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What did Ofsted find?
Ofsted data to 30 September 2026Inspection history
- 9 May 2024Ungraded inspection: School remains Good (Concerns)
- 23 September 2014Graded 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 entry304 applications · 188 places offered · 199 named it first
- 2026 1.6; Westmorland and Furness median median 1.6
- 2025 1.9; Westmorland and Furness median median 1.6
- 2024 1.6; Westmorland and Furness median median 1.6
- 2023 1.7; Westmorland and Furness median median 1.7
- 2022 1.8; Westmorland and Furness median median 1.7
- 2021 1.6; Westmorland and Furness median median 1.7
- 2020 1.8; Westmorland and Furness median median 1.7
- 2019 2.1; Westmorland and Furness median median 1.7
- 2018 1.9; Westmorland and Furness median median 1.7
- 2017 1.6; Westmorland and Furness median median 1.7
- 2016 1.6; Westmorland and Furness median median 1.7
- 2015 1.8; Westmorland and Furness median median 1.7
- 2014 1.9; 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 | 188 | 304 | 1.6 | 199 | 1.06 |
| Sep 2025 | 161 | 311 | 1.9 | 158 | 0.98 |
| Sep 2024 | 189 | 305 | 1.6 | 189 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2023 | 166 | 278 | 1.7 | 175 | 1.05 |
| Sep 2022 | 165 | 299 | 1.8 | 169 | 1.02 |
| Sep 2021 | 190 | 306 | 1.6 | 188 | 0.99 |
| Sep 2020 | 175 | 322 | 1.8 | 192 | 1.10 |
| Sep 2019 | 168 | 353 | 2.1 | 208 | 1.24 |
| Sep 2018 | 194 | 373 | 1.9 | 240 | 1.24 |
| Sep 2017 | 191 | 297 | 1.6 | 192 | 1.01 |
| Sep 2016 | 178 | 290 | 1.6 | 178 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2015 | 135 | 249 | 1.8 | 136 | 1.01 |
| Sep 2014 | 128 | 243 | 1.9 | 128 | 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.) | 190 | 47.5 | 47% | 73% | – |
| 2024/25 | 176 | 50.1 | 57% | 76% | – |
| 2023/24 | 168 | 49.3 | 49% | 74% | +0.12 |
| 2022/23 | 186 | 50.6 | 60% | 78% | +0.01 |
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
- Kirkbie Kendal SchoolThis schoolThis schoolRemains Good · concerns noted20241.6applications per place 47.5Attainment 8
- 2.5 km · Westmorland and Furness20262.1applications per place 49.3Attainment 8
- 10.0 km · Westmorland and Furness20263.5applications per place 44.1Attainment 8
- 14.4 km · Westmorland and FurnessStandards maintained20251.5applications per place 42.1Attainment 8
- 14.4 km · Westmorland and FurnessGraded · no overall grade20251.5applications per place 45.7Attainment 8
- 15.7 km · Westmorland and FurnessGood20221.9applications per place 58.4Attainment 8
- 15.7 km · Westmorland and Furness202640.0Attainment 8
- 19.0 km · Westmorland and Furness20261.4applications per place 49.8Attainment 8
- 21.3 km · Lancashire20264.2applications per place 43.5Attainment 8
- Exceptional
- Strong standard
- Expected standard
- Needs attention
- Urgent improvement
- Does not apply
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School details
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- URN · DfE number
- 136671 · 943/5400
- Trust
- Kirkbie Kendal School Academy Trust
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Capacity
- 1,060 pupils · 1,029 on roll
- Free school meals
- 15.6% of pupils (England median 23%)
- Opened
- 1 April 2011
- Replaced
- Kirkbie Kendal School (URN 112427)
- Address
- Lound Road, Kendal, LA9 7EQ
- Local authority
- Westmorland and Furness
Data last changed 19 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources