South Lakes Academy
Ofsted: Good
- Type
- Other independent special school
- Location
- Kendal, LA9 4ED
- Distance
- 1.0km away
Sandgate School
Sandylands Road, Kendal, LA9 6JG
Ofsted: Good
Independent
Phase
160
Capacity
3-19
Age range
Mixed
Gender
Latest data: 2026 GCSEs · 2025 SATs · Ofsted inspection 21 June 2023.
Year:
GCSE Results
2025-26- Average Attainment 8
- 0.4 nat46.2
- Grade 5+ Eng & Maths
- 0.0% nat46.3%
- Grade 4+ Eng & Maths
- 0.0% nat64.8%
- Cohort Size
- 17
Destinations
After GCSE 2024-25
- Sustained education/employment
- 92.0%
- Continued in education
- 92.0%
- Apprenticeships
- 0.0%
- Employment
- 0.0%
- Not sustained
- 8.0%
Pupil Demographics
2024-25- Total Pupils
- 151
- Boys
- 109 (66%)
- Girls
- 57 (34%)
- Capacity
- 160 (104% full)
- SEND
- 100.0%
- FSM Eligible
- 34.7%
- EAL
- 4.6%
- SEN with EHC Plan
- 99.3%
- SEN Support
- 0.7%
- Pupil:Teacher Ratio
- 6.3:1
- Teachers (FTE)
- 24.0
- Budget per Pupil
- £29,422/yr
*Financial data not available for 2025-26 — showing 2024-25
Attendance & Absence
2024-25*Data not available for 2025-26 — showing latest available results
- Overall Absence Rate
- 9.6% nat6.2%
- Persistent Absence
- 29.7% nat15.8%
Persistent absence: pupils missing 10%+ of sessions.
School Information
- Type
- Community special school
- Religious Character
- Does not apply
- Nursery
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sixth Form
- Has a sixth form
- Boarders
- No boarders
- Admissions
- Not applicable
Pupil Ethnicity
Loading chart
- White British: 90.4%
- White Other: 3.4%
- Mixed White & Asian: 3.4%
- Mixed Other: 0.7%
- Asian Bangladeshi: 0.7%
- Black African: 0.7%
- Other: 0.7%
90.4%
White British
3.4%
White Other
3.4%
Mixed White & Asian
Historical Trends
GCSE Performance
Pupil Demographics
Attendance & Absence
Contact & Location
Sandylands Road
Kendal, North West
Administrative
- URN
- 112465
- UKPRN
- 10017565
- Establishment No.
- 7006
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