Dowdales School
About the school
Dowdales 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
- 5 February 2025
- Published
- 12 March 2025
- Inspection type
- Ungraded inspection
- Latest outcome
- Standards maintained
Results and school context
GCSE and key stage 4
Attainment 8
- School
- 41.8
- 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
- 26.00%
- Westmorland and Furness
- 42.30%
- England
- 45.40%
English and maths grade 4+
- School
- 52.00%
- Westmorland and Furness
- 62.50%
- England
- 64.80%
EBacc entry
- School
- 20.00%
- Westmorland and Furness
- 24.40%
- England
- 40.50%
EBacc average point score
- School
- 3.41
- Westmorland and Furness
- 3.9
- England
- 4.09
Pupil context and attendance
DfE context data for 2024/25. These characteristics provide context and are not quality ratings.
Pupils on roll
827
Girls
49.94%
Boys
50.06%
SEN support
19.59%
Education, health and care plan
4.84%
English as an additional language
2.90%
Eligible for free school meals in the past six years
21.16%
Overall absence
9.45
Persistent absence
26.9
Pupil destinations
DfE destination measures from the 2024/25 release. These outcomes are published after a time lag.
After Key Stage 4
Cohort
178
Sustained education or employment
93%
Education
70%
Apprenticeship
18%
Employment
4%
Not sustained
6%