The Queen Katherine School
Appleby Road, Kendal, LA9 6PJ
910 pupils · 62% of 1,465 capacity
- Phase
- Secondary
- Type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 11–19
- Gender
- Mixed
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Trust
- CUMBRIA EDUCATION TRUST
- Local authority
- Westmorland and Furness
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 17.4%
Ofsted
Strong standard (2026) — Report card — the most common grade across the inspected areas
| Inclusion | Strong standard |
|---|---|
| Curriculum and teaching | Expected standard |
| Achievement | Expected standard |
| Attendance and behaviour | Strong standard |
| Personal development and wellbeing | Strong standard |
| Leadership and governance | Strong standard |
| Post-16 | Strong standard |
| Safeguarding | Met |
Inspected 6 May 2026, published 23 June 2026. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Exam results
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Attainment 8 score | 48.8 |
| Grade 5 or above in English & maths (strong pass) | 49.7% |
| Grade 4 or above in English & maths (standard pass) | 67.3% |
| Entering the English Baccalaureate | 30.3% |
Progress 8 is not published nationally for 2024/25 and 2025/26 while KS2 baselines are missing (no SATs in 2020/21). It returns from 2026/27.
“Not published (small cohort)” means the DfE suppressed the figure to protect small cohorts — it is not a zero.
Will my child get in?
Roughly one first choice per place — 0.96 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 124 | 119 | 254 | 124 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 168 | 166 | 290 | 168 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 178 | 176 | 287 | 178 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 140 | 131 | 255 | 139 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 151 | 137 | 249 | 144 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 134 | 134 | 275 | 134 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 167 | 148 | 287 | 163 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 176 | 146 | 279 | 171 |
First-choice demand varies year to year, and the school’s admission criteria — not demand — decide who is offered a place. Use this as a rough signal, never a prediction.
Nearby alternatives
- Kirkbie Kendal School 2.5 km · Good — confirmed 2024 · previous system
- Dallam School 12.5 km · Most areas: Expected standard (2026)
- The Lakes School 13.5 km · Good (2019) · previous system
- Settlebeck School 14.1 km · No overall grade (2025)
- Queen Elizabeth School 17.6 km · Good (2022) · previous system
- Queen Elizabeth Studio School 17.6 km · Good (2022) · previous system
Straight-line distance — not travel time, and not a catchment. Same phase, open schools only.
Data from DfE and Ofsted open data (OGL v3) — sources. School record updated 10 July 2026. Report incorrect data.