The Queen Katherine School
Ofsted: Strong
Score
C65
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Location
- Kendal, LA9 6PJ
- Distance
- 2.5km away
Kirkbie Kendal School
Lound Road, Kendal, LA9 7EQ
Local ranking6th of 20 secondary schools in Westmorland and Furness
Ofsted: Good
Secondary
Phase
1060
Capacity
11-18
Age range
Mixed
Gender
Year:
GCSE Results
2024-25- Average Attainment 8
- 50.1 nat46.0
- Grade 5+ Eng & Maths
- 57.4% nat45.4%
- Grade 4+ Eng & Maths
- 75.6% nat64.8%
- Entering EBacc
- 28.4% nat40.5%
- EBacc APS
- 4.4 nat4.1
- Cohort Size
- 176
Destinations
After GCSE 2024-25
- Sustained education/employment
- 94.0%
- Continued in education
- 85.0%
- Apprenticeships
- 5.0%
- Employment
- 4.0%
- Not sustained
- 5.0%
After A-Levels 2024-25
- Sustained education/employment
- 97.0%
- Higher education
- 48.0%
- Apprenticeships
- 7.0%
- Employment
- 34.0%
- Not sustained
- 1.0%
A-Level Results
2024-25C+
Avg A-Level Grade
32.9
Avg Points/Entry
nat 35.0
33.4
Best 3 A-Levels
nat 35.8
76
A-Level Students
- AAB+ with Facilitating
- 16.0% nat17.5%
- Applied General Avg Points
- 46.1
- 16-18 Cohort
- 145
Pupil Demographics
2024-25- Total Pupils
- 1041
- Boys
- 531 (51%)
- Girls
- 510 (49%)
- Capacity
- 1060 (98% full)
- SEND
- 20.8%
- FSM Eligible
- 15.8%
- EAL
- 5.4%
- SEN with EHC Plan
- 2.3%
- SEN Support
- 18.4%
- Pupil:Teacher Ratio
- 18.9:1
- Teachers (FTE)
- 55.3
- Budget per Pupil
- £7,377/yr
Attendance & Absence
2024-25- Overall Absence Rate
- 7.1% nat6.2%
- Persistent Absence
- 19.1% 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: 89.3%
- White Other: 5.7%
- Other: 1.0%
- Mixed White & Asian: 0.6%
- Asian Indian: 0.6%
- Asian Other: 0.6%
- White Traveller: 0.4%
- Mixed White & Black Caribbean: 0.4%
89.3%
White British
5.7%
White Other
1.0%
Other
Historical Trends
GCSE Performance
Pupil Demographics
Attendance & Absence
Ethnicity Over Time
Contact & Location
Administrative
- URN
- 136671
- UKPRN
- 10033386
- Establishment No.
- 5400
- Trust
- KIRKBIE KENDAL SCHOOL ACADEMY TRUST
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