Appleby Grammar School
About the school
Appleby Grammar School is an open secondary school in Westmorland and Furness.
Latest Ofsted inspection
Published Ofsted information, current as at 31 July 2026. Inspection outcomes are not performance rankings.
- Latest inspection
- 12 May 2026
- Published
- 24 June 2026
- Inspection type
- S5 Inspection
Published inspection outcomes
Safeguarding
Met
Inclusion
Expected standard
Curriculum and teaching
Expected standard
Achievement
Expected standard
Attendance and behaviour
Expected standard
Personal development and wellbeing
Expected standard
Post-16 provision
Expected standard
Leadership and governance
Expected standard
Previous inspection framework
These judgements are retained by Ofsted from an earlier inspection framework.
Overall effectiveness
Good
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour and attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership and management
Good
Safeguarding
Yes
Early years
Not applicable
Sixth form
Good
Results and school context
GCSE and key stage 4
Attainment 8
- School
- 40.7
- Westmorland and Furness
- 45.4
- England
- 46.1
Progress 8
The DfE has not published this measure for 2024/25.
- School
- N/A
- Westmorland and Furness
- N/A
- England
- N/A
English and maths grade 5+
- School
- 29.50%
- Westmorland and Furness
- 42.30%
- England
- 45.40%
English and maths grade 4+
- School
- 60.70%
- Westmorland and Furness
- 62.50%
- England
- 64.80%
EBacc entry
- School
- 9.80%
- Westmorland and Furness
- 24.40%
- England
- 40.50%
EBacc average point score
- School
- 3.36
- Westmorland and Furness
- 3.9
- England
- 4.09
A levels and sixth form
Average A-level grade
- School
- C+
Average A-level points
- School
- 32.1
AAB or better
- School
- 14.30%
Pupil context and attendance
DfE context data for 2024/25. These characteristics provide context and are not quality ratings.
Pupils on roll
360
Girls
47.50%
Boys
52.50%
SEN support
18.06%
Education, health and care plan
1.94%
English as an additional language
1.90%
Eligible for free school meals in the past six years
21.54%
Overall absence
8.2
Persistent absence
23.85
Pupil destinations
DfE destination measures from the 2024/25 release. These outcomes are published after a time lag.
After Key Stage 4
Cohort
78
Sustained education or employment
91%
Education
74%
Apprenticeship
9%
Employment
8%
Not sustained
5%
After 16–18 study
Cohort
26
Sustained education or employment
81%
Higher education
23%
Further education
12%
Apprenticeship
4%
Employment
38%