Settlebeck School
Secondary · Academy converter · Ages 11–16 · Sedbergh, 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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Settlebeck School is a secondary school in Sedbergh, Westmorland and Furness for ages 11–16 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Not judged, from the inspection on 20 May 2025. Westmorland and Furness has published a last distance offered for this school for Year 7 2024 entry.
Settlebeck 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
- For Year 7 in 2026 there were 32 first-choice applications for 32 offers; 31 offers went to first-choice families, and 1 first-choice family was not offered a place.
- Of 48 Year 7 applications in 2026, 8 (17%) came from families living outside Westmorland and Furness, and 4 offers went to them.
- In 2024/25, 44% got grade 5 or above in GCSE English and maths, 4th highest of 9 schools: this one and the 8 nearest secondary schools in Westmorland and Furness.
- There were 13 pupils per teacher, against a middle figure of 17.4 across 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
- Long Lane, Sedbergh, LA10 5AL
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Ages
- 11–16
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Council
- Westmorland and Furness
- Pupils on roll
- 203 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 13.3% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 13
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Not judged Inspected 20 May 2025
Strengths
- “Pupils are happy and proud to attend this nurturing and welcoming school.”
- “They know that they have trusted adults in school who they can go to if they need any help or support.”
- “Pupils are confident that any problems will be resolved quickly and effectively.”
To improve
- “However, at times, teachers do not use the most effective strategies to check what pupils have learned.”
- “This means some pupils develop gaps in their knowledge that are not addressed as quickly as they could be.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 25 June 2025 (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) | 44 | 46 |
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: 32 first-preference applications, 32 offers in total, 31 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 8.7 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Kirkbie Kendal School 8.9 mi School remains Good (Concerns) - S5 Next Last distance published
- Queen Elizabeth School 9.0 mi Good Last distance published
- Queen Elizabeth Studio School 9.0 mi No Ofsted grade
- Dallam School 11.9 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Kirkby Stephen Grammar School 12.4 mi Good Last distance published
- The Lakes School 16.9 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Appleby Grammar School 18.1 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published