Kirkbie Kendal School
Lound Road, Kendal, Cumbria, LA9 7EQ ·
At a glance
A state secondary academy for ages 11–18 in Kendal. An ungraded Ofsted inspection (May 2024) found the school remains Good but raised concerns, so a full inspection is due next. GCSE results are above the England average (Attainment 8: 50.1 vs 46.1, 2024/25). Oversubscribed: 199 families put it first for 188 places (September 2026 entry).
- Ages
- 11–18
- Pupils
- 1,029
- Gender
- Mixed
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Local authority
- Westmorland and Furness
- Academy trust
- KIRKBIE KENDAL SCHOOL ACADEMY TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mr Mark Harris
- Opened
- Apr 2011
Inspection
Ofsted (framework in use until November 2025)
The school's last graded inspection took place before 2019.
Exam results
Department for Education performance tables
GCSE results, 2024/25 · 176 pupils
Attainment 8 over time
Progress 8 isn't published for 2024/25 because those pupils had no KS2 test results (tests were cancelled in 2020). Exams were not held in 2019/20 or 2020/21.
Admissions
Demand for places and how places are allocated
Year 7 entry, September 2026 (national offer day data)
187 of 199 first-preference applicants were offered a place (94%).
Catchment area
We don't have an official catchment boundary for this school. Many schools don't have one, and few councils publish boundaries as open data. We don't estimate catchments. Check the school's admissions policy or the council's admissions booklet.
Last distance offered
Not published nationally. Many councils publish the furthest distance offered for each school in their annual allocation reports. Past distances vary year to year with demand and sibling numbers, so they are not a guarantee.
Pupils
School census 2024/25
- Eligible for free school meals (last 6 years)15.8%
- English as an additional language5.4%
- SEN support18.4%
- Education, Health and Care plan2.3%
- The black tick shows the median for state-funded secondary schools in England.