North West
Schools in Westmorland and Furness
160 schools, 31,097 pupils. Average Attainment 8 across the authority's state secondaries is 41.9.
Ofsted across Westmorland and Furness
Good82
Outstanding4
Requires improvement2
Inadequate1
No overall grade71
89 of these schools carry a one-word grade from before September 2024, when Ofsted stopped awarding them. The remaining 71 either have no published outcome or were inspected under the current framework, which does not give an overall grade. What changed.
All schools in Westmorland and Furness
Sorted by name. A gap of a point or two is noise, not a ranking — read the school pages for the intake-adjusted comparison.
| School | Area | Ofsted | Attainment 8 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Allithwaite CofE Primary SchoolVoluntary controlled school | Grange-over-Sands | Good 2022 | — |
| Alston Primary SchoolCommunity school | Alston | No grade | — |
| Ambleside CofE Primary SchoolAcademy sponsor led | Ambleside | Requires improvement 2024 | — |
| Appleby Grammar SchoolAcademy converter | Appleby-in-Westmorland | No grade | 40.7 |
| Appleby Primary SchoolFoundation school | Appleby-in-Westmorland | Good 2024 | — |
| Appletree SchoolOther independent special school | Kendal | No grade | — |
| Armathwaite SchoolCommunity school | Carlisle | Good 2022 | — |
| Arnside National CofE SchoolAcademy converter | Carnforth | Good 2024 | — |
| Asby Endowed SchoolVoluntary controlled school | Appleby-in-Westmorland | Good 2024 | — |
| Askam Village SchoolFoundation school | Askam-in-furness | Good 2022 | — |
| Barrow Island Community Primary SchoolCommunity school | Barrow-in-Furness | Good 2024 | — |
| Beaconside CofE Primary SchoolVoluntary aided school | Penrith | Good 2024 | — |
| Beetham CofE Primary SchoolVoluntary aided school | Milnthorpe | Good 2022 | — |
| Bolton Primary SchoolCommunity school | Appleby-in-Westmorland | Good 2023 | — |
| Brisbane Park Infant SchoolCommunity school | Barrow-in-Furness | Good 2024 | — |
| Brough Community Primary SchoolCommunity school | Brough | No grade | — |
| Broughton CofE Primary and Nursery SchoolVoluntary controlled school | Broughton-in-Furness | Good 2023 | — |
| Brunswick SchoolCommunity school | Penrith | Good 2023 | — |
| Burlington CofE SchoolVoluntary controlled school | Kirkby-in-Furness | Good 2023 | — |
| Burton Morewood CofE Primary SchoolAcademy converter | Carnforth | Good 2023 | — |
| Cairn Education CICOther independent special school | Cumbria | No grade | — |
| Calthwaite CofE SchoolVoluntary aided school | Penrith | No grade | — |
| Cambian Whinfell SchoolOther independent special school | Kendal | No grade | — |
| Cambridge Primary SchoolAcademy converter | Barrow-in-Furness | No grade | — |
| Cartmel CofE Primary SchoolVoluntary controlled school | Grange-over-Sands | No grade | — |
| Cartmel Priory CofE SchoolAcademy converter | Grange-over-Sands | Good 2022 | 47.2 |
| Casterton, Sedbergh Preparatory SchoolOther independent school | Westmorland and Furness | No grade | — |
| Castle Park SchoolAcademy converter | Kendal | No grade | — |
| Chapel Street Infants and Nursery SchoolCommunity school | Dalton-in-Furness | Good 2023 | — |
| Chetwynde SchoolFree schools | Barrow-in-Furness | Good 2023 | 44.2 |
| Church Walk CofE Primary SchoolVoluntary aided school | Ulverston | No grade | — |
| Clifton Primary SchoolCommunity school | Penrith | Good 2023 | — |
