Ullswater Community College
Ofsted: Good
Score
C56
- Type
- Foundation school
- Phase
- Secondary
- Location
- Penrith, CA11 8NG
- Distance
- 0.6km away
Queen Elizabeth Grammar School Penrith
Ullswater Road, Penrith, CA11 7EG
Local ranking1st of 20 secondary schools in Westmorland and Furness
Ofsted: Good
Secondary
Phase
1065
Capacity
11-18
Age range
Mixed
Gender
Year:
GCSE Results
2024-25- Average Attainment 8
- 64.8 nat46.0
- Grade 5+ Eng & Maths
- 87.5% nat45.4%
- Grade 4+ Eng & Maths
- 96.3% nat64.8%
- Entering EBacc
- 63.8% nat40.5%
- EBacc APS
- 6.0 nat4.1
- Cohort Size
- 160
Destinations
After GCSE 2024-25
- Sustained education/employment
- 99.0%
- Continued in education
- 97.0%
- Apprenticeships
- 1.0%
- Employment
- 2.0%
- Not sustained
- 1.0%
After A-Levels 2024-25
- Sustained education/employment
- 88.0%
- Higher education
- 64.0%
- Apprenticeships
- 4.0%
- Employment
- 18.0%
- Not sustained
- 9.0%
A-Level Results
2024-25B-
Avg A-Level Grade
37.1
Avg Points/Entry
nat 35.0
36.9
Best 3 A-Levels
nat 35.8
121
A-Level Students
- AAB+ with Facilitating
- 22.3% nat17.5%
- 16-18 Cohort
- 237
Pupil Demographics
2024-25- Total Pupils
- 1036
- Boys
- 547 (53%)
- Girls
- 489 (47%)
- Capacity
- 1065 (97% full)
- SEND
- 6.1%
- FSM Eligible
- 5.1%
- EAL
- 7.8%
- SEN with EHC Plan
- 0.7%
- SEN Support
- 5.4%
- Pupil:Teacher Ratio
- 17.1:1
- Teachers (FTE)
- 60.8
- Budget per Pupil
- £5,777/yr
*Financial data not available for 2024-25 — showing 2023-24
Attendance & Absence
2024-25- Overall Absence Rate
- 5.3% nat6.2%
- Persistent Absence
- 10.1% 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
- Selective
Pupil Ethnicity
Loading chart
- White British: 83.8%
- White Other: 4.2%
- Mixed White & Asian: 2.7%
- Asian Indian: 2.7%
- Mixed Other: 1.3%
- Asian Other: 1.1%
- Asian Chinese: 1.0%
- Mixed White & Black African: 0.9%
83.8%
White British
4.2%
White Other
2.7%
Mixed White & Asian
Historical Trends
GCSE Performance
Pupil Demographics
Attendance & Absence
Ethnicity Over Time
Contact & Location
Ullswater Road
Penrith, North West
Administrative
- URN
- 136732
- UKPRN
- 10033591
- Establishment No.
- 5401
- Trust
- CHANGING LIVES LEARNING TRUST
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