Kirkbie Kendal School
Secondary · Academy converter · Ages 11–18 · Kendal, Westmorland and Furness
Last distance offered · Year 7 2026
3.5 miles
Published by Westmorland and Furness Council · offers on 2 March 2026
2024 figure 🔒
Nearby schools' earlier years 🔒
Kirkbie Kendal School is a secondary school in Kendal, Westmorland and Furness for ages 11–18 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is School remains Good (Concerns) - S5 Next, from the inspection on 9 May 2024. Westmorland and Furness has published a last distance offered for this school for Year 7 2024 to 2026 entry.
Kirkbie Kendal School 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 2026 | 3.5 mi |
| Year 7 2024 | 🔒 With a pass |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- In 2026, the last Year 7 child offered a place lived 3.5 miles away, the shortest of 5 Westmorland and Furness secondary schools with a published last distance.
- In 2026, Year 7 had 199 first-choice applications for 188 offers, 1.1 first choices per offer, the 3rd highest of 17 Westmorland and Furness secondary schools.
- 187 offers went to first-choice families, and 12 first-choice families were not offered a Year 7 place in 2026.
- GCSE English and maths grade 5 or above: 57% in 2024/25 (England 45%), 2nd highest of 9 schools: this one and the 8 nearest secondary schools in Westmorland and Furness.
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
- Lound Road, Kendal, LA9 7EQ
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Ages
- 11–18
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Council
- Westmorland and Furness
- Pupils on roll
- 1,029 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 14.2% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 18.5
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
School remains Good (Concerns) - S5 Next Inspected 9 May 2024
Strengths
- “Pupils, including students in the sixth form, are proud to attend this school.”
- “Pupils value the friendships that they forge.”
- “They also appreciate the care and warmth that they receive from teachers.”
To improve
- “Nonetheless, some of the flaws with the curriculum design means that pupils do not learn all that they should.”
- “In addition, gaps in pupils’ knowledge are not checked and remedied effectively.”
- “As a result, pupils’ learning is uneven and this limits how well they achieve.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 24 July 2024 (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) | 57% | 45% |
| Attainment 8 score (2024/25) | 50.1 | 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: 199 first-preference applications, 188 offers in total, 187 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.
- The Queen Katherine School 1.5 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Dallam School 6.2 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- The Lakes School 8.9 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Settlebeck School 8.9 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Queen Elizabeth School 9.7 mi Good Last distance published
- Queen Elizabeth Studio School 9.7 mi No Ofsted grade
- Cartmel Priory CofE School 11.8 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- John Ruskin School 13.9 mi Improved significantly Last distance published