| Coniston CofE Primary SchoolVoluntary controlled school | Coniston | Good 2023 | — |
| Croftlands Infant SchoolCommunity school | Ulverston | Good 2023 | — |
| Croftlands Junior SchoolCommunity school | Ulverston | Good 2022 | — |
| Crosby Ravensworth CofE SchoolVoluntary aided school | Penrith | No grade | — |
| Crosscrake CofE Primary SchoolVoluntary aided school | Kendal | Good 2023 | — |
| Crosthwaite CofE SchoolVoluntary aided school | Kendal | Outstanding 2023 | — |
| Culgaith CofE SchoolVoluntary aided school | Penrith | Good 2023 | — |
| Dallam SchoolAcademy converter | Cumbria | No grade | 44.1 |
| Dalton St Mary's CofE Primary SchoolVoluntary aided school | Dalton-in-Furness | Good 2023 | — |
| Dane Ghyll Community Primary School and NurseryCommunity school | Barrow in Furness | Good 2024 | — |
| Dean Barwick Primary SchoolVoluntary aided school | Grange-over-Sands | Good 2023 | — |
| Dean Gibson Catholic Primary School, KendalAcademy converter | Kendal | Good 2024 | — |
| Dent CofE Voluntary Aided Primary SchoolVoluntary aided school | Sedbergh | Good 2024 | — |
| Dowdales SchoolCommunity school | Dalton-in-Furness | No grade | 41.8 |
| Fell House SchoolOther independent special school | Grange-Over-Sands | No grade | — |
| Flookburgh CofE Primary SchoolFoundation school | Grange-Over-Sands | No grade | — |
| Furness AcademyAcademy sponsor led | Barrow-in-Furness | Good 2023 | 42.4 |
| Furness CollegeFurther education | Barrow-in-Furness | No grade | — |
| George Romney Junior SchoolCommunity school | Dalton-in-Furness | Outstanding 2024 | — |
| Ghyllside Primary SchoolAcademy converter | Kendal | No grade | — |
| Goodly Dale Primary SchoolCommunity school | Windermere | No grade | — |
| Grange CofE Primary SchoolVoluntary controlled school | Grange-over-Sands | Good 2023 | — |
| Grasmere CofE Primary SchoolVoluntary aided school | Ambleside | No grade | — |
| Grayrigg CofE SchoolVoluntary aided school | Kendal | No grade | — |
| Greengate Junior SchoolCommunity school | Barrow-in-Furness | No grade | — |
| Greystoke Primary SchoolCommunity school | Penrith | No grade | — |
| Hawkshead Esthwaite Primary SchoolCommunity school | Hawkshead | Good 2024 | — |
| Heron Hill Primary SchoolCommunity school | Kendal | Good 2022 | — |
| High Hesket CofE SchoolVoluntary controlled school | Carlisle | No grade | — |
| Hindpool Nursery SchoolLocal authority nursery school | Barrow-in-Furness | No grade | — |
| Holme Primary SchoolCommunity school | Carnforth | Good 2024 | — |
| Holy Family Catholic Primary SchoolVoluntary aided school | Barrow-in-Furness | Good 2022 | — |
| Hunter Hall SchoolOther independent school | Penrith | No grade | — |
| Ireleth St Peter's CofE Primary SchoolVoluntary aided school | Askam-in-Furness | Good 2023 | — |
| Ivegill CofE SchoolVoluntary aided school | Carlisle | Good 2024 | — |
| John Ruskin SchoolCommunity school | Coniston | No grade | 52.9 |
| Kendal CollegeFurther education | Kendal | No grade | — |
| Kendal Nursery SchoolLocal authority nursery school | Kendal | No grade | — |
| Kirkbie Kendal SchoolAcademy converter | Kendal | Good 2024 | 50.1 |
| Kirkby Stephen Grammar SchoolAcademy converter | Kirkby Stephen | Good 2024 | 47.7 |
| Kirkby Stephen Primary SchoolCommunity school | Kirkby Stephen | Good 2022 | — |
| Kirkby Thore SchoolAcademy sponsor led | Penrith | Inadequate 2023 | — |
| Kirkoswald CofE SchoolVoluntary controlled school | Penrith | No grade | — |
| Langdale CofE SchoolVoluntary aided school | Ambleside | No grade | — |
