Appleby Grammar School
Academy converter · sixth form · 357 pupils
74% stayed in education · Attainment 8 40.7
Foundation school
Samuel King's School
- Pupils on roll
- 113of 235 places
- Free school meals
- 18.6%
- Year 11 cohort 2025
- 13
- Ofsted
- School remains Good, 6 July 2022Read the Ofsted report
What the data says
Samuel King's School has no sixth form. Of the 19 pupils who finished Year 11 there in 2023, none moved to a sixth form college, 47% to a further education college and 16% started an apprenticeship.
Apprenticeships are a real route from here: 16% of leavers started one, roughly three times the England figure of 3%.
GCSE results in 2025 were well below the national picture: Attainment 8 of 30.2 against 46.1 across England and 45.4 in Westmorland and Furness, with 23% of pupils getting grade 5 or above in both English and maths (England 45%).
11% of leavers were not in sustained education, employment or training six months on, compared with 6% nationally.
Where pupils went after Year 11
Destinations of the 2023 Year 11 leavers, measured the following year: the share in a sustained place for at least two terms. Compared with all state-funded schools in Westmorland and Furness and England.
School sixth formSixth form collegeFurther education collegeOther educationApprenticeshipEmploymentNo sustained destination
| Measure | Samuel King's School | Westmorland and Furness | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils in the cohort | 19 | 2,451 | 607,348 |
| Any sustained destination | 89% | 95% | 92% |
| Stayed in education | 63% | 78% | 86% |
| — school sixth form | 16% | 32% | 34% |
| — sixth form college | 0% | — | 13% |
| — further education college | 47% | 45% | 37% |
| — other education | 0% | 2% | 2% |
| Apprenticeship | 16% | 11% | 3% |
| Employment | 11% | 5% | 3% |
| No sustained destination | 11% | 4% | 6% |
| Destination unknown | 0% | 1% | 3% |
GCSE results 2025
| Measure | Samuel King's School | Westmorland and Furness | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 (average points per pupil) | 30.2 | 45.4 | 46.1 |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 23% | 42% | 45% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 31% | 63% | 65% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate subjects | 15% | 24% | 41% |
| EBacc average point score | 2.37 | 3.90 | 4.09 |
| Disadvantaged pupils in the cohort | 31% | 17% | 28% |
| Attainment 8 — disadvantaged pupils | — | 34.1 | 34.9 |
| Attainment 8 — other pupils | — | 47.7 | 50.4 |
| Pupils with high prior attainment (Key Stage 2) | — | — | — |
| English as an additional language | 0% | 5% | 19% |
Progress 8 is not available for 2025 and 2026: these cohorts had no Key Stage 2 tests in 2020 and 2021, so there is no baseline. Attainment 8 shows results without taking pupils’ starting points into account.
Subjects taken at GCSE
Entries in 2025 as a share of the Year 11 cohort, and the share of entries graded 7–9 and 4–9, compared with all entries in England.
| Subject | Entries | Share of cohort | England | Grades 7–9 | England | Grades 4–9 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics | 13 | 100% | 88% | 0% | 22% | 38% |
| English Language | 12 | 92% | 89% | 0% | 20% | 33% |
| English Literature | 12 | 92% | 86% | 0% | 21% | 33% |
| Physics | 6 | 46% | 23% | 0% | 46% | 67% |
| Biology | 6 | 46% | 23% | 0% | 45% | 67% |
| Statistics | 6 | 46% | 5% | 17% | 20% | 33% |
| Chemistry | 6 | 46% | 23% | 0% | 47% | 67% |
| Geography | 5 | 38% | 41% | — | 25% | — |
| Combined Science | 4 | 31% | 65% | — | 9% | — |
| Computer Science | 3 | 23% | 13% | — | 30% | — |
| French | 3 | 23% | 18% | — | 29% | — |
| Art and Design | 3 | 23% | 7% | — | 24% | — |
| Food Preparation and Nutrition | 3 | 23% | 8% | — | 21% | — |
| Business Studies | 2 | 15% | 18% | — | 20% | — |
| Music | 2 | 15% | 5% | — | 33% | — |
| History | 1 | 8% | 41% | — | 26% | — |
Technical awards and other Key Stage 4 qualifications
| Subject | Entries | Share of cohort | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sports Studies | 7 | — | — |
| Animal Care (Non-Agricultural) | 5 | — | — |
| Health Studies | 4 | — | — |
Other secondary schools in Westmorland and Furness
Cartmel Priory CofE School
Academy converter · 371 pupils
85% stayed in education · Attainment 8 47.2
Chetwynde School
Free schools · 508 pupils
76% stayed in education · Attainment 8 44.2
Dallam School
Academy converter · sixth form · 761 pupils
86% stayed in education · Attainment 8 44.1
Dowdales School
Community school · 877 pupils
70% stayed in education · Attainment 8 41.8
Furness Academy
Academy sponsor led · 1,187 pupils
72% stayed in education · Attainment 8 42.4
Sources: Department for Education school and college performance tables 2024/2025 (Key Stage 4 and 16–18 results, subject entries, destination measures for 2023 leavers); Get Information About Schools register as at 19 September 2026; Ofsted management information as at 31 August 2026. Small numbers are suppressed by DfE and shown as “—”. How to read these figures.