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Windermere School

All-through · Mixed · Ages 3–20 · Independent school

Browhead, Patterdale Road, Windermere, The Lake District LA23 1NW · windermereschool.co.uk · 01539 446164

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Overview

Inspection
ISI
Inspected by the Independent Schools Inspectorate, not Ofsted
Pupils
226
46% of 496 places
Local authority
Westmorland and Furness
Sixth form
Yes
Nursery class
Yes

The official school record (Department for Education)

Results

GCSE results

Attainment 8

2019/20 to 2020/21: no school results published15/1616/1717/1818/1921/2222/2323/2424/252016/17: 14.1 (England 46.3)14.12017/18: 10.2 (England 46.5)10.22018/19: 9.1 (England 46.7)9.12021/22: 12.3 (England 48.8)12.32022/23: 12.0 (England 46.3)12.02023/24: 12.0 (England 45.9)12.02024/25: 25.4 (England 46.0)25.4England 46.0
2024/25TrendSchoolEngland
▼25.446.0
▼0.0%45.4%
▼0.0%64.8%
▼0.0%40.5%
▼1.614.09

A levels and other 16 to 18 results

All academic average grade

2019/20 to 2020/21: no school results published15/1616/1717/1818/1921/2222/2323/2424/252015/16: 37.3 (England 30.6)B-2016/17: 40.6 (England 31.3)B2017/18: 37.6 (England 32.3)B-2018/19: 38.7 (England 33.0)B2021/22: 37.0 (England 37.9)B-2022/23: 32.5 (England 34.3)C+2023/24: 32.6 (England 34.5)C+2024/25: 33.5 (England 35.1)C+England 35.1
2024/25TrendAverage gradeProgress
26 studentsC+ (33.5)Below average -0.52
Earlier years: All academicStudentsAverage gradeProgress
2023/2434C+ (32.6)-0.40
2022/2332C+ (32.5)—
2021/2225B- (37)—
2018/1934B (38.7)+0.42
2017/1836B- (37.6)+0.25
2016/1734B (40.6)+0.29
2015/1631B- (37.3)+0.35

Where sixth-form leavers went

2015/162016/172017/182018/192019/202021/222022/232023/24
Left in 2023/24Since 2021/22
University60+13.8
Other education2.9−0.9
Employment8.6−10.6
Not in a lasting destination5.7—
Activity not captured22.9−7.9

ISI

Windermere School is inspected by the Independent Schools Inspectorate, not by Ofsted.

Standards
Met
Inspected
24 to 26 February 2026
Routine inspection

Safeguarding metInspection reports

Standards

Quality of educationMet
Health and emotional wellbeingMet
Social and economic educationMet
Leadership and governanceMet

Earlier inspections

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