1.5; 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 | 124 | 254 | 2.1 | 119 | 0.96 |
| Sep 2025 | 168 | 290 | 1.7 | 166 | 0.99 |
| Sep 2024 | 178 | 287 | 1.6 | 176 | 0.99 |
| Sep 2023 | 140 | 255 | 1.8 | 131 | 0.94 |
| Sep 2022 | 151 | 249 | 1.7 | 137 | 0.91 |
| Sep 2021 | 134 | 275 | 2.1 | 134 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2020 | 167 | 287 | 1.7 | 148 | 0.89 |
| Sep 2019 | 176 | 279 | 1.6 | 146 | 0.83 |
| Sep 2018 | 162 | 284 | 1.8 | 132 | 0.81 |
| Sep 2017 | 135 | 274 | 2.0 | 134 | 0.99 |
| Sep 2016 | 156 | 306 | 2.0 | 152 | 0.97 |
| Sep 2015 | 217 | 333 | 1.5 | 216 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2014 | 218 | 336 | 1.5 | 218 | 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.) | 122 | 49.3 | 44% | 62% | – |
| 2024/25 | 165 | 48.8 | 50% | 67% | – |
| 2023/24 | 160 | 49.1 | 45% | 66% | +0.08 |
| 2022/23 | 148 | 50.5 | 55% | 71% | +0.33 |
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
- The Queen Katherine SchoolThis schoolThis school20262.1applications per place 49.3Attainment 8
- 2.5 km · Westmorland and FurnessRemains Good · concerns noted20241.6applications per place 47.5Attainment 8
- 12.5 km · Westmorland and Furness20263.5applications per place 44.1Attainment 8
- 13.5 km · Westmorland and FurnessStandards maintained20251.5applications per place 42.1Attainment 8
- 14.1 km · Westmorland and FurnessGraded · no overall grade20251.5applications per place 45.7Attainment 8
- 17.6 km · Westmorland and FurnessGood20221.9applications per place 58.4Attainment 8
- 17.6 km · Westmorland and Furness202640.0Attainment 8
- 21.0 km · Westmorland and Furness20261.4applications per place 49.8Attainment 8
- 22.3 km · Westmorland and FurnessImproved significantly20251.9applications per place 46.0Attainment 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
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- URN · DfE number
- 136526 · 943/5404
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Capacity
- 1,465 pupils · 910 on roll
- Free school meals
- 17.4% of pupils (England median 23%)
- SEN provision
- Resourced provision
- Opened
- 1 April 2011
- Replaced
- The Queen Katherine School (URN 112431)
- Address
- Appleby Road, Kendal, LA9 6PJ
- Local authority
- Westmorland and Furness
Data last changed 19 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources