North West
Schools in Westmorland and Furness
159 schools, 31,097 pupils. Average Attainment 8 across the authority's state secondaries is 41.9.
Ofsted across Westmorland and Furness
Good79
Outstanding4
Requires improvement2
Inadequate1
No overall grade73
86 of these schools carry a historic one-word grade. The remaining 73 either have no published outcome or were inspected under a newer framework with no overall grade; current report cards instead grade separate aspects of the school. What changed.
- Last overall grade still shown
- 86
- Current framework (no overall grade)
- 59
- Average days since inspection
- 866
- Framework mix
- 86 historic, 59 current, 14 none
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.
Schools 1–150 of 159
| School | Area | Ofsted | Attainment 8 | Progress 8 | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Allithwaite CofE Primary SchoolVoluntary controlled school | Grange-over-Sands | Good 2022 | — | — | |
| Alston Primary SchoolCommunity school | Alston | No overall grade | — | — | |
| Ambleside CofE Primary SchoolAcademy sponsor led | Ambleside | Requires improvement 2024 | — | — | |
| Appleby Grammar SchoolAcademy converter | Appleby-in-Westmorland | Report card 2026 | 40.7 | 0.01-0.37 to 0.38 · not a win | |
| Appleby Primary SchoolFoundation school | Appleby-in-Westmorland | Good 2024 | — | — | |
| Appletree SchoolOther independent special school | Kendal | No overall 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 overall 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 overall grade | — | — | |
| Calthwaite CofE SchoolVoluntary aided school | Penrith | No overall grade | — | — | |
| Cambian Whinfell SchoolOther independent special school | Kendal | No overall grade | — | — | |
| Cambridge Primary SchoolAcademy converter | Barrow-in-Furness | Report card 2026 | — | — | |
| Cartmel CofE Primary SchoolVoluntary controlled school | Grange-over-Sands | No overall grade | — | — | |
| Cartmel Priory CofE SchoolAcademy converter | Grange-over-Sands | Report card 2026 | 47.2 | -0.08-0.41 to 0.25 · not a win | |
| Casterton, Sedbergh Preparatory SchoolOther independent school | Westmorland and Furness | No overall grade | — | — | |
| Castle Park SchoolAcademy converter | Kendal | No overall grade | — | — | |
| Chapel Street Infants and Nursery SchoolCommunity school | Dalton-in-Furness | Good 2023 | — | — | |
| Chetwynde SchoolFree schools | Barrow-in-Furness | Good 2023 | 44.2 | -0.39-0.76 to -0.01 | |
| Church Walk CofE Primary SchoolVoluntary aided school | Ulverston | Report card 2026 | — | — | |
| 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 overall 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 | Report card 2026 | 44.1 | -0.43-0.64 to -0.22 | |
| 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 overall grade | 41.8 | -0.29-0.50 to -0.08 | |
| Fell House SchoolOther independent special school | Grange-Over-Sands | No overall grade | — | — | |
| Flookburgh CofE Primary SchoolFoundation school | Grange-Over-Sands | No overall grade | — | — | |
| Furness AcademyAcademy sponsor led | Barrow-in-Furness | Good 2023 | 42.4 | -0.36-0.55 to -0.17 | |
| George Romney Junior SchoolCommunity school | Dalton-in-Furness | Outstanding 2024 | — | — | |
| Ghyllside Primary SchoolAcademy converter | Kendal | No overall grade | — | — | |
| Goodly Dale Primary SchoolCommunity school | Windermere | No overall grade | — | — | |
| Grange CofE Primary SchoolVoluntary controlled school | Grange-over-Sands | Good 2023 | — | — | |
| Grasmere CofE Primary SchoolVoluntary aided school | Ambleside | No overall grade | — | — | |
| Grayrigg CofE SchoolVoluntary aided school | Kendal | No overall grade | — | — | |
| Greengate Junior SchoolCommunity school | Barrow-in-Furness | Report card 2026 | — | — | |
| Greystoke Primary SchoolCommunity school | Penrith | Report card 2026 | — | — | |
| Hawkshead Esthwaite Primary SchoolCommunity school | Hawkshead | Good 2024 | — | — | |
| Heron Hill Primary SchoolCommunity school | Kendal | Good 2022 | — | — | |
| High Hesket CofE SchoolVoluntary controlled school | Carlisle | No overall grade | — | — | |
| Hindpool Nursery SchoolLocal authority nursery school | Barrow-in-Furness | No overall 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 overall 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 overall grade | 52.9 | 0.500.10 to 0.90 | |
| Kendal CollegeFurther education | Kendal | No overall grade | — | — | |
| Kendal Nursery SchoolLocal authority nursery school | Kendal | No overall grade | — | — | |
| Kirkbie Kendal SchoolAcademy converter | Kendal | Good 2024 | 50.1 | 0.12-0.10 to 0.34 · not a win | |
| Kirkby Stephen Grammar SchoolAcademy converter | Kirkby Stephen | Good 2024 | 47.7 | -0.02-0.43 to 0.39 · not a win | |
| Kirkby Stephen Primary SchoolCommunity school | Kirkby Stephen | Good 2022 | — | — | |
| Kirkby Thore SchoolAcademy sponsor led | Penrith | Inadequate 2023 | — | — | |
