Appleby Grammar School
Ofsted: Expected
Score
C56
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Location
- Appleby-in-Westmorland, CA16 6XU
- Distance
- 15.3km away
Kirkby Stephen Grammar School
Christian Head, Kirkby Stephen, CA17 4HA
Local ranking7th of 20 secondary schools in Westmorland and Furness
Ofsted: GoodUpdated— score data refreshed 15 October 2026
Secondary
Phase
545
Capacity
11-18
Age range
Mixed
Gender
Latest data: 2026 GCSEs · 2025 A-levels · Ofsted inspection 30 January 2024. Figures last updated .
Year:
GCSE Results
2025-26- Average Attainment 8
- 50.2 nat46.2
- Grade 5+ Eng & Maths
- 66.7% nat46.3%
- Grade 4+ Eng & Maths
- 79.6% nat64.8%
- Cohort Size
- 54
Destinations
After GCSE 2024-25
- Sustained education/employment
- 100.0%
- Continued in education
- 72.0%
- Apprenticeships
- 23.0%
- Employment
- 5.0%
- Not sustained
- 0.0%
After A-Levels 2024-25
- Sustained education/employment
- 88.0%
- Higher education
- 65.0%
- Apprenticeships
- 6.0%
- Employment
- 18.0%
- Not sustained
- 12.0%
A-Level Results
2024-25*Data not available for 2025-26 — showing latest available results
C
Avg A-Level Grade
29.4
Avg Points/Entry
nat 35.0
28.6
Best 3 A-Levels
nat 35.8
26
A-Level Students
- AAB+ with Facilitating
- 4.2% nat17.5%
- 16-18 Cohort
- 46
Pupil Demographics
2024-25- Total Pupils
- 388
- Boys
- 187 (50%)
- Girls
- 190 (50%)
- Capacity
- 545 (69% full)
- SEND
- 23.5%
- FSM Eligible
- 19.0%
- EAL
- 2.6%
- SEN with EHC Plan
- 2.6%
- SEN Support
- 20.9%
- Pupil:Teacher Ratio
- 17.0:1
- Teachers (FTE)
- 22.8
- Budget per Pupil
- £5,418/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
- 5.7% nat6.2%
- Persistent Absence
- 12.7% 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: 94.0%
- White Other: 2.9%
- Mixed Other: 1.0%
- Asian Pakistani: 0.5%
- Asian Bangladeshi: 0.5%
- Other: 0.5%
- Mixed White & Black Caribbean: 0.3%
- Mixed White & Asian: 0.3%
94.0%
White British
2.9%
White Other
1.0%
Mixed Other
Historical Trends
GCSE Performance
Pupil Demographics
Attendance & Absence
Contact & Location
Christian Head
Kirkby Stephen, North West
Administrative
- URN
- 137107
- UKPRN
- 10034681
- Establishment No.
- 5406
- Trust
- CUMBRIA EDUCATION TRUST
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