Secondary
The Queen Katherine School
Appleby Road, Kendal, LA9 6PJ
Key facts
- Phase
- Secondary
- Type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 11 to 19
- Intake
- Mixed
- Pupils
- 910 of 1465 places
- Pupils per teacher
- 17.8
- Local authority
- Westmorland and Furness
- Sixth form
- Yes
- SEN provision
- PD - Physical Disability
- Trust
- CUMBRIA EDUCATION TRUST
Staffing23/24
- Teachers (FTE)
- 52.5
- All staff (FTE)
- 72.9
- Pupils per adult
- 12.8
- Pupils
- 936
Staff are counted as full-time equivalents in the November school workforce census, so the pupil figure here is that census’s own and will differ a little from the roll above, which is counted in January.
Ofsted
Last inspected May 2026
- AchievementExpected standard
- Attendance and behaviourStrong standard
- Curriculum and teachingExpected standard
- InclusionStrong standard
- Leadership and governanceStrong standard
- Sixth formStrong standard
- Personal development and wellbeingStrong standard
SafeguardingMet
Read the full Ofsted report (opens in a new tab)Earlier inspections2
March 2022
Previous framework
Good
Safeguarding: met
- Behaviour and attitudesGood
- Leadership and governanceGood
- Personal developmentGood
- Quality of educationGood
- Sixth formGood
May 2018
Previous framework
Requires improvement
- Leadership and governanceRequires improvement
GCSE results
50%
48.8
All published measures2024/2025
| Measure | Result |
|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 48.8 |
| EBacc average point score | 4.27 |
| Entered the EBacc | 30% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 67% |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 50% |
| A level average points per entry | 35.03 |
| A level students | 74 |
From the Department for Education. Measures are published per year and suppressed where a cohort is too small, so some schools show fewer. There are no results for 2019/20 or 2020/21, when exams and assessments were cancelled.
Results over time4 years
Each measure on its own scale, over every year we hold.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 21/22 | 56% |
| 22/23 | 55% |
| 23/24 | 45% |
| 24/25 | 50% |
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 21/22 | 41.0 |
| 22/23 | 38.0 |
| 23/24 | 37.6 |
| 24/25 | 35.0 |
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 21/22 | +0.32 |
| 22/23 | +0.33 |
| 23/24 | +0.08 |
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 21/22 | 54.6 |
| 22/23 | 50.5 |
| 23/24 | 49.1 |
| 24/25 | 48.8 |
Appleby Road, Kendal, LA9 6PJ
Admissions
How to apply (opens in a new tab)
You apply through your council, not the school - even for academies and free schools. Applications close on 31 October, the year before starting.
Westmorland and Furness admissions (opens in a new tab)
The council publishes the oversubscription criteria and last year’s offer distances, which is the closest thing to knowing your chances.
If you are refused a place (opens in a new tab)
You can appeal, and you can join a waiting list at the same time. Accept whatever offer you get first - declining it can leave you with no place at all.
This school’s own admissions (opens in a new tab)
Schools that set their own criteria - faith schools, grammars, academies - publish them on their own site.
Contact
- Headteacher
- Jon Hayes
- Address
- Appleby Road, Kendal, LA9 6PJ
- Telephone
- 01539743900