Ullswater Community CollegeAppleby Grammar School
Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side.
Summary of the comparison
Ullswater Community College and Appleby Grammar School are secondary schools.
Ullswater Community College scores 56 out of 100 (grade C, average) and Appleby Grammar School scores 56 out of 100 (grade C, average). Our score is the same for each of them on the data available.
Ullswater Community College was judged Good and Appleby Grammar School was judged the expected standard.
On GCSE Attainment 8, the latest published figures are 41.0 for Ullswater Community College and 40.7 for Appleby Grammar School.
GCSE Attainment 8 has fallen at Ullswater Community College (44.5 in 2021-22, 41.0 in 2024-25) and has fallen at Appleby Grammar School (45.8 in 2021-22, 40.7 in 2024-25).
Side-by-side comparison
| Measure | PenrithUllswater Community College | Appleby-in-WestmorlandAppleby Grammar School | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overview | |||
| Our score | C56/100 | C56/100 | |
| Local ranking | 10th of 20 in Westmorland and Furness Stronger figure | 11th of 20 in Westmorland and Furness | |
| Inspection | Ofsted: Good | Ofsted: Expected | |
| School type | Foundation school | Academy converter | |
| Phase | Secondary | Secondary | |
| Age range | 11-18 | 11-18 | |
| Gender | Mixed | Mixed | |
| Pupils on roll | 1,535 | 360 | |
| Capacity | 1,625 | 750 | |
| Location | Penrith, CA11 8NG | Appleby-in-Westmorland, CA16 6XU | |
| GCSE results | |||
| Attainment 8 | 41.0 Stronger figure | 40.7 | 46.0 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 43.5% Stronger figure | 29.5% | 45.4% |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 61.5% Stronger figure | 60.7% | 64.8% |
| Entering EBacc | 18.7% Stronger figure | 9.8% | 40.5% |
| EBacc average point score | 3.58 Stronger figure | 3.36 | 4.09 |
| Cohort | 262 | 61 | |
| A-level results | |||
| A-level entries | 68 | 14 | |
| A-level average points | 31.2 | 32.1 Stronger figure | 35.0 |
| A-level average grade | C | C+ | |
| Best 3 A-levels points | 35.0 Stronger figure | 30.9 | 35.8 |
| AAB+ incl. facilitating subjects | 21.4% Stronger figure | 14.3% | 17.5% |
| Pupils | |||
| Pupils in the census | 1,535 | 360 | |
| Free school meals (ever 6) | 19.4% | 21.5% | |
| English as an additional language | 6.6% | 1.9% | |
| SEN support | 17.8% | 18.1% | |
| SEN with an EHC plan | 4.6% | 1.9% | |
| Attendance | |||
| Overall absence | 8.8% | 8.2% Stronger figure | 6.2% |
| Persistent absence | 24.6% | 23.9% Stronger figure | 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
A-level average points
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.
Ullswater Community College
Appleby Grammar School
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