Appleby Grammar School
Academy converter · sixth form · 357 pupils
74% stayed in education · Attainment 8 40.7
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Cartmel Priory CofE School
- Pupils on roll
- 371of 380 places
- Free school meals
- 14.3%
- Year 11 cohort 2025
- 69
- Ofsted
- Report card, 19 May 2026Read the Ofsted report
Curriculum and teaching Needs attentionAchievement Expected standardAttendance and behaviour Strong standardPersonal development and wellbeing Strong standardInclusion Needs attentionLeadership and governance Expected standardPost-16 provision Not applicableSafeguarding Met
Results below include those reported under the school’s previous registration: Cartmel Priory CofE School (URN 112437, until 1 September 2011).
What the data says
Cartmel Priory CofE School has no sixth form. Of the 55 pupils who finished Year 11 there in 2023, none moved to a sixth form college, 44% to a further education college and 5% started an apprenticeship.
Food Preparation and Nutrition is unusually popular at GCSE: 46% of the year group took it, against 8% of pupils across England.
GCSE results in 2025 were in line with the national picture: Attainment 8 of 47.2 against 46.1 across England and 45.4 in Westmorland and Furness, with 38% of pupils getting grade 5 or above in both English and maths (England 45%).
Almost every leaver found a sustained destination: only 2% 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 | Cartmel Priory CofE School | Westmorland and Furness | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils in the cohort | 55 | 2,451 | 607,348 |
| Any sustained destination | 96% | 95% | 92% |
| Stayed in education | 85% | 78% | 86% |
| — school sixth form | 40% | 32% | 34% |
| — sixth form college | 0% | — | 13% |
| — further education college | 44% | 45% | 37% |
| — other education | 2% | 2% | 2% |
| Apprenticeship | 5% | 11% | 3% |
| Employment | 5% | 5% | 3% |
| No sustained destination | 2% | 4% | 6% |
| Destination unknown | 2% | 1% | 3% |
GCSE results 2025
| Measure | Cartmel Priory CofE School | Westmorland and Furness | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 (average points per pupil) | 47.2 | 45.4 | 46.1 |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 38% | 42% | 45% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 58% | 63% | 65% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate subjects | 19% | 24% | 41% |
| EBacc average point score | 3.96 | 3.90 | 4.09 |
| Disadvantaged pupils in the cohort | 16% | 17% | 28% |
| Attainment 8 — disadvantaged pupils | 39.8 | 34.1 | 34.9 |
| Attainment 8 — other pupils | 48.6 | 47.7 | 50.4 |
| Pupils with high prior attainment (Key Stage 2) | — | — | — |
| English as an additional language | 3% | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language | 67 | 97% | 89% | 24% | 20% | 70% |
| Mathematics | 67 | 97% | 88% | 13% | 22% | 67% |
| English Literature | 67 | 97% | 86% | 21% | 21% | 70% |
| Religious Studies | 64 | 93% | 31% | 23% | 32% | 48% |
| Combined Science | 41 | 59% | 65% | 10% | 9% | 49% |
| Geography | 36 | 52% | 41% | 25% | 25% | 64% |
| Food Preparation and Nutrition | 32 | 46% | 8% | 19% | 21% | 81% |
| History | 31 | 45% | 41% | 23% | 26% | 55% |
| Design and Technology | 27 | 39% | 11% | 22% | 23% | 100% |
| Physics | 26 | 38% | 23% | 35% | 46% | 85% |
| Chemistry | 26 | 38% | 23% | 31% | 47% | 88% |
| Biology | 26 | 38% | 23% | 35% | 45% | 85% |
| Computer Science | 23 | 33% | 13% | 17% | 30% | 39% |
| Fine Art | 22 | 32% | 9% | 5% | 28% | 86% |
| German | 18 | 26% | 5% | 39% | 33% | 83% |
| Drama | 11 | 16% | 7% | 9% | 27% | 64% |
| Music | 8 | 12% | 5% | 13% | 33% | 38% |
| Polish | 1 | 1% | 1% | — | 84% | — |
Technical awards and other Key Stage 4 qualifications
| Subject | Entries | Share of cohort | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sports / Movement Science | 18 | — | — |
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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.