Appleby Grammar School
Secondary · Academy converter · Ages 11–18 · Appleby-in-Westmorland, 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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Appleby Grammar School is a secondary school in Appleby-in-Westmorland, Westmorland and Furness for ages 11–18 (academy converter). Westmorland and Furness has published a last distance offered for this school for Year 7 2024 entry.
Appleby 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 | 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 76 first-choice applications for 76 offers, the 6th highest of 17 Westmorland and Furness secondary schools; every first-choice family was offered a place.
- In 2024, every Year 7 applicant was offered a place, as at 9 of the 10 other Westmorland and Furness secondary schools with a published Year 7 2024 outcome.
- In 2024/25, 30% of pupils got grade 5 or above in GCSE English and maths (England 45%), and the Attainment 8 score was 40.7 (England 46).
- At A level in 2024/25, the average grade was C+ (England B-).
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
- Battlebarrow, Appleby-in-Westmorland, CA16 6XU
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Ages
- 11–18
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Council
- Westmorland and Furness
- Pupils on roll
- 357 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 17.6% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 17.4
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
No Ofsted grade Inspected 12 May 2026
Strengths
- “Pupils live out the school’s values of kindness, respect and community.”
- “Pupils and students feel a strong sense of belonging in this relatively small community school.”
- “They feel this helps them to build close working relationships with their teachers and receive personalised support which they value.”
To improve
- “Leaders are aware of the further work that is needed to help a minority of pupils to attend school more often.”
- “However, this practice is not fully consistent across the school.”
- “On occasions this limits the achievement of some pupils.”
Safeguarding: met
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 25 June 2026 (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) | 30% | 45% |
| Attainment 8 score (2024/25) | 40.7 | 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: 76 first-preference applications, 76 offers in total, 76 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.
- Kirkby Stephen Grammar School 9.5 mi Good Last distance published
- Ullswater Community College 11.4 mi Good Last distance published
- Queen Elizabeth Grammar School Penrith 11.7 mi Good Last distance published
- Samuel King's School 15.9 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Settlebeck School 18.1 mi Not judged Last distance published
- The Queen Katherine School 19.4 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Kirkbie Kendal School 20.9 mi School remains Good (Concerns) - S5 Next Last distance published
- The Lakes School 21.6 mi Standards maintained Last distance published