| Kirkoswald CofE SchoolVoluntary controlled school | Penrith | No overall grade | — | — | |
| Langdale CofE SchoolVoluntary aided school | Ambleside | Report card 2026 | — | — | |
| 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 overall grade | — | — | |
| Levens CofE SchoolVoluntary controlled school | Kendal | Good 2023 | — | — | |
| Lindal and Marton Primary SchoolAcademy converter | Ulverston | Report card 2026 | — | — | |
| 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 overall grade | — | — | |
| Lowther Endowed SchoolVoluntary aided school | Penrith | Good 2024 | — | — | |
| Milburn SchoolCommunity school | Penrith | No overall grade | — | — | |
| Milnthorpe Primary SchoolCommunity school | Milnthorpe | No overall grade | — | — | |
| Moorfield Learning CentreOther independent school | Westmorland and Furness | No overall grade | — | — | |
| Morland Area CofE Primary SchoolVoluntary aided school | Penrith | No overall grade | — | — | |
| Nenthead Primary SchoolCommunity school | Alston | Good 2024 | — | — | |
| Newbarns Primary and Nursery SchoolAcademy converter | Barrow-in-Furness | No overall grade | — | — | |
| Newton Village AcademyAcademy converter | Barrow-in-Furness | No overall 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 overall grade | — | — | |
| Orton CofE SchoolVoluntary aided school | Penrith | Good 2022 | — | — | |
| Our Lady of the Rosary Catholic Primary School, Dalton-In-FurnessAcademy converter | Dalton-in-Furness | Report card 2026 | — | — | |
| Oversands SchoolOther independent special school | Grange-over-Sands | No overall grade | — | — | |
| Parkside AcademyAcademy converter | BARROW-in-FURNESS | Report card 2026 | — | — | |
| Patterdale CofE Primary SchoolVoluntary aided school | Penrith | Good 2022 | — | — | |
| Pennington CofE SchoolVoluntary controlled school | Ulverston | No overall grade | — | — | |
| Penny Bridge CofE SchoolAcademy converter | Ulverston | Good 2024 | — | — | |
| Penruddock Primary SchoolFoundation school | Penrith | Report card 2026 | — | — | |
| Plumpton SchoolCommunity school | PENRITH | Report card 2026 | — | — | |
| Queen Elizabeth Grammar School PenrithAcademy converter | Penrith | Good 2023 | 64.8 | 0.350.13 to 0.58 | |
| Queen Elizabeth SchoolAcademy converter | Westmorland and Furness | Good 2022 | 59.6 | 0.370.09 to 0.64 | |
| Queen Elizabeth Studio SchoolStudio schools | Westmorland and Furness | Report card 2026 | 37.8 | -0.48-0.72 to -0.24 | |
| 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 | -0.24-1.01 to 0.53 · not a win | |
| 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 overall grade | — | — | |
| Selside Endowed CofE Primary SchoolVoluntary aided school | Kendal | Good 2024 | — | — | |
| Settlebeck SchoolAcademy converter | Sedbergh | No overall grade | 44 | 0.450.02 to 0.88 | |
| 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 overall grade | — | — | |
| South Walney Infant and Nursery SchoolCommunity school | Barrow-in-Furness | Good 2024 | — | — | |
| South Walney Junior SchoolAcademy converter | Barrow-in-Furness | Report card 2026 | — | — | |
| St Bernards Catholic High School, BarrowAcademy converter | Barrow-in-Furness | Good 2022 | 34.6 | -0.63-0.88 to -0.38 | |
| 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 overall 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 | Report card 2026 | — | — | |
| St Mary's CofE Primary SchoolVoluntary aided school | Carnforth | No overall 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 | Report card 2026 | — | — | |
| St Thomas's CofE Primary SchoolVoluntary aided school | Kendal | No overall grade | — | — | |
| Stainton CofE Primary SchoolVoluntary aided school | Penrith | Good 2024 | — | — | |
| Staveley CofE SchoolVoluntary controlled school | Kendal | No overall grade | — | — | |
| Storth CofE SchoolVoluntary controlled school | Milnthorpe | Report card 2026 | — | — | |
| Stramongate Primary SchoolAcademy converter | Kendal | No overall grade | — | — | |
| SwitchED2Other independent special school | Cumbria | No overall grade | — | — | |
| Tebay Primary SchoolAcademy sponsor led | Penrith | No overall grade | — | — | |
| Temple Sowerby CofE Primary SchoolVoluntary controlled school | Penrith | Good 2023 | — | — | |
| The Lakes SchoolCommunity school | Windermere | No overall grade | 46.8 | -0.11-0.41 to 0.19 · not a win | |
| The Queen Katherine SchoolAcademy converter | Kendal | Report card 2026 | 48.8 | 0.08-0.14 to 0.31 · not a win | |
| Threlkeld CofE Primary SchoolAcademy converter | Keswick | No overall grade | — | — | |
| Ullswater Community CollegeFoundation school | Penrith | Good 2023 | 41 | 0.01-0.15 to 0.18 · not a win | |
| Ulverston Victoria High SchoolCommunity school | Ulverston | No overall grade | 46.8 | -0.11-0.32 to 0.09 · not a win | |
| Underley Garden SchoolOther independent special school | Carnforth | No overall grade | — | — |