United Kingdom · North West · Local Authority
Westmorland and Furness
Unitary authority · North West, England · population ~225k · 147 state-funded schools
The signature
How Westmorland and Furness ranks across 361 UK Local Authorities
Pay
£42,208/yr
High
Better than 70% of UK LAs
House price
£239,975
Affordable
Better than 65% of UK LAs
Rent
£797/mo
Affordable
Better than 74% of UK LAs
Council tax
£2,508/yr
Expensive
Worse than 71% of UK LAs
Crime
70.8/1k
Mid
Around UK average
Deprivation
20.0
Mid
Worse than 56% of UK LAs
Schools
94.6%
Strong
Better than 64% of UK LAs
Colour shows quintile position against 361 UK Local Authorities. Green is the best position for someone moving here; red is the worst. Direction is set per indicator — higher pay, lower rent, less crime, less deprivation are all green.
Schools
147 state-funded schools · Ofsted Feb 2026
139 of 147 (94.6%) rated Good or Outstanding under Ofsted's legacy framework. How we count →
The map
147 schools · pins coloured by Ofsted grade
Showing 20 of 147 schools.
| New framework | Links | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Ullswater Community College | Secondary | 1,535 | Good2023 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Ulverston Victoria High School | Secondary | 1,336 | Good2023 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Furness Academy | Secondary | 1,188 | Good2023 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Queen Elizabeth School | Secondary | 1,156 | Good2022 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Kirkbie Kendal School | Secondary | 1,041 | Good2024 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Queen Elizabeth Grammar School PenrithGrammar | Secondary | 1,036 | Good2023 | — | OfstedWebsite |
The Queen Katherine School | Secondary | 917 | Good2022 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Dallam School | Secondary | 878 | Requires Improvement2023 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Dowdales School | Secondary | 827 | Good2019 | — | OfstedWebsite |
St Bernards Catholic High School, Barrow | Secondary | 674 | Good2022 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Walney School | Secondary | 518 | Requires Improvement2025 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Chetwynde School | Secondary | 514 | Good2023 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Beaconside CofE Primary School | Primary | 461 | Good2024 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Ghyllside Primary School | Primary | 449 | Good2024 | — | OfstedWebsite |
The Lakes School | Secondary | 439 | Good2019 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Newbarns Primary and Nursery School | Primary | 439 | Good2025 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Heron Hill Primary School | Primary | 424 | Good2022 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Kirkby Stephen Grammar School | Secondary | 388 | Good2024 | — | OfstedWebsite |
St Martin & St Mary Church of England Primary School | Primary | 361 | Good2024 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Appleby Grammar School | Secondary | 360 | Good2022 | — | OfstedWebsite |
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