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Schools in Kendal

35 schools from official GIAS records — including 20 primary and 4 secondary.

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About schools in Kendal

Kendal has 35 schools listed in the Department for Education's Get Information about Schools (GIAS) register. By phase, that is 20 primary (77%), 4 secondary (15%) and 1 nursery (4%). Kendal spans 2 local authorities, most schools sitting in Westmorland and Furness (24). The most common types are voluntary aided school (8), academy converter (6) and voluntary controlled school (4). This includes 6 academies, 5 independent schools and 6 special schools.

How many schools are there in Kendal?

GIAS lists 35 schools in Kendal, England.

What types of schools are in Kendal?

The biggest groups by phase are primary (20), secondary (4) and nursery (1).

Which local authority covers Kendal?

Kendal spans Westmorland and Furness and Pre-LGR 2023 Cumbria; check each school's page for its own authority.

Where does this Kendal data come from?

School records come from GIAS; inspection outcomes from Ofsted and results from DfE performance tables, where available for each school.

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Official figures for Kendal

Sorted by a published DfE/Ofsted measure — not an editorial league table.

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  • Castle Park School

    Community school · Primary

    Kendal · LA9 6BE · Pre-LGR 2023 Cumbria

    Ages 3–11

  • Fellside School

    Other independent special school

    Kendal · LA9 4PH · Pre-LGR 2023 Cumbria

    Ages 7–19

  • Holme Park School

    Other independent school

    Kendal · LA8 0AE · Pre-LGR 2023 Cumbria

    Ages 5–11

  • Kendal Centre

    Pupil referral unit

    Kendal · LA9 7BY · Pre-LGR 2023 Cumbria

    Ages 5–18

  • Kirkbie Kendal School

    Foundation school · Secondary

    Kendal · LA9 7EQ · Pre-LGR 2023 Cumbria

    Ages 11–18

  • Round Hills School

    Community special school

    Kendal · LA9 6BE · Pre-LGR 2023 Cumbria

    Ages 2–19

  • Appletree School

    Other independent special school

    Kendal · LA9 7QS · Westmorland and Furness

    Ages 6–12

  • Cambian Whinfell School

    Other independent special school

    Kendal · LA9 5EZ · Westmorland and Furness

    Ages 7–19

  • Castle Park School

    Ofsted: Not judged

    Academy converter · Primary

    Kendal · LA9 6BE · Westmorland and Furness

    Ages 2–11

    • KS253%
    • Absence5.0%
    • FSM8.2%
    • Demand1.00

  • Crosscrake CofE Primary School

    Ofsted: School remains Good

    Voluntary aided school · Primary

    Kendal · LA8 0LB · Westmorland and Furness

    Ages 2–11

    • KS245%
    • Absence5.6%
    • FSM5.5%
    • Demand1.00

  • Crosthwaite CofE School

    Ofsted: School remains Outstanding

    Voluntary aided school · Primary

    Kendal · LA8 8HT · Westmorland and Furness

    Ages 3–11

    • KS267%
    • Absence4.7%
    • FSM7.9%
    • Demand1.08

  • Ghyllside Primary School

    Ofsted: Not judged

    Academy converter · Primary

    Kendal · LA9 4JB · Westmorland and Furness

    Ages 3–11

    • KS269%
    • Absence4.8%
    • FSM13.4%
    • Demand1.00

  • Grayrigg CofE School

    Ofsted: Good

    Voluntary aided school · Primary

    Kendal · LA8 9BU · Westmorland and Furness

    Ages 4–11

    • KS260%
    • Absence4.4%
    • FSM11.9%
    • Demand1.00

  • Heron Hill Primary School

    Ofsted: School remains Good

    Community school · Primary

    Kendal · LA9 7JH · Westmorland and Furness

    Ages 3–11

    • KS255%
    • Absence4.7%
    • FSM7.2%
    • Demand1.00

  • Kendal College

    Further education · 16 plus

    Kendal · LA9 5AY · Westmorland and Furness

