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Secondary schools in Westmorland and Furness
20 secondary schools in Westmorland and Furness.
Ofsted among secondary schools in Westmorland and Furness
Good9
No overall grade11
9 of these schools carry a historic one-word grade. The remaining 11 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
- 9
- Current framework (no overall grade)
- 11
- Average days since inspection
- 758
- Framework mix
- 9 historic, 11 current, 0 none
Secondary schools in Westmorland and Furness
Sorted by Progress 8 lower confidence bound, so a noisy positive is not ranked as a win. A Progress 8 interval that spans zero is not treated as above average — +0.2 with a ±0.4 interval is noise.
20 schools
| School | Area | Ofsted | Attainment 8 | Progress 8 | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Queen Elizabeth Grammar School PenrithAcademy converter | Penrith | Good 2023 | 64.8 | 0.350.13 to 0.58 | |
| John Ruskin SchoolCommunity school | Coniston | No overall grade | 52.9 | 0.500.10 to 0.90 | |
| Queen Elizabeth SchoolAcademy converter | Westmorland and Furness | Good 2022 | 59.6 | 0.370.09 to 0.64 | |
| Settlebeck SchoolAcademy converter | Sedbergh | No overall grade | 44 | 0.450.02 to 0.88 | |
| Kirkbie Kendal SchoolAcademy converter | Kendal | Good 2024 | 50.1 | 0.12-0.10 to 0.34 · not a win | |
| The Queen Katherine SchoolAcademy converter | Kendal | Report card 2026 | 48.8 | 0.08-0.14 to 0.31 · not a win | |
| 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 | |
| Appleby Grammar SchoolAcademy converter | Appleby-in-Westmorland | Report card 2026 | 40.7 | 0.01-0.37 to 0.38 · not a win | |
| Cartmel Priory CofE SchoolAcademy converter | Grange-over-Sands | Report card 2026 | 47.2 | -0.08-0.41 to 0.25 · not a win | |
| The Lakes SchoolCommunity school | Windermere | No overall grade | 46.8 | -0.11-0.41 to 0.19 · not a win | |
| Kirkby Stephen Grammar SchoolAcademy converter | Kirkby Stephen | Good 2024 | 47.7 | -0.02-0.43 to 0.39 · not a win | |
| Dowdales SchoolCommunity school | Dalton-in-Furness | No overall grade | 41.8 | -0.29-0.50 to -0.08 | |
| Furness AcademyAcademy sponsor led | Barrow-in-Furness | Good 2023 | 42.4 | -0.36-0.55 to -0.17 | |
| Dallam SchoolAcademy converter | Cumbria | Report card 2026 | 44.1 | -0.43-0.64 to -0.22 | |
| Queen Elizabeth Studio SchoolStudio schools | Westmorland and Furness | Report card 2026 | 37.8 | -0.48-0.72 to -0.24 | |
| Chetwynde SchoolFree schools | Barrow-in-Furness | Good 2023 | 44.2 | -0.39-0.76 to -0.01 | |
| St Bernards Catholic High School, BarrowAcademy converter | Barrow-in-Furness | Good 2022 | 34.6 | -0.63-0.88 to -0.38 | |
| Samuel King's SchoolFoundation school | Alston | Good 2022 | 30.2 | -0.24-1.01 to 0.53 · not a win | |
| Walney SchoolAcademy sponsor led | Barrow-in-Furness | No overall grade | 38.7 | -1.20-1.55 to -0.84 |