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Austin Friars

All-through · Mixed · Ages 3–19 · Independent school

Etterby Scaur, Carlisle CA3 9PB · austinfriars.co.uk · 01228 528042

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Overview

Inspection
ISI
Inspected by the Independent Schools Inspectorate, not Ofsted
A levels, 2024/25
B
average result (39.4 points per entry)
Pupils
278
42% of 660 places
Local authority
Cumberland
Sixth form
Yes
Nursery class
Yes
Admissions
Non-selective

The official school record (Department for Education)

Results

In 2024/25 the average A level result was grade B (39.4 points per entry).

GCSE results

Attainment 8

2019/20 to 2020/21: no school results published15/1616/1717/1818/1921/2222/2323/2424/252016/17: 21.5 (England 46.3)21.52017/18: 22.6 (England 46.5)22.62018/19: 15.0 (England 46.7)15.02021/22: 9.7 (England 48.8)9.72022/23: 9.9 (England 46.3)9.92023/24: 12.4 (England 45.9)12.42024/25: 15.6 (England 46.0)15.6England 46.0
2024/25TrendSchoolEngland
▼15.646.0
▼0.0%45.4%
▼0.0%64.8%
▼0.0%40.5%
▼0.964.09

A levels and other 16 to 18 results

A level average grade

2019/20 to 2020/21: no school results published15/1616/1717/1818/1921/2222/2323/2424/252015/16: 35.9 (England 30.5)B-2016/17: 36.7 (England 31.1)B-2017/18: 33.9 (England 32.1)C+2018/19: 33.6 (England 32.9)C+2021/22: 40.2 (England 37.9)B2022/23: 32.1 (England 34.2)C+2023/24: 32.9 (England 34.4)C+2024/25: 39.4 (England 35.0)BEngland 35.0
2024/25TrendAverage gradeProgress
40 studentsB (39.4)Above average +0.26
40 studentsB (39.3)Average +0.24
Applied general10 studentsMerit (26.3)Average -0.58
36.7%AAB or better
Earlier years: A levelStudentsAverage gradeProgress
2023/2418C+ (32.9)-0.46
2022/2333C+ (32.1)—
2021/2239B (40.2)—
2018/1950C+ (33.6)+0.47
2017/1845C+ (33.9)+0.19
2016/1744B- (36.7)+0.10
2015/1634B- (35.9)-0.04

Where sixth-form leavers went

2015/162016/172017/182018/192019/202021/222022/232023/24
Left in 2023/24Since 2021/22
University70.6+1.4
Employment11.8−1
Not in a lasting destination5.9−1.8
Activity not captured11.8+6.7

ISI

Austin Friars is inspected by the Independent Schools Inspectorate, not by Ofsted.

Standards
Met
Inspected
20 March 2026
Non-routine inspection

Inspection reports

Previously: standards not all met, routine inspection, Oct 2025

Earlier inspections

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