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Best Secondary schools in Westmorland and Furness

Top 20 by latest Ofsted graded judgements.

Summary

Outstanding: 0 Good: 16 Requires improvement: 3 Inadequate: 0
Earliest inspection
4 Jul 2013
Latest inspection
14 Mar 2024

These rankings use each school’s latest graded Ofsted inspection. Ungraded visits do not replace the most recent graded judgement.

  • 1.
    Kirkby Stephen Grammar School
    Secondary • Academy converter • Kirkby Stephen • CA17 4HA

    Last inspected on 14 Mar 2024 – graded Good by Ofsted.

    Good
  • 2.
    Furness Academy
    Secondary • Academy sponsor led • Barrow-in-Furness • LA13 9BB

    Last inspected on 14 Jun 2023 – graded Good by Ofsted.

    Good
  • 3.
    Ullswater Community College
    Secondary • Foundation school • Penrith • CA11 8NG

    Last inspected on 25 May 2023 – graded Good by Ofsted.

    Good
  • 4.
    Queen Elizabeth Grammar School Penrith
    Secondary • Academy converter • Penrith • CA11 7EG

    Last inspected on 28 Mar 2023 – graded Good by Ofsted.

    Good
  • 5.
    Queen Elizabeth School
    Secondary • Academy converter • LA6 2HJ

    Last inspected on 24 Nov 2022 – graded Good by Ofsted.

    Good
  • 6.
    St Bernards Catholic High School, Barrow
    Secondary • Academy converter • Barrow-in-Furness • LA13 9LE

    Last inspected on 14 Nov 2022 – graded Good by Ofsted.

    Good
  • 7.
    Appleby Grammar School
    Secondary • Academy converter • Appleby-in-Westmorland • CA16 6XU

    Last inspected on 26 Jun 2022 – graded Good by Ofsted.

    Good
  • 8.
    The Queen Katherine School
    Secondary • Academy converter • Kendal • LA9 6PJ

    Last inspected on 25 May 2022 – graded Good by Ofsted.

    Good
  • 9.
    Queen Elizabeth Studio School
    Secondary • Studio schools • LA6 2HJ

    Last inspected on 16 Mar 2022 – graded Good by Ofsted.

    Good
  • 10.
    The Lakes School
    Secondary • Community school • Windermere • LA23 1HW

    Last inspected on 6 Jan 2020 – graded Good by Ofsted.

    Good
  • 11.
    John Ruskin School
    Secondary • Community school • Coniston • LA21 8EW

    Last inspected on 21 Nov 2019 – graded Good by Ofsted.

    Good
  • 12.
    Dowdales School
    Secondary • Community school • Dalton-in-Furness • LA15 8AH

    Last inspected on 10 Sep 2019 – graded Good by Ofsted.

    Good
  • 13.
    Samuel King's School
    Secondary • Foundation school • Alston • CA9 3QU

    Last inspected on 7 Apr 2017 – graded Good by Ofsted.

    Good
  • 14.
    Kirkbie Kendal School
    Secondary • Academy converter • Kendal • LA9 7EQ

    Last inspected on 17 Oct 2014 – graded Good by Ofsted.

    Good
  • 15.
    Ulverston Victoria High School
    Secondary • Community school • Ulverston • LA12 0EB

    Last inspected on 18 Dec 2013 – graded Good by Ofsted.

    Good
  • 16.
    Cartmel Priory CofE School
    Secondary • Academy converter • Grange-over-Sands • LA11 7SA

    Last inspected on 4 Jul 2013 – graded Good by Ofsted.

    Good
  • 17.
    Dallam School
    Secondary • Academy converter • Cumbria • LA7 7DD

    Last inspected on 13 Jul 2023 – graded Requires improvement by Ofsted.

    Requires improvement
  • 18.
    Settlebeck School
    Secondary • Academy converter • Sedbergh • LA10 5AL

    Last inspected on 22 May 2023 – graded Requires improvement by Ofsted.

    Requires improvement
  • 19.
    Walney School
    Secondary • Academy sponsor led • Barrow-in-Furness • LA14 3JT

    Last inspected on 2 May 2022 – graded Requires improvement by Ofsted.

    Requires improvement