Appleby Grammar School
Battlebarrow, Appleby-in-Westmorland, CA16 6XU
357 pupils · 48% of 750 capacity
- Phase
- Secondary
- Type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 11–18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Trust
- APPLEBY GRAMMAR SCHOOL
- Local authority
- Westmorland and Furness
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 17.9%
Ofsted
Expected standard (2026) — Report card — the most common grade across the inspected areas
| Inclusion | Expected standard |
|---|---|
| Curriculum and teaching | Expected standard |
| Achievement | Expected standard |
| Attendance and behaviour | Expected standard |
| Personal development and wellbeing | Expected standard |
| Leadership and governance | Expected standard |
| Post-16 | Expected standard |
| Safeguarding | Met |
Inspected 12 May 2026, published 24 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 | 40.7 |
| Grade 5 or above in English & maths (strong pass) | 29.5% |
| Grade 4 or above in English & maths (standard pass) | 60.7% |
| Entering the English Baccalaureate | 9.8% |
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 first-choice application per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 76 | 76 | 107 | 76 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 60 | 60 | 96 | 60 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 76 | 76 | 107 | 76 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 53 | 51 | 81 | 52 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 49 | 47 | 90 | 49 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 59 | 57 | 112 | 59 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 52 | 49 | 93 | 52 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 52 | 46 | 89 | 50 |
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
- Kirkby Stephen Grammar School 15.3 km · Good (2024) · previous system
- Ullswater Community College 18.5 km · Good (2023) · previous system
- Queen Elizabeth Grammar School Penrith 19 km · Good (2023) · previous system
- Samuel King's School 25.6 km · Good — confirmed 2022 · previous system
- Settlebeck School 29.1 km · No overall grade (2025)
- The Queen Katherine School 31.3 km · Most areas: Strong standard (2026)
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.