Ullswater Community College
Secondary · Foundation school · Ages 11–18 · Penrith, Westmorland and Furness
Last distance offered · Year 7 2024
Every applicant was offered a place
From Westmorland and Furness Council · offers on 1 March 2024
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Ullswater Community College is a secondary school in Penrith, Westmorland and Furness for ages 11–18 (foundation school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Good, from the inspection on 18 April 2023. Westmorland and Furness has published a last distance offered for this school for Year 7 2024 entry.
Ullswater Community College catchment area: last distance offered
Parents often call this the catchment area: it's how far from the school the last child offered a place lived. It changes every year.
| Entry | Last distance offered |
|---|---|
| Year 7 2024 | Every applicant was offered a place |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- Year 7 entry in 2026 had 156 first-choice applications for 161 offers, 1.0 first choices per offer, the 6th lowest of 17 Westmorland and Furness secondary schools.
- Every first-choice family was offered a Year 7 place in 2026, and 5 offers went to families who ranked it second or lower.
- In 2024/25, 44% of pupils got grade 5 or above in GCSE English and maths (England 45%), and the Attainment 8 score was 41 (England 46).
- At A level in 2024/25 the average grade was C (England B-), and progress from GCSE to A level was average.
Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other Westmorland and Furness schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.
Key facts
- Address
- Wetheriggs Lane, Penrith, CA11 8NG
- Type
- Foundation school
- Phase
- Secondary
- Ages
- 11–18
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Council
- Westmorland and Furness
- Pupils on roll
- 1,520 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 19.3% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 16.2
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Good Inspected 18 April 2023
Strengths
- “Pupils make a strong contribution to the warm and welcoming environment at the school.”
- “Everyone’s unique talents are valued here.”
- “Most pupils respond well to the high expectations that leaders have of their achievement and behaviour.”
To improve
- “However, in a small number of subjects, some of the activities that teachers design do not help pupils to develop the depth of understanding that they should.”
- “The absence rates of a small number of pupils, including some disadvantaged pupils, are too high.”
- “Consequently, these pupils do not benefit as much as they should from the ambitious curriculums that leaders have designed.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 26 May 2023 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| GCSE English and maths, grade 5 or above (2024/25) | 44% | 45% |
| Attainment 8 score (2024/25) | 41 | 46 |
| A level average grade (2024/25) | C | B- |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Year 7 entry: 156 first-preference applications, 161 offers in total, 156 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Nearby secondary schools
Straight-line distance, in Westmorland and Furness.
- Queen Elizabeth Grammar School Penrith 0.4 mi Good Last distance published
- Appleby Grammar School 11.4 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Samuel King's School 16.2 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- The Lakes School 19.7 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Kirkby Stephen Grammar School 20.4 mi Good Last distance published
- The Queen Katherine School 22.1 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Kirkbie Kendal School 23.6 mi School remains Good (Concerns) - S5 Next Last distance published
- John Ruskin School 24.0 mi Improved significantly Last distance published