Secondary schools in Westmorland and Furness

• 160open schools
• 122primary
• 20secondary
• 13independent
• 31,227pupils

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20 schools, A to Z.

• Appleby Grammar School

  Secondary · Academy converter · ages 11 to 18 · 357 pupils

  Battlebarrow, Appleby-in-Westmorland, CA16 6XU

  Ofsted report card, 12 May 2026

• Cartmel Priory CofE School

  Secondary · Academy converter · ages 11 to 16 · 371 pupils

  Headless Cross, Cartmel, Grange-over-Sands, LA11 7SA

  Ofsted report card, 19 May 2026

  Church of England

• Dallam School

  Secondary · Academy converter · ages 11 to 18 · 761 pupils

  Haverflatts Lane, Milnthorpe, Cumbria, LA7 7DD

  Ofsted report card, 28 Apr 2026

• Dowdales School

  Secondary · Community school · ages 11 to 16 · 877 pupils

  Dalton-in-Furness, LA15 8AH

  Ofsted 5 Feb 2025 (ungraded): Standards maintained

• Furness Academy

  Secondary · Academy sponsor led · ages 11 to 16 · 1,187 pupils

  Park Drive, Barrow-in-Furness, LA13 9BB

  Ofsted 13 Mar 2023: Good

• John Ruskin School

  Secondary · Community school · ages 11 to 16 · 247 pupils

  Lake Road, Coniston, LA21 8EW

  Ofsted 26 Mar 2025 (ungraded): Improved significantly

• Kirkbie Kendal School

  Secondary · Academy converter · ages 11 to 18 · 1,029 pupils

  Lound Road, Kendal, LA9 7EQ

  Ofsted 9 May 2024 (ungraded): School remains Good (Concerns) - S5 Next

• Kirkby Stephen Grammar School

  Secondary · Academy converter · ages 11 to 18 · 377 pupils

  Christian Head, Kirkby Stephen, CA17 4HA

  Ofsted 30 Jan 2024: Good

• Queen Elizabeth Grammar School Penrith

  Secondary · Academy converter · ages 11 to 18 · 1,026 pupils

  Ullswater Road, Penrith, CA11 7EG

  Ofsted 24 Jan 2023: Good

• Queen Elizabeth School

  Secondary · Academy converter · ages 11 to 18 · 1,155 pupils

  Kirkby Lonsdale, LA6 2HJ

  Ofsted 12 Oct 2022: Good

• Queen Elizabeth Studio School

  Secondary · Studio schools · ages 14 to 19 · 329 pupils

  Kirkby Lonsdale, LA6 2HJ

  Ofsted report card, 2 Jun 2026

• Samuel King's School

  Secondary · Foundation school · ages 11 to 16 · 113 pupils

  Church Road, Alston, CA9 3QU

  Ofsted 6 Jul 2022 (ungraded): School remains Good

• Sedbergh School

  Secondary · Other independent school · ages 13 to 19 · 545 pupils

  Station Road, Sedbergh (La10 5hg), LA10 5RY

  Independent: inspected by the Independent Schools Inspectorate

  Church of England Independent

• Settlebeck School

  Secondary · Academy converter · ages 11 to 16 · 203 pupils

  Long Lane, Sedbergh, LA10 5AL

  Ofsted 20 May 2025: no overall grade (see grades)

• St Bernards Catholic High School, Barrow

  Secondary · Academy converter · ages 11 to 16 · 624 pupils

  Rating Lane, Barrow-in-Furness, LA13 9LE

  Ofsted 27 Sep 2022: Good

  Roman Catholic

• The Lakes School

  Secondary · Community school · ages 11 to 18 · 445 pupils

  Troutbeck Bridge, Windermere, LA23 1HW

  Ofsted 15 Jan 2025 (ungraded): Standards maintained

• The Queen Katherine School

  Secondary · Academy converter · ages 11 to 19 · 910 pupils

  Appleby Road, Kendal, LA9 6PJ

  Ofsted report card, 6 May 2026

• Ullswater Community College

  Secondary · Foundation school · ages 11 to 18 · 1,520 pupils

  Wetheriggs Lane, Penrith, CA11 8NG

  Ofsted 18 Apr 2023: Good

• Ulverston Victoria High School

  Secondary · Community school · ages 11 to 18 · 1,319 pupils

  Springfield Road, Ulverston, LA12 0EB

  Ofsted 30 Sep 2025: no overall grade (see grades)

• Walney Academy

  Secondary · Academy sponsor led · ages 11 to 16 · 468 pupils

  Sandy Gap Lane, Walney, Barrow-in-Furness, LA14 3JT

  Ofsted 7 May 2025: no overall grade (see grades)

Towns in Westmorland and Furness

• Alston (3)
• Ambleside (3)
• Appleby-in-Westmorland (6)
• Barrow-in-Furness (31)
• Carlisle (3)
• Cumbria (3)
• Dalton-in-Furness (5)
• Grange-over-Sands (9)
• Kendal (23)
• Milnthorpe (3)
• Penrith (29)
• Sedbergh (3)
• Ulverston (12)
• Windermere (4)

Source: Get Information about Schools and Ofsted (Open Government Licence v3.0). Towns are as written in each school’s official address.