OFSTED
7 November 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
Free schools
Phase
All-through
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
—
Local authority
Westmorland and Furness
Trust
SOUTH CUMBRIA MULTI-ACADEMY TRUST
Census date
15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE
2025/26
School community
Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.
Total pupils
508
502 full-time ·
6 part-time
Female pupils
266
52.4% of pupils
Male pupils
242
47.6% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
7.7 pts
below England
School
17.1%
Westmorland and Furness
15.0%
North West
28.5%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
16.6 pts
below England
School
3.7%
Westmorland and Furness
5.2%
North West
18.1%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
1.0 pts
below England
School
0.0%
Westmorland and Furness
1.2%
North West
0.8%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
White British
77.6%
394
Unclassified
14.0%
71
Any other Mixed background
2.4%
12
Indian
2.0%
10
Any other White background
1.0%
5
Any other ethnic group
1.0%
5
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
21.7%
110 of
508 pupils
0.8 pts
above England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
2.2 pts
below
England
6.0%
3.0 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
44.2
5.0 pts
above England
Latest published: -0.39 · 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
7.34%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
1.13 pts
higher than
England
School
7.34%
Westmorland and Furness
5.09%
North West
6.25%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
18.58%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
2.76 pts
higher than
England
School
18.58%
Westmorland and Furness
11.05%
North West
15.89%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
2.71%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
0.91 pts
higher than
England
School
2.71%
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 all-through schools.
CAPACITY
Capacity utilisation
99.6%
8.5 pts
above England
Chetwynde School
99.6%
Westmorland and Furness
99.6%
North West
99.7%
England
91.1%
Benchmarks use open schools in the
same phase. Capacity utilisation is
calculated from published pupil and
capacity figures.