    Ages 16–99

  • Kendal Nursery School

    Ofsted: Standards maintained

    Local authority nursery school · Nursery

    Kendal · LA9 4PH · Westmorland and Furness

    Ages 2–4

    • FSM11.0%

  • Kirkbie Kendal School

    Ofsted: School remains Good (Concerns) - S5 Next

    Academy converter · Secondary

    Kendal · LA9 7EQ · Westmorland and Furness

    Ages 11–18

    • Att849.3
    • P80.1
    • EM5+49%
    • Absence8.3%

  • Levens CofE School

    Ofsted: School remains Good

    Voluntary controlled school · Primary

    Kendal · LA8 8PU · Westmorland and Furness

    Ages 3–11

    • Absence3.2%
    • FSM6.9%
    • Demand1.00

  • Old Hutton CofE School

    Ofsted: Good

    Voluntary controlled school · Primary

    Kendal · LA8 0NQ · Westmorland and Furness

    Ages 3–11

    • KS269%
    • Absence5.7%
    • FSM8.0%
    • Demand1.00

  • Sandgate School

    Ofsted: School remains Good

    Community special school

    Kendal · LA9 6JG · Westmorland and Furness

    Ages 3–19

    • Absence8.6%
    • FSM34.1%

  • Selside Endowed CofE Primary School

    Ofsted: School remains Good

    Voluntary aided school · Primary

    Kendal · LA8 9LB · Westmorland and Furness

    Ages 4–11

    • Absence3.7%
    • FSM0.0%
    • Demand1.00

  • South Lakes Academy

    Other independent special school

    Kendal · LA9 4ED · Westmorland and Furness

    Ages 11–25

  • St Oswald's CofE Primary School

    Ofsted: School remains Good

    Voluntary aided school · Primary

    Kendal · LA9 6QR · Westmorland and Furness

    Ages 2–11

    • KS250%
    • Absence5.5%
    • FSM12.8%
    • Demand1.00

  • St Patrick's CofE School

    Ofsted: School remains Good

    Voluntary aided school · Primary

    Kendal · LA8 0HH · Westmorland and Furness

    Ages 2–11

    • KS278%
    • Absence4.1%
    • FSM6.1%
    • Demand1.00

  • St Thomas's CofE Primary School

    Ofsted: Not judged

    Voluntary aided school · Primary

    Kendal · LA9 5PP · Westmorland and Furness

    Ages 3–11

    • KS274%
    • Absence5.3%
    • FSM22.6%
    • Demand1.00

  • Staveley CofE School

    Ofsted: Not judged

    Voluntary controlled school · Primary

    Kendal · LA8 9PH · Westmorland and Furness

    Ages 4–11

    • KS283%
    • Absence4.6%
    • FSM12.7%
    • Demand1.00

  • Stramongate Primary School

    Ofsted: Not judged

    Academy converter · Primary

    Kendal · LA9 4BT · Westmorland and Furness

    Ages 4–11

    • KS269%
    • Absence5.5%
    • FSM24.5%
    • Demand1.00

  • The Queen Katherine School

    Ofsted: Expected standard

    Academy converter · Secondary

    Kendal · LA9 6PJ · Westmorland and Furness

    Ages 11–19

    • Att849.1
    • P80.1
    • EM5+45%
    • Absence9.3%

  • Vicarage Park CofE Primary School

    Ofsted: School remains Good

    Voluntary controlled school · Primary

    Kendal · LA9 5BP · Westmorland and Furness

    Ages 4–11

    • KS240%
    • Absence5.2%
    • FSM20.2%
    • Demand1.00

More about schools in Kendal

Breakdowns from GIAS establishment records for this town. Use these to spot the mix of phases, ages and types — then open individual school profiles for Ofsted and performance.

Gender mix

  • Mixed34
  • Boys1

Age ranges

  • 3–119
  • 4–117
  • 2–114
  • 11–183
  • 7–192
  • 2–41
  • 5–181
  • 5–111

Local authorities

  • Westmorland and Furness24
  • Pre-LGR 2023 Cumbria11

School types

  • Voluntary aided school8
  • Academy converter6
  • Voluntary controlled school4
  • Other independent special school4
  • Community school4
  • Pupil referral unit2
  • Foundation school2
  • Community special school2
  • Other independent school1
  • Local authority nursery school1
Special
6
Independent
5
Academies
6

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