| Langwathby CofE Primary SchoolVoluntary controlled school | Penrith | Good 2024 | — |
| Lazonby C of E Primary SchoolAcademy converter | Penrith | Good 2023 | — |
| Leven Valley CofE Primary SchoolVoluntary aided school | ULVERSTON | No grade | — |
| Levens CofE SchoolVoluntary controlled school | Kendal | Good 2023 | — |
| Lindal and Marton Primary SchoolAcademy converter | Ulverston | No grade | — |
| Lindale CofE Primary SchoolVoluntary controlled school | Grange Over Sands | Good 2024 | — |
| Long Marton SchoolCommunity school | Appleby-in-Westmorland | Good 2024 | — |
| Low Furness CofE Primary SchoolVoluntary controlled school | Ulverston | No grade | — |
| Lowther Endowed SchoolVoluntary aided school | Penrith | Good 2024 | — |
| Milburn SchoolCommunity school | Penrith | No grade | — |
| Milnthorpe Primary SchoolCommunity school | Milnthorpe | No grade | — |
| Moorfield Learning CentreOther independent school | Westmorland and Furness | No grade | — |
| Morland Area CofE Primary SchoolVoluntary aided school | Penrith | No grade | — |
| Nenthead Primary SchoolCommunity school | Alston | Good 2024 | — |
| Newbarns Primary and Nursery SchoolAcademy converter | Barrow-in-Furness | No grade | — |
| Newton Village AcademyAcademy converter | Barrow-in-Furness | No grade | — |
| North Lakes SchoolCommunity school | Penrith | Good 2023 | — |
| Old Hutton CofE SchoolVoluntary controlled school | Kendal | Good 2024 | — |
| Ormsgill Nursery and Primary SchoolAcademy converter | Barrow-in-Furness | No grade | — |
| Orton CofE SchoolVoluntary aided school | Penrith | Good 2022 | — |
| Our Lady of the Rosary Catholic Primary School, Dalton-In-FurnessAcademy converter | Dalton-in-Furness | No grade | — |
| Oversands SchoolOther independent special school | Grange-over-Sands | No grade | — |
| Parkside AcademyAcademy converter | BARROW-in-FURNESS | No grade | — |
| Patterdale CofE Primary SchoolVoluntary aided school | Penrith | Good 2022 | — |
| Pennington CofE SchoolVoluntary controlled school | Ulverston | No grade | — |
| Penny Bridge CofE SchoolAcademy converter | Ulverston | Good 2024 | — |
| Penruddock Primary SchoolFoundation school | Penrith | No grade | — |
| Plumpton SchoolCommunity school | PENRITH | No grade | — |
| Queen Elizabeth Grammar School PenrithAcademy converter | Penrith | Good 2023 | 64.8 |
| Queen Elizabeth SchoolAcademy converter | Westmorland and Furness | Good 2022 | 59.6 |
| Queen Elizabeth Studio SchoolStudio schools | Westmorland and Furness | Good 2022 | 37.8 |
| Ramsden Infant SchoolCommunity school | Barrow-in-Furness | Good 2022 | — |
| Roose SchoolCommunity school | Barrow-in-Furness | Good 2024 | — |
| Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School, BarrowAcademy converter | Barrow-in-Furness | Good 2024 | — |
| Samuel King's SchoolFoundation school | Alston | Good 2022 | 30.2 |
| Sandgate SchoolCommunity special school | Kendal | Good 2023 | — |
| Sandside Lodge SchoolCommunity special school | Ulverston | Good 2024 | — |
| Sedbergh Primary SchoolCommunity school | Sedbergh | Good 2023 | — |
| Sedbergh SchoolOther independent school | Sedbergh (La10 5hg) | No grade | — |
| Selside Endowed CofE Primary SchoolVoluntary aided school | Kendal | Good 2024 | — |
| Settlebeck SchoolAcademy converter | Sedbergh | No grade | 44 |
| Shap Endowed CofE Primary SchoolVoluntary aided school | Penrith | Good 2024 | — |
