Kirkbie Kendal School
Ofsted: Good
Score
C62
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Location
- Kendal, LA9 7EQ
- Distance
- 2.5km away
The Queen Katherine School
Appleby Road, Kendal, LA9 6PJ
Local ranking3rd of 20 secondary schools in Westmorland and Furness
Ofsted: Strong
Secondary
Phase
1465
Capacity
11-19
Age range
Mixed
Gender
Safeguarding standards Met
- Achievement
- Expected standard
- Curriculum & teaching
- Expected standard
- Attendance & behaviour
- Strong standard
- Personal development & wellbeing
- Strong standard
- Leadership & governance
- Strong standard
- Inclusion
- Strong standard
- Post-16 provision
- Strong standard
Scale: Exceptional · Strong · Expected · Needs attention · Urgent improvement
Year:
GCSE Results
2024-25- Average Attainment 8
- 48.8 nat46.0
- Grade 5+ Eng & Maths
- 49.7% nat45.4%
- Grade 4+ Eng & Maths
- 67.3% nat64.8%
- Entering EBacc
- 30.3% nat40.5%
- EBacc APS
- 4.3 nat4.1
- Cohort Size
- 165
Destinations
After GCSE 2024-25
- Sustained education/employment
- 99.0%
- Continued in education
- 82.0%
- Apprenticeships
- 6.0%
- Employment
- 10.0%
- Not sustained
- 1.0%
After A-Levels 2024-25
- Sustained education/employment
- 90.0%
- Higher education
- 44.0%
- Apprenticeships
- 9.0%
- Employment
- 27.0%
- Not sustained
- 10.0%
A-Level Results
2024-25B-
Avg A-Level Grade
35.0
Avg Points/Entry
nat 35.0
37.5
Best 3 A-Levels
nat 35.8
74
A-Level Students
- AAB+ with Facilitating
- 23.9% nat17.5%
- Applied General Avg Points
- 38.1
- 16-18 Cohort
- 137
Pupil Demographics
2024-25- Total Pupils
- 917
- Boys
- 427 (47%)
- Girls
- 490 (53%)
- Capacity
- 1465 (63% full)
- SEND
- 21.4%
- FSM Eligible
- 19.4%
- EAL
- 7.7%
- SEN with EHC Plan
- 3.8%
- SEN Support
- 17.6%
- Pupil:Teacher Ratio
- 18.1:1
- Teachers (FTE)
- 50.7
- Budget per Pupil
- £2,621/yr
Attendance & Absence
2024-25- Overall Absence Rate
- 7.7% nat6.2%
- Persistent Absence
- 20.4% nat15.8%
Persistent absence: pupils missing 10%+ of sessions.
School Information
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Nursery
- Not applicable
- Sixth Form
- Has a sixth form
- Boarders
- No boarders
- Admissions
- Non-selective
Pupil Ethnicity
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- White British: 87.6%
- White Other: 6.1%
- Black African: 1.0%
- Mixed White & Black African: 0.9%
- Mixed White & Asian: 0.9%
- Other: 0.9%
- Mixed White & Black Caribbean: 0.7%
- Asian Indian: 0.7%
87.6%
White British
6.1%
White Other
1.0%
Black African
Historical Trends
GCSE Performance
Pupil Demographics
Attendance & Absence
Ethnicity Over Time
Contact & Location
Appleby Road
Kendal, North West
Administrative
- URN
- 136526
- UKPRN
- 10033250
- Establishment No.
- 5404
- Trust
- CUMBRIA EDUCATION TRUST
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