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Kirkby Stephen Grammar School
Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–18 · Academy
Christian Head, Kirkby Stephen CA17 4HA · ksgs.cumbria.sch.uk · 01768 371693
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Overview
- Ofsted
- Good
- 2019 framework · inspected Jan 2024
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 47.7
- average Attainment 8 score. Westmorland and Furness 45.4, England 46
- Last distance offered
- No limit
- Year 7, September 2026 entry · Westmorland and Furness Council
- Demand for places
- 1.0
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Pupils
- 377
- 69% of 545 places
- Local authority
- Westmorland and Furness
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Free school meals
- 20.5%
- First language not English
- 2.9%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Year 7 in September 2026, everyone who applied was offered a place. Source: Westmorland and Furness Council’s document.
For Year 7 in September 2026, 50 families put the school first and 50 places were offered; 100% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
First choices against places
| Year 7 | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 50 | 50 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 44 | 44 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 90 | 90 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 55 | 55 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 62 | 63 | 1▲ | 98% |
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 47.7, and 40.9% of pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths. Across Westmorland and Furness it was 45.4, and across England 46.
In 2024/25 the average A level result was grade C (29.4 points per entry).
GCSE results
Attainment 8
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| ●47.7 | 46.0 | ||
| ▼40.9% | 45.4% | ||
| ●65.2% | 64.8% | ||
| ▼12.1% | 40.5% | ||
| ●3.99 | 4.09 |
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| School sixth form | 44.9 | +2 |
| Further education | 28.6 | +1.6 |
| Apprenticeship | 8.2 | −10.8 |
| Employment | 10.2 | +3.9 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 2 | −1.2 |
| Activity not captured | 6.1 | +4.5 |
A levels and other 16 to 18 results
A level average grade
| 2024/25 | Trend | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 26 students | C (29.4) | Average +0.14 | |
| 26 students | C (29.4) | Average +0.14 |
| Earlier years: A level | Students | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023/24 | 23 | C+ (32.8) | -0.06 |
| 2022/23 | 30 | C (30.9) | — |
| 2021/22 | 28 | C (30.8) | — |
| 2018/19 | 36 | C+ (32.4) | +0.16 |
| 2017/18 | 35 | C- (26.1) | -0.21 |
| 2016/17 | 31 | C (29.8) | +0.10 |
| 2015/16 | 32 | C (31) | +0.05 |
Where sixth-form leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| University | 50 | +1.7 |
| Further education | 4.2 | −6.1 |
| Apprenticeship | 4.2 | — |
| Employment | 37.5 | −3.9 |
| Activity not captured | 4.2 | — |
Ofsted
Kirkby Stephen Grammar School was judged Good at its last graded inspection, on 30 January 2024, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.
- Overall
- Good
- Inspected
- 30 Jan 2024
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Good |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Good |
| Sixth form | Good |
Previously: Inadequate, graded inspection, Oct 2022
Earlier inspections
September 2019 to November 2025
Oct 2022Inadequate
Quality of education Requires improvement Behaviour and attitudes Good Personal development Good Leadership and management Inadequate Sixth form Good Safeguarding Not effective
Before September 2019
Sept 2017Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Personal development, behaviour and welfare Good Leadership and management Good 16 to 19 study programmes Good Safeguarding Effective Jan 2017Inadequate
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Personal development, behaviour and welfare Inadequate Leadership and management Inadequate 16 to 19 study programmes Inadequate Safeguarding Not effective
What parents said
93% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (72 replies, to 4 September 2023).
- Recommend
- 93%
- Replies
- 72
- 21% · 4 Sept 2023
based on the 69% who raised concerns
based on the 26% who had a child bullied
based on 14 parents (19%) with SEND