Report card · inspected Jun 2026
- Exceptional
- Strong standard
- Expected standard
- Needs attention
- Urgent improvement
Safeguarding standards met
What did Ofsted find?
Ofsted data to 30 September 2026| Area | Exceptional | Strong standard | Expected standard | Needs attention | Urgent improvement |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Inclusion | Expected standard | ||||
| Curriculum and teaching | Expected standard | ||||
| Achievement | Expected standard | ||||
| Attendance and behaviour | Expected standard | ||||
| Personal development and wellbeing | Expected standard | ||||
| Early years | Does not apply to this school | ||||
| Post-16 provision | Strong standard | ||||
| Leadership and governance | Expected 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
- 2 June 2026Report card · 1 Strong standard, 6 Expected standard
- 1 February 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 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.) | 124 | 40.0 | 36% | 63% | – |
| 2024/25 | 129 | 37.8 | 30% | 48% | – |
| 2023/24 | 140 | 41.5 | 30% | 63% | −0.48 |
| 2022/23 | 138 | 38.1 | 23% | 49% | −0.54 |
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
- Queen Elizabeth Studio SchoolThis schoolThis school202640.0Attainment 8
- 0.0 km · Westmorland and FurnessGood20221.9applications per place 58.4Attainment 8
- 11.2 km · Westmorland and Furness20263.5applications per place 44.1Attainment 8
- 13.3 km · Lancashire20264.2applications per place 43.5Attainment 8
- 14.5 km · Westmorland and FurnessGraded · no overall grade20251.5applications per place 45.7Attainment 8
- 15.7 km · Westmorland and FurnessRemains Good · concerns noted20241.6applications per place 47.5Attainment 8
- 17.6 km · Westmorland and Furness20262.1applications per place 49.3Attainment 8
- 20.1 km · LancashireGood20232.9applications per place 41.8Attainment 8
- 20.8 km · LancashireRequires improvement20242.8applications per place 41.1Attainment 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
- Studio schools
- Phase
- Secondary
- URN · DfE number
- 143749 · 943/4013
- Trust
- Lunesdale Learning Trust
- Capacity
- 300 pupils · 329 on roll
- Free school meals
- 8.5% of pupils (England median 23%)
- Opened
- 1 September 2017
- Address
- Kirkby Lonsdale, LA6 2HJ
- Local authority
- Westmorland and Furness
Data last changed 19 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources