Cartmel Priory CofE SchoolCarnforth High School
Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side.
Summary of the comparison
Cartmel Priory CofE School and Carnforth High School are secondary schools.
Cartmel Priory CofE School scores 60 out of 100 (grade C, average) and Carnforth High School scores 47 out of 100 (grade D, below average). Cartmel Priory CofE School is ahead on our composite score.
Cartmel Priory CofE School was judged the expected standard and Carnforth High School was judged the expected standard.
On GCSE Attainment 8, the latest published figures are 47.2 for Cartmel Priory CofE School and 39.8 for Carnforth High School.
GCSE Attainment 8 has fallen at Cartmel Priory CofE School (55.2 in 2021-22, 47.2 in 2024-25) and has fallen at Carnforth High School (46.5 in 2021-22, 39.8 in 2024-25).
Side-by-side comparison
| Measure | Grange-over-SandsCartmel Priory CofE School | CarnforthCarnforth High School | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overview | |||
| Our score | C60/100Stronger figure | D47/100 | |
| Local ranking | 8th of 20 in Westmorland and Furness | 58th of 80 in Lancashire | |
| Inspection | Ofsted: Expected | Ofsted: Expected | |
| School type | Academy converter | Academy converter | |
| Phase | Secondary | Secondary | |
| Age range | 11-16 | 11-16 | |
| Gender | Mixed | Mixed | |
| Pupils on roll | 354 | 685 | |
| Capacity | 380 | 754 | |
| Location | Grange-over-Sands, LA11 7SA | Carnforth, LA5 9LS | |
| GCSE results | |||
| Attainment 8 | 47.2 Stronger figure | 39.8 | 46.0 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 37.7% Stronger figure | 29.2% | 45.4% |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 58.0% Stronger figure | 56.7% | 64.8% |
| Entering EBacc | 18.8% Stronger figure | 14.2% | 40.5% |
| EBacc average point score | 3.96 Stronger figure | 3.36 | 4.09 |
| Cohort | 69 | 120 | |
| Pupils | |||
| Pupils in the census | 354 | 685 | |
| Free school meals (ever 6) | 15.3% | 31.8% | |
| English as an additional language | 5.6% | 2.6% | |
| SEN support | 9.6% | 12.3% | |
| SEN with an EHC plan | 7.1% | 3.1% | |
| Attendance | |||
| Overall absence | 5.9% Stronger figure | 12.0% | 6.2% |
| Persistent absence | 14.2% Stronger figure | 33.1% | 15.8% |
marks the stronger figure on measures with a clear direction. Rows describing a school's intake, such as free school meals, English as an additional language and SEN, carry no marker: they describe who a school serves, not how well it serves them.
Historical trends
Each solid line is one school; the dashed line is the national average.
GCSE Attainment 8
GCSE Progress 8
Overall absence
Free school meal eligibility (ever 6)
Pupils on roll
Ethnicity over time
One panel per school: the largest groups across this comparison, one colour per group, on a shared scale.
Cartmel Priory CofE School
Carnforth High School
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