| Sir John Barrow SchoolCommunity school | Ulverston | Outstanding 2023 | — |
| Skelton SchoolCommunity school | Penrith | Good 2024 | — |
| South Lakes AcademyOther independent special school | Kendal | No grade | — |
| South Walney Infant and Nursery SchoolCommunity school | Barrow-in-Furness | Good 2024 | — |
| South Walney Junior SchoolAcademy converter | Barrow-in-Furness | No grade | — |
| St Bernards Catholic High School, BarrowAcademy converter | Barrow-in-Furness | Good 2022 | 34.6 |
| St Catherine's Catholic Primary School, PenrithAcademy converter | PENRITH | Good 2022 | — |
| St Columba's SchoolVoluntary aided school | Barrow-in-Furness | Good 2022 | — |
| St Cuthberts Catholic Primary School, WindermereAcademy converter | Windermere | Requires improvement 2023 | — |
| St George's CofE SchoolVoluntary controlled school | Barrow-in-Furness | No grade | — |
| St James' CofE Junior SchoolVoluntary aided school | Barrow-in-Furness | Good 2022 | — |
| St Mark's CofE Primary SchoolVoluntary aided school | Natland, Kendal | Good 2023 | — |
| St Martin & St Mary Church of England Primary SchoolVoluntary aided school | Windermere | Good 2024 | — |
| St Mary's Catholic Primary School, UlverstonAcademy converter | Ulverston | No grade | — |
| St Mary's CofE Primary SchoolVoluntary aided school | Carnforth | No grade | — |
| St Oswald's CofE Primary SchoolVoluntary aided school | Kendal | Good 2022 | — |
| St Patrick's CofE SchoolVoluntary aided school | Kendal | Good 2024 | — |
| St Paul's CofE Junior SchoolVoluntary aided school | Barrow-in-Furness | Good 2023 | — |
| St Pius X Catholic Primary School, BarrowAcademy converter | Barrow-in-Furness | No grade | — |
| St Thomas's CofE Primary SchoolVoluntary aided school | Kendal | No grade | — |
| Stainton CofE Primary SchoolVoluntary aided school | Penrith | Good 2024 | — |
| Staveley CofE SchoolVoluntary controlled school | Kendal | No grade | — |
| Storth CofE SchoolVoluntary controlled school | Milnthorpe | Good 2022 | — |
| Stramongate Primary SchoolAcademy converter | Kendal | No grade | — |
| SwitchED2Other independent special school | Cumbria | No grade | — |
| Tebay Primary SchoolAcademy sponsor led | Penrith | No grade | — |
| Temple Sowerby CofE Primary SchoolVoluntary controlled school | Penrith | Good 2023 | — |
| The Lakes SchoolCommunity school | Windermere | No grade | 46.8 |
| The Queen Katherine SchoolAcademy converter | Kendal | No grade | 48.8 |
| Threlkeld CofE Primary SchoolAcademy converter | Keswick | No grade | — |
| Ullswater Community CollegeFoundation school | Penrith | Good 2023 | 41 |
| Ulverston Victoria High SchoolCommunity school | Ulverston | No grade | 46.8 |
| Underley Garden SchoolOther independent special school | Carnforth | No grade | — |
| Vicarage Park CofE Primary SchoolVoluntary controlled school | Kendal | Good 2023 | — |
| Vickerstown SchoolAcademy converter | Barrow-in-Furness | No grade | — |
| Victoria AcademyAcademy converter | Barrow-in-Furness | Outstanding 2024 | — |
| Victoria Infant and Nursery SchoolCommunity school | Barrow-in-Furness | Good 2024 | — |
| Walney SchoolAcademy sponsor led | Barrow-in-Furness | No grade | 38.7 |
| Warcop CofE Primary SchoolVoluntary aided school | Appleby-in-Westmorland | Good 2022 | — |
| Windermere SchoolOther independent school | The Lake District | No grade | — |
| Yanwath Primary SchoolAcademy sponsor led | Penrith | No grade | — |
| Yarlside AcademyAcademy converter | Barrow-in-Furness | No grade | — |