Appleby Grammar School
Appleby-in-Westmorland, CA16 6XU · Westmorland and Furness · secondary school
17th of 20 secondary schools in Westmorland and Furness we can score. Local and same-phase on purpose: a national table mostly measures who attends.
Narrow the comparison to the 941 schools whose pupils have similar backgrounds — a tougher field — and it places 1.4/10 among them, against 3.1/10 nationally. Both figures are results only, without the inspection grade. A lower figure here means a stronger comparison group, not a weaker school.
How this is worked out
| Measure | Percentile | Weight | Adds |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ofsted | 15 | 35% | 0.51 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths 2024/25 | 29.5 · 16 | 30% | 0.48 |
| Progress 8 2023/24 | 0.01 · 51 | 25% | 1.28 |
| Attainment 8 2024/25 | 40.7 · 24 | 10% | 0.24 |
Each measure is read as a position among comparable schools, so a school in the middle of the country scores 5. Full method.
Get to know the school
How it's doing. The school is rated Good by Ofsted following an inspection in May 2026. In 2024/25, 29.5% of pupils achieved Grade 5 or above in English and maths. Attainment 8 was 40.7, compared to the national median of 44.6. Progress 8 was +0.01 in 2023/24, indicating pupils did slightly better than those nationally who started from the same place. Narrow the comparison to the schools whose pupils have similar backgrounds — a tougher field — and it places 1.4 out of 10 among them, against 3.1 out of 10 nationally.
Beyond the classroom. Pupils can join Games Club and Warhammer. Sports include rugby, football, netball, gymnastics, trampolining, volleyball, handball, and athletics. Trips include attending tennis at Wimbledon, T20 Blast cricket at Old Trafford, Netball Superleague matches, rugby at Newcastle Falcons, and a ski course in 2026. An after-school club is available.
Getting in. There are 360 pupils in a school with 750 places, leaving 390 spare places. The school has real spare room, so a place is likely and classes are smaller than it is built for.
Worth asking on a visit. How does the school support pupils to reach the national median in Attainment 8? What specific support is offered to help students improve their Progress 8 scores? How does the school manage class sizes
Written by AI from this school's published results, inspection record and its own website — not by Ofsted, the school, or SchoolsGPT staff. Every figure above comes from the sources on this page. Check anything that matters with the school.
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