Kirkbie Kendal School
Lound Road, Kendal, LA9 7EQ
1,029 pupils · 97% of 1,060 capacity
- Phase
- Secondary
- Type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 11–18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Trust
- KIRKBIE KENDAL SCHOOL ACADEMY TRUST
- Local authority
- Westmorland and Furness
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 15.6%
Ofsted
Good (2024) — Ungraded inspection — “School remains Good (Concerns) - S5 Next” (previous grade confirmed, not re-graded)
This school has not yet been inspected under the report-card system introduced in November 2025. When it is, this section will show a grade for each area — Ofsted says the new grades do not map onto the old ones, so we do not predict them.
Inspected 9 May 2024, published 23 July 2024. 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 | 50.1 |
| Grade 5 or above in English & maths (strong pass) | 57.4% |
| Grade 4 or above in English & maths (standard pass) | 75.6% |
| Entering the English Baccalaureate | 28.4% |
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 — 1.06 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 188 | 199 | 304 | 188 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 161 | 158 | 311 | 161 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 189 | 189 | 305 | 188 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 166 | 175 | 278 | 166 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 165 | 169 | 299 | 165 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 190 | 188 | 306 | 190 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 175 | 192 | 322 | 175 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 168 | 208 | 353 | 168 |
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
- The Queen Katherine School 2.5 km · Most areas: Strong standard (2026)
- Dallam School 10 km · Most areas: Expected standard (2026)
- The Lakes School 14.4 km · Good (2019) · previous system
- Settlebeck School 14.4 km · No overall grade (2025)
- Queen Elizabeth School 15.7 km · Good (2022) · previous system
- Queen Elizabeth Studio School 15.7 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.