Ullswater Community College

Type Secondary / Foundation school
Age Range 11-18
Religion Unknown
Address Wetheriggs Lane
Penrith
Cumbria
CA11 8NG
Phone 01768210206
Reference Number 112393

General Makeup

Number of pupils 1540
Boy/Girl ratio Boys: 50.32%
Girls: 49.68%
Percentage of students eligible for free school meals 17.1%
Percentage of students where English is not their first language 6.2%

Class Sizes

Average size of one teacher classes 21.9

Year Groups

Year Boys Girls Total
7 141 132 273
8 135 134 269
9 130 134 264
10 142 125 267
11 140 144 284
12 45 53 98
13 42 43 85

Ethnicities

Ethnicity Percentage
White, British 87.7%
White, Other 5.6%
Unclassified 2.7%
White & Asian 0.8%
Mixed, Other 0.7%
White & Black (Caribbean) 0.3%
African 0.3%
Asian, Other 0.3%
Chinese 0.2%
Irish 0.2%
Indian 0.1%
White & Black (African) 0.1%

Overall Ofsted Rating Good
 >  Quality of education Good
  >  Behaviour & Attitude Good
  >  Personal Development Good
  >  Leadership & Management Good
  >  Sixth Form Provision Good
Last Inspection Date 2023-05-26
Date Description Report
2023-04-18 School inspection: School inspection:
2019-05-21 Full inspection: Full inspection:
2018-11-27 Short inspection Short inspection
2016-09-13 Monitoring visit Monitoring visit
2014-02-13 Full inspection: Full inspection:
2012-10-09 Full inspection: Full inspection:
2010-06-30 Full inspection: Full inspection:
2009-12-01 Monitoring visit Monitoring visit
2009-04-01 Full inspection: Full inspection:
2008-02-04 Curriculum and development visit Curriculum and development visit
2006-01-11 Full inspection: Full inspection:
2000-10-09 Full inspection Full inspection

Attainment 8 Score

Attaimenment 8 is a measure of a pupil's average grade across a set of 8 subjects. The 8 subjects which make up Attainment 8 are:

  • English
  • Maths
  • 3 subjects from qualifications that count towards the English Baccalaureate (EBacc), like sciences, language and history
  • 3 more GCSE qualifications (including EBacc subjects) or technical awards from a list approved by the Department for Education

Each grade a pupil gets is assigned a point score from 9 (the highest) to 1 (the lowest). These scores are added up, with English and maths counted twice.

School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
40.7 Unlock Unlock

GCSE Results

Metric School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Grade 5 or above in English and maths 33.5% Unlock Unlock
5 or more GCSEs at grade 9-4 (or A-C) 47.9% Unlock Unlock

Progress 8 Score

A progress score is a way to measure how well a student progressed in comparison to other students of a similar starting ability. A score of zero means would mean that a student made the same progress as others that had a similar starting a ability. A positive score would mean that the student made more progress than other students of similar starting ability. The scores below are for the whole school so is the average progress score across all students.

School Score Percentile (loc) Percentile (nationwide)
0.02 Unlock Unlock

Attainment 8 Score

Attaimenment 8 is a measure of a pupil's average grade across a set of 8 subjects. The 8 subjects which make up Attainment 8 are:

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GCSE Results

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Progress 8 Score

A progress score is a way to measure how well a student progressed in comparison to other students of a similar starting ability. A score of zero means would mean that a student made the same progress as others that had a similar starting a ability. A positive score would mean that the student made more progress than other students of similar starting ability. The scores below are for the whole school so is the average progress score across all students.

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Points

Points Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Average Points 32.01 Unlock Unlock
Average Points (best 3) 33.57 Unlock Unlock

Grades

School Local Nationwide
Average Grade C+ C C+
Average Grade (best 3) C+ C+ C+
Percentage Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Students getting AAB or better 4.7% Unlock Unlock

2024 Admissions

Number of Applications Number of Offers
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Second Preference 79 6
Third Preference 16 0
From another Local Authority 5 1

Previous Years

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Name Distance
North Lakes School
Huntley Avenue, Penrith, Cumbria, CA11 8NU
0.24 miles
Brunswick School
Brunswick Road, Penrith, Cumbria, CA11 7LX
0.48 miles
Beaconside CofE Primary School
Hutton Hill, Beaconside C of E Primary School, Penrith, Cumbria, CA11 8EN
0.61 miles
St Catherine's Catholic Primary School, Penrith
Drovers Lane, St Catherine's Catholic Primary School, Penrith, Cumbria, CA11 9EL
0.67 miles
Hunter Hall School
Frenchfield, Penrith, CA11 8UA
1.04 miles
Yanwath Primary School
Yanwath, Penrith, Cumbria, CA10 2LA
1.42 miles
Clifton Primary School
Clifton, Clifton Primary School, Penrith, Cumbria, CA10 2EG
2.16 miles
Stainton CofE Primary School
Stainton, Penrith, Cumbria, CA11 0ET
2.37 miles
Langwathby CofE Primary School
Salkeld Road, Langwathby, Penrith, Cumbria, CA10 1ND
4.1 miles
Lowther Endowed School
Hackthorpe, Penrith, Cumbria, CA10 2HT
4.12 miles
Plumpton School
Plumpton, Plumpton School, Penrith, Cumbria, CA11 9PA
4.82 miles
Greystoke Primary School
Icold Road, Greystoke, Greystoke School, Penrith, Cumbria, CA11 0TP
4.85 miles
Name Distance
Queen Elizabeth Grammar School Penrith
Ullswater Road, Penrith, Cumbria, CA11 7EG
0.35 miles
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Students getting 5 or more GCSE's at grade 9-4 (A-C)

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