Schools in Westmorland and Furness
147 state-funded schools, 29,937 pupils. 94.6% of those carrying an Ofsted grade are Good or Outstanding, including 7 rated Outstanding.
Ofsted Management Information, Sep 2026. Grades are the current published rating, which may pre-date the school’s most recent visit.
Ofsted grades
28 schools have been inspected under Ofsted's post-September-2024 report-card framework, which replaces the single 1–4 grade with separate judgments. Those are excluded from the percentages above rather than mapped onto the old scale, because the two scales have no clean equivalence.
Quick answers
How many schools are there in Westmorland and Furness?
Westmorland and Furness has 147 state-funded schools teaching 29,937 pupils. 121 primary, 20 secondary, 3 special.
What percentage of schools in Westmorland and Furness are Good or Outstanding?
94.6% of the 147 schools carrying an Ofsted grade in Westmorland and Furness are rated Good or Outstanding: 7 Outstanding and 132 Good. 7 require improvement and 1 are rated Inadequate.
Which schools in Westmorland and Furness are rated Outstanding?
7 schools are currently rated Outstanding by Ofsted in Westmorland and Furness: Yarlside Academy, Sir John Barrow School, Victoria Academy, Kendal Nursery School, Crosthwaite CofE School, Hindpool Nursery School, and 1 more listed below.
Are there grammar schools in Westmorland and Furness?
Yes. Westmorland and Furness has 1 selective (grammar) school: Queen Elizabeth Grammar School Penrith. Selective schools admit by entrance exam, so the local non-selective intake differs from the national picture.
Rated Outstanding
Ofsted’s highest grade. Largest first; a grade can be several years old, so the year is shown.
- Yarlside AcademyPrimary242Outstanding 2024
- Sir John Barrow SchoolPrimary235Outstanding 2023
- Victoria AcademyPrimary209Outstanding 2024
- Kendal Nursery SchoolNursery118Outstanding 2014
- Crosthwaite CofE SchoolPrimary109Outstanding 2023
- Hindpool Nursery SchoolNursery79Outstanding 2019
- George Romney Junior SchoolPrimary75Outstanding 2024
By phase
| Phase | Schools | Graded | Good or better |
|---|---|---|---|
| Primary | 121 | 121 | 95.9% |
| Secondary | 20 | 20 | 90% |
| Special | 3 | 3 | 66.7% |
| Nursery | 2 | 2 | 100% |
| Alternative provision | 1 | 1 | 100% |
Every school in Westmorland and Furness
Showing 20 of 147 schools.
| New framework | Links | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Ullswater Community College | Secondary | 1,520 | Good2023 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Ulverston Victoria High School | Secondary | 1,319 | Good2023 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Furness Academy | Secondary | 1,187 | Good2023 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Queen Elizabeth School | Secondary | 1,155 | Good2022 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Kirkbie Kendal School | Secondary | 1,029 | Good2024 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Queen Elizabeth Grammar School PenrithGrammar | Secondary | 1,026 | Good2023 | — | OfstedWebsite |
The Queen Katherine School | Secondary | 910 | Good2022 | OfstedWebsite | |
Dowdales School | Secondary | 877 | Good2019 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Dallam School | Secondary | 761 | Requires Improvement2023 | OfstedWebsite | |
St Bernards Catholic High School, Barrow | Secondary | 624 | Good2022 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Chetwynde School | Secondary | 508 | Good2023 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Walney Academy | Secondary | 468 | Requires Improvement2025 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Beaconside CofE Primary School | Primary | 445 | Good2024 | — | Ofsted |
The Lakes School | Secondary | 445 | Good2019 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Newbarns Primary and Nursery School | Primary | 444 | Good2025 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Ghyllside Primary School | Primary | 424 | Good2024 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Heron Hill Primary School | Primary | 419 | Good2022 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Kirkby Stephen Grammar School | Secondary | 377 | Good2024 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Cartmel Priory CofE School | Secondary | 371 | Good2022 | OfstedWebsite | |
Appleby Grammar School | Secondary | 357 | Good2022 | OfstedWebsite |
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