OFSTED
18 April 2023
Latest graded inspection
Latest published outcome
Good
OEIF
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour & attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership & management
Good
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
Foundation school
Phase
Secondary
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
—
Local authority
Westmorland and Furness
Trust
Not applicable
Census date
15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE
2025/26
School community
Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.
Total pupils
1,520
1,520 full-time ·
0 part-time
Female pupils
762
50.1% of pupils
Male pupils
758
49.9% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
5.5 pts
below England
School
19.3%
Westmorland and Furness
15.0%
North West
28.5%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
13.6 pts
below England
School
6.7%
Westmorland and Furness
5.2%
North West
18.1%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
3.5 pts
above England
School
4.5%
Westmorland and Furness
1.2%
North West
0.8%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
White British
87.7%
1,333
Any other White background
6.4%
98
Unclassified
1.1%
16
African
1.0%
15
Any other Mixed background
0.9%
14
White and Asian
0.7%
11
Council, regional and national comparisons
are pupil-weighted using published school
census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS
2025/26
Special educational needs
Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.
Pupils with SEN
24.9%
379 of
1,520 pupils
4.1 pts
above England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
3.9 pts
above
England
6.0%
0.2 pts
above
PRIMARY NEEDS
Pupils
Most common identified needs
SEN comparisons are pupil-weighted using published 2025/26 Department for Education school-level data. Primary needs combine pupils receiving SEN support and pupils with EHC plans.
ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE
2024/25
Key stage 4 outcomes
Published Department for Education results for 2024/25.
ATTAINMENT 8
Average attainment score
41.0
1.8 pts
above England
Latest published: 0.01 · 2023/24
Comparisons are averages of published school-level results for open schools. They are not pupil-weighted official local authority attainment rates.
ATTENDANCE & ABSENCE
2024/25
Attendance profile
Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.
ABSENCE RATE
8.84%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
2.62 pts
higher than
England
School
8.84%
Westmorland and Furness
5.09%
North West
6.25%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
24.57%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
8.75 pts
higher than
England
School
24.57%
Westmorland and Furness
11.05%
North West
15.89%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
3.66%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
1.86 pts
higher than
England
School
3.66%
Westmorland and Furness
0.87%
North West
1.75%
England
1.80%
Council, regional and national
comparisons are averages of published
school-level percentages rather than
pupil-weighted official absence rates.
HOW DOES IT COMPARE?
School context
Comparison with open secondary schools.
CAPACITY
Capacity utilisation
93.5%
1.2 pts
above England
Ullswater Community College
93.5%
Westmorland and Furness
80.9%
North West
91.8%
England
92.3%
Benchmarks use open schools in the
same phase. Capacity utilisation is
calculated from published pupil and
capacity figures.