Appleby Grammar School is a state-funded secondary school in Westmorland and Furness, North West, for pupils aged 11 to 18 for boys and girls. DfE data records 357 pupils on roll and a published capacity of 750.
The latest recorded Ofsted inspection was on 12 May 2026 has no single overall grade. The published Attainment 8 score was 40.7 for 2024/25. The published A-level average grade was C+ for 2024/25. Admissions data records 76 first-preference applications and 76 offers made on national offer day for 2026/27.
Reporting periods vary by source — Methodology.
School admissions data, what the Ofsted report means for you, and how it compares to nearby schools.
12 May 2026 · Report card · Open inspection report ↗
| Area | Judgement |
|---|---|
| Safeguarding standards | Met |
| Inclusion | Expected standard |
| Curriculum & teaching | Expected standard |
| Achievement | Expected standard |
| Attendance & behaviour | Expected standard |
| Personal development & wellbeing | Expected standard |
| Leadership & governance | Expected standard |
| Post-16 provision | Expected standard |
| Area | Judgement |
|---|---|
| Overall effectiveness | Good |
| Quality of education | Good |
| Behaviour & attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership & management | Good |
| Sixth-form provision | Good |
Published 24 Jun 2026.
Ofsted report cards use five grades per area, with no single overall grade or legacy equivalent.
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| Measure | Value |
|---|---|
| School’s local authority | Westmorland and Furness |
| Applications open | Usually 1 September 2026 |
| Application deadline | 31 October 2026 |
| National offer day | 1 March 2027 |
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| Measure | Value |
|---|---|
| Offers made on National Offer Day | 76 |
| First-preference applications | 76 |
| Applications (all preferences) | 107 |
| First-preference offers | 76 |
Source: Published admissions data; follow each measure’s labelled basis, including all preferences where shown.
| Measure | Value |
|---|---|
| Attainment 8 (average score) | 40.7 |
| English & maths: grades 9–4 | 60.7% |
| English & maths: grades 9–5 | 29.5% |
| EBacc entry | 9.8% |
| EBacc grades 9–4 | 6.6% |
| EBacc grades 9–5 | 3.3% |
| EBacc average point score | 3.36 |
DfE · 2024/25; compare the same year and measure (— unavailable or suppressed).
| Measure | Value |
|---|---|
| Average points per entry | 32.1 |
| Best three A-levels: average points | 30.95 |
| Value added | -0.08 |
| Value added: lower confidence limit | -0.4 |
| Value added: upper confidence limit | 0.23 |
| AAB or higher (including two facilitating subjects) | 14.3% |
| Pupils | 14 |
| Average grade | C+ |
| Published progress band | Average |
DfE · 2024/25; compare the same year and measure (— unavailable or suppressed).
| Destination | Pupils |
|---|---|
| This school’s sixth form | 25.6% |
| Sixth-form college | 0% |
| Further education college | 47.4% |
| Apprenticeship | 9% |
| Employment | 7.7% |
| Not sustained | 5.1% |
| Unknown | 3.8% |
Cohort: 78 pupils · Sustained education or employment: 91%
DfE destinations follow school leavers, not current pupils.
| Destination | Pupils |
|---|---|
| Higher education | 25% |
| Further education | 12.5% |
| Other education | 4.2% |
| Apprenticeship | 0% |
| Employment | 41.7% |
| Not sustained | 12.5% |
| Unknown | 4.2% |
Cohort: 24 pupils · Sustained education or employment: 83.3%
DfE destinations follow school leavers, not current pupils.
2024/25 · Published entries
DfE subject entries; pupils may take multiple subjects.
17.4 pupils per qualified teacher
2025/26 · Full-time equivalent teachers, not class size.
| Measure | Value |
|---|---|
| Authorised absence2024/25 | 6.02% |
| Unauthorised absence2024/25 | 2.18% |
| Group | Pupils |
|---|---|
| White British | 95.2% |
| White other | 0.6% |
| Mixed | 0.3% |
| Asian | 1.4% |
| Black | 0% |
| Other | 0% |
DfE school, census, workforce, absence and exclusion data; periods vary, and missing values are not zero.
DfE data; confirm current support with the school's SENCO.
100% would recommend this school
17 responses · Sep 2024 – Sep 2025
| Question | Agree or strongly agree |
|---|---|
| Happy at school | 100% |
| Feels safe | 100% |
| Well behaved pupils | 94% |
| Bullying dealt with | 36% |
| Question | Agree or strongly agree |
|---|---|
| Aware of curriculum | 71% |
| Concerns dealt with | 59% |
| SEND support | 0% |
| High expectations | 88% |
| Child does well | 94% |
| Progress updates | 88% |
| Subject range | 88% |
| Clubs & activities | 94% |
| Personal development | 94% |
View the Ofsted dataset: voluntary responses may not represent all families; separate from Classpot reviews.
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