Kirkby Stephen Grammar School
Secondary · Academy converter · Ages 11–18 · Kirkby Stephen, Westmorland and Furness
Last distance offered · Year 7 2024
13.34 miles
Published by Westmorland and Furness Council · offers on 1 March 2024
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Kirkby Stephen Grammar School is a secondary school in Kirkby Stephen, Westmorland and Furness for ages 11–18 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Good, from the inspection on 30 January 2024. Westmorland and Furness has published a last distance offered for this school for Year 7 2024 entry.
Kirkby Stephen Grammar 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 2024 | 13.34 mi |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- In 2024, the last Year 7 place offered went to a child living 13.34 miles from the school.
- Year 7 2026 entry had 50 first-choice applications for 50 offers, and every first-choice family was offered a place.
- In 2024/25, 41% of pupils got grade 5 or above in GCSE English and maths (England 45%), with an Attainment 8 score of 47.7 (England 46).
- A level students in 2024/25 averaged grade C (England B-), and their 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
- Christian Head, Kirkby Stephen, CA17 4HA
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Ages
- 11–18
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Council
- Westmorland and Furness
- Pupils on roll
- 377 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 20.4% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 17.6
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Good Inspected 30 January 2024
Strengths
- “Kirkby Stephen Grammar School is a friendly and caring community.”
- “They are happy to attend school each day.”
- “Pupils act respectfully towards each other and to the staff.”
To improve
- “However, in a small number of subjects, some teachers do not design suitable activities to help pupils to secure their learning.”
- “This hinders pupils’ progress through the curriculum.”
- “The school is in the process of finalising the strategies that it will use to check that pupils are learning the content of the curriculum.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 15 March 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) | 41% | 45% |
| Attainment 8 score (2024/25) | 47.7 | 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: 50 first-preference applications, 50 offers in total, 50 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.
- Appleby Grammar School 9.5 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Settlebeck School 12.4 mi Not judged Last distance published
- The Queen Katherine School 18.0 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Kirkbie Kendal School 19.0 mi School remains Good (Concerns) - S5 Next Last distance published
- Ullswater Community College 20.4 mi Good Last distance published
- Queen Elizabeth Grammar School Penrith 20.7 mi Good Last distance published
- Queen Elizabeth School 21.4 mi Good Last distance published
- Queen Elizabeth Studio School 21.4 mi No Ofsted grade