Cartmel Priory CofE School
Headless Cross, Grange-over-Sands, LA11 7SA
371 pupils · 98% of 380 capacity
- Phase
- Secondary
- Type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 11–16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Trust
- CARTMEL PRIORY CHURCH OF ENGLAND SCHOOL ACADEMY TRUST
- Local authority
- Westmorland and Furness
- Free school meals
- 14.3%
Ofsted
Needs attention (2026) — Report card — the most common grade across the inspected areas
| Inclusion | Needs attention |
|---|---|
| Curriculum and teaching | Needs attention |
| Achievement | Expected standard |
| Attendance and behaviour | Strong standard |
| Personal development and wellbeing | Strong standard |
| Leadership and governance | Expected standard |
| Safeguarding | Met |
Inspected 19 May 2026, published 30 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 | 47.2 |
| Grade 5 or above in English & maths (strong pass) | 37.7% |
| Grade 4 or above in English & maths (standard pass) | 58% |
| Entering the English Baccalaureate | 18.8% |
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 — 0.98 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 64 | 63 | 91 | 64 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 75 | 82 | 108 | 75 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 68 | 66 | 84 | 68 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 73 | 73 | 90 | 73 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 64 | 64 | 86 | 64 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 63 | 63 | 86 | 63 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 60 | 59 | 73 | 60 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 57 | 57 | 80 | 57 |
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
- Ulverston Victoria High School 9.5 km · No overall grade (2025)
- Dallam School 12.3 km · Most areas: Expected standard (2026)
- Carnforth High School 14.7 km · Most areas: Expected standard (2026)
- Morecambe Bay Academy 15.1 km · Good (2023) · previous system
- Dowdales School 15.9 km · Standards maintained (2025)
- Bay Leadership Academy 16.1 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.