OFSTED
24 January 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
Academy converter
Phase
Secondary
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
—
Local authority
Westmorland and Furness
Trust
CHANGING LIVES LEARNING TRUST
Census date
15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE
2025/26
School community
Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.
Total pupils
1,026
1,026 full-time ·
0 part-time
Female pupils
472
46.0% of pupils
Male pupils
554
54.0% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
20.5 pts
below England
School
4.3%
Westmorland and Furness
15.0%
North West
28.5%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
12.3 pts
below England
School
8.0%
Westmorland and Furness
5.2%
North West
18.1%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
0.7 pts
below England
School
0.3%
Westmorland and Furness
1.2%
North West
0.8%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
White British
81.2%
833
Any other White background
4.5%
46
White and Asian
2.9%
30
Indian
2.6%
27
Any other Mixed background
1.6%
16
African
1.4%
14
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
5.8%
59 of
1,026 pupils
15.1 pts
below England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
9.9 pts
below
England
6.0%
5.2 pts
below
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
64.8
25.6 pts
above England
Latest published: 0.35 · 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
5.31%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
0.91 pts
lower than
England
School
5.31%
Westmorland and Furness
5.09%
North West
6.25%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
10.07%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
5.74 pts
lower than
England
School
10.07%
Westmorland and Furness
11.05%
North West
15.89%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
1.12%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
0.68 pts
lower than
England
School
1.12%
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
96.3%
4.0 pts
above England
Queen Elizabeth Grammar School Penrith
96.3%
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.