Kirkby Stephen Grammar School

General Info

Education Phase
Secondary, 16 plus
Ofsted rating
Good
Jan 31 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
347 (64% of total capacity)
Boys
48.7%
Girls
51.3%
First language not English
2.9%
Free school meals (FSM)
15.6%
Persistent absence
21.0%
Special education needs (SEN)
18.4%
Pupil ethnicities
White British 91.1%
Other White 4%
Unclassified 2%
Mixed 1.8%
Pakistani 0.6%
Other 0.6%
Capacity %, Persistent absence: Year 2022-2023 Other Pupils data: Year 2023-2024

Exam Results

GCSE Results

Progress 8 score

This school
0.01
Local authority average, state-funded schools
-0.1
England average, state-funded schools
-0.03

Entering EBacc

School 4%
Local authority average 24%
England average 39%

Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs

School 32%
Local authority average 43%
England average 45%

Attainment 8 score

School 44.8
Local authority average 46.3
England average 46.3

EBacc average point score

School 3.7
Local authority average 3.97
England average 4.05
Year 2022-2023

Subjects

GCSE Subjects

SubjectQualificationNumber of entries
Art & Design (Fine Art)GCSE17
BiologyGCSE25
ChemistryGCSE25
Computer Studies/ComputingGCSE5
Design & TechnologyGCSE16
English LanguageGCSE49
English LiteratureGCSE49
D&T Food TechnologyGCSE16
GeographyGCSE26
HistoryGCSE21
Year 2023-2024

Admissions

Kirkby Stephen Grammar School

Admission Policy
Non-selective
Total available places
90
Status
Not oversubscribed
This school is Not Oversubscribed because there were fewer 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
90
2nd preference
9
3rd preference
3
From another Local Authority
6
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
90
2nd preference
0
3rd preference
0
To another Local Authority
5
Breakdown of offers made on National Offer Day (in-year applications are excluded)
Year 2024-2025

Class sizes

Class typeClass size
Average size of one-teacher classes22.7
Year 2023-2024

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Year 7
62
26
36
Year 8
66
38
28
Year 9
55
25
30
Year 10
65
35
30
Year 11
50
29
21
Year 12
26
9
17
Year 13
23
7
16
Year 2023-2024

Participation in Education, Training, Employment

Destinations after GCSEs
School
LA
England
Staying in education
70.0%
n/a
85.6%
Further education
27.0%
n/a
35.4%
School sixth form
43.0%
n/a
36.6%
Sixth form college
0.0%
n/a
13.0%
Other education destinations
0.0%
n/a
0.5%
Entering employment
10.0%
n/a
4.1%
Entering apprenticeships
19.0%
n/a
3.2%
Not in education or employment
2.0%
n/a
5.9%
Destination unknown
0.0%
n/a
1.2%
School: Year 2023-2024 Local authority: Year 2022-2023 England: Year 2022-2023

Progression to Higher Education or Training

Destinations after A‑levels
School
LA
England
Degrees
82.0%
n/a
65.5%
Top third higher education institutions
55.0%
n/a
23.8%
Other study at level 4 or 5
0.0%
n/a
2.5%
Higher apprenticeships
0.0%
n/a
2.2%
School: Year 2023-2024 Local authority: Year 2020-2021 England: Year 2020-2021

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