Appleby Grammar School

Type Secondary / Academy converter
Age Range 11-18
Religion Unknown
Address Battlebarrow
Appleby-in-Westmorland
Cumbria
CA16 6XU
Phone 01768351580
Reference Number 137251

General Makeup

Number of pupils 360
Boy/Girl ratio Boys: 52.5%
Girls: 47.5%
Percentage of students eligible for free school meals 20.3%
Percentage of students where English is not their first language 1.9%

Class Sizes

Average size of one teacher classes 22.5

Year Groups

Year Boys Girls Total
7 40 38 78
8 31 26 57
9 34 31 65
10 36 28 64
11 31 30 61
12 8 11 19
13 9 7 16

Ethnicities

Ethnicity Percentage
White, British 94.4%
Unclassified 3.1%
Indian 1.1%
White, Other 0.8%
White & Asian 0.6%

Overall Ofsted Rating Good
 >  Quality of education Good
  >  Behaviour & Attitude Good
  >  Personal Development Good
  >  Leadership & Management Good
  >  Sixth Form Provision Good
Last Report Date 2022-06-27
Date Report
2022-04-26 School inspection:GoodSchool inspection, PDF - 27 June 2022
2020-10-20 Monitoring visitMonitoring visit, PDF - 01 December 2020
2019-09-12 Monitoring visitMonitoring visit, PDF - 08 October 2019
2018-06-05 Full inspection:Requires ImprovementFull inspection, PDF - 16 July 2018
2017-04-04 Monitoring visitMonitoring visit, PDF - 02 May 2017
2016-05-10 Full inspection:Requires ImprovementFull inspection, PDF - 09 June 2016
2014-03-14 Monitoring visitMonitoring visit, PDF - 04 April 2014
2013-11-27 Full inspection:Requires ImprovementFull inspection, PDF - 18 December 2013
2012-02-14 Academy conversion letterAcademy conversion letter, PDF - 18 February 2012
2011-09-21 Full inspection:SatisfactoryFull inspection, PDF - 13 October 2011
Previously as Appleby Grammar School
2010-06-22 Curriculum and development visitCurriculum and development visit, PDF - 19 July 2010
2008-11-18 Full inspection:GoodFull inspection, PDF - 10 December 2008
2005-11-07 Full inspection:GoodFull inspection, PDF - 25 November 2005
2000-10-16 Full inspectionFull inspection, PDF - 18 January 2001
2010-06-22 Curriculum and development visitCurriculum and development visit, PDF - 19 July 2010
2008-11-18 Full inspection:GoodFull inspection, PDF - 10 December 2008
2005-11-07 Full inspection:GoodFull inspection, PDF - 25 November 2005
2000-10-16 Full inspectionFull inspection, PDF - 18 January 2001

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 29.5% Unlock Unlock
5 or more GCSEs at grade 9-4 (or A-C) 52.5% 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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Points

Points Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Average Points 32.1 Unlock Unlock
Average Points (best 3) 30.95 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 14.3% Unlock Unlock

2025 Admissions

Number of Applications Number of Offers
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Second Preference 23 0
Third Preference 13 0
From another Local Authority 1 0

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Name Distance
Appleby Primary School
Station Road, Appleby-in-Westmorland, Cumbria, CA16 6TX
0.42 miles
Long Marton School
Long Marton, Appleby-in-Westmorland, Cumbria, CA16 6BT
2.45 miles
Bolton Primary School
Bolton, Appleby-in-Westmorland, Cumbria, CA16 6AW
2.86 miles
Kirkby Thore School
Kirkby Thore, Penrith, Cumbria, CA10 1UU
4.18 miles
Asby Endowed School
Great Asby, Appleby-in-Westmorland, Cumbria, CA16 6EX
4.87 miles
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