Kirkbie Kendal School is a secondary school located in Kendal. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's overall effectiveness, quality of education, outcomes for pupils and management effectiveness are good. The school inspection was carried out on 24/09/2014. The overall pupil absence from this school is 5.1%, which is 1.1 percentage points lower than the UK average.

School Information

Address: Lound Road, Kendal, LA9 7EQ
Website: http://www.kirkbiekendal.cumbria.sch.uk/
Telephone: 01539727422
School Type: Academy converter
Education phase: Secondary
Local authority: Cumbria
Headteacher / Principal: Mr Mark Harris
Religious character: None
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Unique reference: 136671

Ofsted Inspection

  • Overall Effectiveness
  • Quality Of Education
  • Outcomes For Pupils
  • Management Effectiveness

Ofsted inspection date: 24/09/2014

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 11 - 18
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 1060
Number of Pupils: 1013
Number of Boys: 499
Number of Girls: 514

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 5.1% 4%
Persistent absence: 10.8% 8.2%

Education - Secondary

Progress 8 score

: 0.22 Confidence interval 0 to 0.44
Of the 135 pupils at the end of key stage 4 in this school, 134 are included in this measure.

Entering EBacc

School:33%
England Average:40%

Staying in education or entering employment

School:98%
England Average:94%

Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs

School:50%
England Average:43%

Attainment 8 score

School:50.1
England Average:46.7

EBacc average point score

School:4.4
England Average:4.07

Nearby Schools

Nursery

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Kendal Nursery School
Brantfield , Queens Road LA9 4PH 		4out of 4 1,805 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Heron Hill Primary School
Hayfell Avenue , LA9 7JH 		3out of 4 365 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Dean Gibson Catholic Primary School, Kendal
Hawesmead Avenue , LA9 5HB 		- not rated 671 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
Vicarage Park CofE Primary School
Vicarage Drive , LA9 5BP 		3out of 4 742 yd Voluntary controlled school Yes Mixed More About School
Ghyllside Primary School
Gillinggate , LA9 4JB 		3out of 4 1,093 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
Stramongate Primary School
Blackhall Road , LA9 4BT 		3out of 4 1,515 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Kirkbie Kendal School
Lound Road , LA9 7EQ 		3out of 4 0 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
The Queen Katherine School
Appleby Road , LA9 6PJ 		2out of 4 2,704 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School

16 plus

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Kendal College
Milnthorpe Road , LA9 5AY 		- not rated 420 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
South Lakes Academy
Riverside Centre , Yard 39 LA9 4ED 		- not rated 1,194 yd Other independent special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Sandgate School
Sandylands Road , LA9 6JG 		3out of 4 1,801 yd Community special school Yes Mixed More About School
Cambian Whinfell School
110 Windermere Road , LA9 5EZ 		- not rated 2,455 yd Other independent special school No Boys More About School
Appletree School
Natland , LA9 7QS 		- not rated 2,896 yd Other independent special school No Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

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