Settlebeck School

General Info

Education Phase
Secondary
School rating
Good
May 20 2025 Ofsted report
Gender
Mixed
Age range
11 - 16 y.o.
Type
Academies
Funding
State-funded secondary
Admissions policy
Non-selective
Religious Character
Does not apply
Sixth Form
Does not have a sixth form
Local authority
Westmorland and Furness
Unique reference
137269
Address
Long Lane, LA10 5AL

Pupils

Number of Pupils
203 (95% of total capacity)
Boys
51.2%
Girls
48.8%
First language not English
0%
Free school meals (FSM)
10.8%
Persistent absence
23.0%
Special education needs (SEN)
14.8%
Pupil ethnicities
White British 94.6%
Mixed 4%
Other White 1%
Unclassified 0.5%
Capacity %: Year 2023-2024 Persistent absence and other Pupils data: Year 2024-2025

Exam Results

GCSE Results

Entering EBacc

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

Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs

School 44%
Local authority average 42%
England average 45%

Attainment 8 score

School 43.7
Local authority average 45.3
England average 45.9

EBacc average point score

School 3.6
Local authority average 3.89
England average 4.08
Year 2024-2025

Subjects

GCSE Subjects

SubjectQualificationNumber of entries
Art & Design (Fine Art)GCSE4
BiologyGCSE13
ChemistryGCSE13
Computer Studies/ComputingGCSE4
Design & TechnologyGCSE10
English LanguageGCSE32
English LiteratureGCSE32
D&T Food TechnologyGCSE19
FrenchGCSE9
GeographyGCSE6
Year 2024-2025

Admissions

Settlebeck School

Admission Policy
Non-selective
Total available places
33
Status
Not oversubscribed
This school is Not Oversubscribed because there were fewer 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
33
2nd preference
12
3rd preference
4
From another Local Authority
10
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
33
2nd preference
0
3rd preference
0
To another Local Authority
8
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 classes24.9
Year 2024-2025

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Year 7
42
23
19
Year 8
42
17
25
Year 9
44
22
22
Year 10
42
27
15
Year 11
33
15
18
Year 2024-2025

Participation in Education, Training, Employment

Destinations after GCSEs
School
LA
England
Staying in education
78.0%
78.0%
85.5%
Further education
47.0%
45.0%
36.9%
School sixth form
20.0%
32.2%
35.2%
Sixth form college
2.0%
0.2%
12.9%
Other education destinations
9.0%
0.5%
0.5%
Entering employment
4.0%
5.2%
2.6%
Entering apprenticeships
16.0%
11.5%
3.3%
Not in education or employment
0.0%
4.0%
5.7%
Destination unknown
2.0%
1.3%
3.0%
School: Year 2024-2025 Local authority: Year 2022-2023 England: Year 2022-2023

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