Kirkby Stephen Grammar School

General Info

Education Phase
Secondary, 16 plus
Ofsted rating
Good
Jan 30 2024 Ofsted report
Gender
Mixed
Age range
11 - 18 y.o.
Type
Academies
Funding
State-funded secondary
Admissions policy
Non-selective
Religious Character
None
Sixth Form
Has a sixth form
Local authority
Westmorland and Furness
Unique reference
137107
Address
Christian Head, CA17 4HA

Pupils

Number of Pupils
388 (64% of total capacity)
Boys
49.0%
Girls
51.0%
First language not English
2.6%
Free school meals (FSM)
17.5%
Persistent absence
11.3%
Special education needs (SEN)
20.9%
Pupil ethnicities
White British 93%
Other White 2.8%
Mixed 1.6%
Unclassified 1%
Pakistani 0.5%
Bangladeshi 0.5%
Other 0.5%
Capacity %: Year 2023-2024 Persistent absence and other Pupils data: Year 2024-2025

Exam Results

GCSE Results

Entering EBacc

School 12%
Local authority average 24%
England average 41%

Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs

School 41%
Local authority average 42%
England average 45%

Attainment 8 score

School 47.5
Local authority average 45.3
England average 45.9

EBacc average point score

School 3.98
Local authority average 3.89
England average 4.08
Year 2024-2025

Subjects

GCSE Subjects

SubjectQualificationNumber of entries
Art & Design (Fine Art)GCSE19
BiologyGCSE46
ChemistryGCSE46
Computer Studies/ComputingGCSE10
Design & TechnologyGCSE22
English LanguageGCSE66
English LiteratureGCSE66
D&T Food TechnologyGCSE20
GeographyGCSE29
HistoryGCSE44
Year 2024-2025

Admissions

Kirkby Stephen Grammar School

Admission Policy
Non-selective
Total available places
44
Status
Not oversubscribed
This school is Not Oversubscribed because there were fewer 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
44
2nd preference
7
3rd preference
4
From another Local Authority
3
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
44
2nd preference
0
3rd preference
0
To another Local Authority
2
Breakdown of offers made on National Offer Day (in-year applications are excluded)
Year 2025-2026

Class sizes

Class typeClass size
Average size of one-teacher classes24
Year 2024-2025

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Year 7
90
43
47
Year 8
64
27
37
Year 9
65
38
27
Year 10
57
26
31
Year 11
66
36
30
Year 12
20
11
9
Year 13
26
9
17
Year 2024-2025

Participation in Education, Training, Employment

Destinations after GCSEs
School
LA
England
Staying in education
72.0%
78.0%
85.5%
Further education
28.0%
45.0%
36.9%
School sixth form
42.0%
32.2%
35.2%
Sixth form college
2.0%
0.2%
12.9%
Other education destinations
0.0%
0.5%
0.5%
Entering employment
5.0%
5.2%
2.6%
Entering apprenticeships
23.0%
11.5%
3.3%
Not in education or employment
0.0%
4.0%
5.7%
Destination unknown
0.0%
1.3%
3.0%
School: Year 2024-2025 Local authority: Year 2022-2023 England: Year 2022-2023

Progression to Higher Education or Training

Destinations after A‑levels
School
LA
England
Degrees
59.0%
n/a
60.1%
Top third higher education institutions
21.0%
n/a
18.9%
Other study at level 4 or 5
7.0%
n/a
2.5%
Higher apprenticeships
0.0%
n/a
2.4%
School: Year 2024-2025 Local authority: Year 2021-2022 England: Year 2021-2022

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