Appleby Grammar School
Academy converter · sixth form · 357 pupils
74% stayed in education · Attainment 8 40.7
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Settlebeck School
- Pupils on roll
- 203of 220 places
- Free school meals
- 13.3%
- Year 11 cohort 2025
- 34
- Ofsted
- Inspected, 20 May 2025Read the Ofsted report
Results below include those reported under the school’s previous registration: Settlebeck High School (URN 112380, until 1 August 2011).
What the data says
Settlebeck School has no sixth form. Of the 45 pupils who finished Year 11 there in 2023, 2% moved to a sixth form college, 47% to a further education college and 16% started an apprenticeship.
Apprenticeships are a real route from here: 16% of leavers started one, roughly three times the England figure of 3%.
GCSE results in 2025 were below the national picture: Attainment 8 of 44.0 against 46.1 across England and 45.4 in Westmorland and Furness, with 44% of pupils getting grade 5 or above in both English and maths (England 45%).
Almost every leaver found a sustained destination: only 0% were not in education, work or training six months on, against 6% nationally.
Where pupils went after Year 11
Destinations of the 2023 Year 11 leavers, measured the following year: the share in a sustained place for at least two terms. Compared with all state-funded schools in Westmorland and Furness and England.
School sixth formSixth form collegeFurther education collegeOther educationApprenticeshipEmploymentNo sustained destination
| Measure | Settlebeck School | Westmorland and Furness | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils in the cohort | 45 | 2,451 | 607,348 |
| Any sustained destination | 98% | 95% | 92% |
| Stayed in education | 80% | 78% | 86% |
| — school sixth form | 20% | 32% | 34% |
| — sixth form college | 2% | — | 13% |
| — further education college | 47% | 45% | 37% |
| — other education | 11% | 2% | 2% |
| Apprenticeship | 16% | 11% | 3% |
| Employment | 2% | 5% | 3% |
| No sustained destination | 0% | 4% | 6% |
| Destination unknown | 2% | 1% | 3% |
GCSE results 2025
| Measure | Settlebeck School | Westmorland and Furness | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 (average points per pupil) | 44.0 | 45.4 | 46.1 |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 44% | 42% | 45% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 62% | 63% | 65% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate subjects | 24% | 24% | 41% |
| EBacc average point score | 3.63 | 3.90 | 4.09 |
| Disadvantaged pupils in the cohort | 15% | 17% | 28% |
| Attainment 8 — disadvantaged pupils | — | 34.1 | 34.9 |
| Attainment 8 — other pupils | — | 47.7 | 50.4 |
| Pupils with high prior attainment (Key Stage 2) | — | — | — |
| English as an additional language | 0% | 5% | 19% |
Progress 8 is not available for 2025 and 2026: these cohorts had no Key Stage 2 tests in 2020 and 2021, so there is no baseline. Attainment 8 shows results without taking pupils’ starting points into account.
Subjects taken at GCSE
Entries in 2025 as a share of the Year 11 cohort, and the share of entries graded 7–9 and 4–9, compared with all entries in England.
| Subject | Entries | Share of cohort | England | Grades 7–9 | England | Grades 4–9 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics | 32 | 94% | 88% | 9% | 22% | 78% |
| English Literature | 32 | 94% | 86% | 9% | 21% | 66% |
| English Language | 32 | 94% | 89% | 16% | 20% | 69% |
| Religious Studies | 22 | 65% | 31% | 9% | 32% | 77% |
| Food Preparation and Nutrition | 19 | 56% | 8% | 37% | 21% | 89% |
| Combined Science | 19 | 56% | 65% | 0% | 9% | 47% |
| History | 16 | 47% | 41% | 6% | 26% | 44% |
| Chemistry | 13 | 38% | 23% | 23% | 47% | 92% |
| Biology | 13 | 38% | 23% | 38% | 45% | 100% |
| Physics | 13 | 38% | 23% | 23% | 46% | 100% |
| Design and Technology | 10 | 29% | 11% | 10% | 23% | 40% |
| French | 9 | 26% | 18% | 0% | 29% | 100% |
| Geography | 6 | 18% | 41% | 0% | 25% | 67% |
| Media Studies | 5 | 15% | 4% | — | 20% | — |
| Fine Art | 4 | 12% | 9% | — | 28% | — |
| Computer Science | 4 | 12% | 13% | — | 30% | — |
| Drama | 3 | 9% | 7% | — | 27% | — |
Technical awards and other Key Stage 4 qualifications
| Subject | Entries | Share of cohort | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sports / Movement Science | 12 | — | — |
| Speech and Drama | 3 | — | — |
Other secondary schools in Westmorland and Furness
Cartmel Priory CofE School
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85% stayed in education · Attainment 8 47.2
Chetwynde School
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76% stayed in education · Attainment 8 44.2
Dallam School
Academy converter · sixth form · 761 pupils
86% stayed in education · Attainment 8 44.1
Dowdales School
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70% stayed in education · Attainment 8 41.8
Furness Academy
Academy sponsor led · 1,187 pupils
72% stayed in education · Attainment 8 42.4
Sources: Department for Education school and college performance tables 2024/2025 (Key Stage 4 and 16–18 results, subject entries, destination measures for 2023 leavers); Get Information About Schools register as at 19 September 2026; Ofsted management information as at 31 August 2026. Small numbers are suppressed by DfE and shown as “—”. How to read these figures.