Appleby Grammar School

General Info

Education Phase
Secondary, 16 plus
Ofsted rating
Good
Apr 27 2022 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
137251
Address
Battlebarrow, CA16 6XU

Pupils

Number of Pupils
346 (52% of total capacity)
Boys
50.3%
Girls
49.7%
First language not English
2.6%
Free school meals (FSM)
14.7%
Persistent absence
28.8%
Special education needs (SEN)
17.9%
Pupil ethnicities
White British 92.8%
Unclassified 3.2%
Indian 2%
Mixed 1.5%
Other White 0.6%
Capacity %, Persistent absence: Year 2022-2023 Other Pupils data: Year 2023-2024

Exam Results

GCSE Results

Progress 8 score

This school
-0.15
Local authority average, state-funded schools
-0.1
England average, state-funded schools
-0.03

Entering EBacc

School 14%
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 40.8
Local authority average 46.3
England average 46.3

EBacc average point score

School 3.5
Local authority average 3.97
England average 4.05
Year 2022-2023

Subjects

GCSE Subjects

SubjectQualificationNumber of entries
Art & DesignGCSE25
BiologyGCSE19
ChemistryGCSE19
Design & TechnologyGCSE14
English LanguageGCSE58
English LiteratureGCSE54
D&T Food TechnologyGCSE20
FrenchGCSE13
GeographyGCSE34
HistoryGCSE29
Year 2023-2024

Admissions

Appleby Grammar School

Admission Policy
Non-selective
Total available places
76
Status
Not oversubscribed
This school is Not Oversubscribed because there were fewer 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
76
2nd preference
15
3rd preference
16
From another Local Authority
1
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
76
2nd preference
0
3rd preference
0
To another Local Authority
0
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 classes23.1
Year 2023-2024

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Year 7
59
33
26
Year 8
59
30
29
Year 9
64
34
30
Year 10
63
32
31
Year 11
59
21
38
Year 12
16
9
7
Year 13
26
15
11
Year 2023-2024

Participation in Education, Training, Employment

Destinations after GCSEs
School
LA
England
Staying in education
67.0%
n/a
85.6%
Further education
27.0%
n/a
35.4%
School sixth form
40.0%
n/a
36.6%
Sixth form college
0.0%
n/a
13.0%
Other education destinations
0.0%
n/a
0.5%
Entering employment
7.0%
n/a
4.1%
Entering apprenticeships
22.0%
n/a
3.2%
Not in education or employment
3.0%
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
63.0%
n/a
65.5%
Top third higher education institutions
44.0%
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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