Cambian Whinfell School
110 Windermere Road, Kendal, LA9 5EZ
- Phase
- Special schools
- School type
- Other independent special school
- Ages
- 7 to 19
- Gender
- Boys
- Religious character
- None
- Acting Principal
- Mrs Patricia Sandham
- Admissions policy
- Selective
- Boarding
- Boarding school
- Constituency
- Westmorland and Lonsdale
- Setting
- Urban: Further from a major town or city
- Capacity
- 18
- Pupils on roll
- 16
- URN
- 134781
- Local authority
- Westmorland and Furness
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01539723322
About this school
Cambian Whinfell School is a boys' independent special school in Kendal. It teaches children aged 7 to 19 and has 16 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has not yet inspected Cambian Whinfell School under its current framework. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Cambian Whinfell School has not been inspected by Ofsted yet. It opened in its current form in August 2004, and new or converted schools usually wait a few years for their first inspection.
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 1 | 4 | 4 |
| Attainment 8 score | - | - | - |
| Progress 8 score | - | - | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | - | - | - |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | - | - | - |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | - | - | - |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | - | - | - |
Progress 8 is paused nationally for the 2024/25 and 2025/26 school years. Those pupils sat no key stage 2 tests during the Covid pandemic, so there is no starting point to measure progress from. A blank figure here is not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Cambian Whinfell School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 12 |
| 2023/24 | 11 |
| 2024/25 | 12 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 0%
- Pupils with an EHC plan
- 16
- Pupils on SEN support
- 0
Location
Nearby schools
-
South Lakes Academy0.7 miles
Special schools · Kendal
-
Sandgate School1.0 miles
Special schools · Kendal
-
Appletree School3.0 miles
Special schools · Kendal
-
Cairn Education CIC3.7 miles
Special schools · Cumbria
-
Oversands School6.4 miles
Special schools · Grange-over-Sands
Other schools in Kendal
- Appletree School Special schools
- Sandgate School Special schools
- South Lakes Academy Special schools
- Kendal Nursery School Nursery
- Castle Park School Primary
- Crosscrake CofE Primary School Primary
- Crosthwaite CofE School Primary
- Dean Gibson Catholic Primary School, Kendal Primary
- Ghyllside Primary School Primary
- Grayrigg CofE School Primary
- Heron Hill Primary School Primary
- Levens CofE School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Cambian Whinfell School teach?
- Cambian Whinfell School teaches children aged 7 to 19. It is a special school in Kendal.
- Who is the acting principal of Cambian Whinfell School?
- The acting principal of Cambian Whinfell School is Mrs Patricia Sandham, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Cambian Whinfell School been inspected?
- Ofsted has not inspected Cambian Whinfell School under its current framework, so no current judgement is shown. That is common for newer schools and is not a mark against a school.
- How big is Cambian Whinfell School?
- Cambian Whinfell School has 16 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 7 to 19.
- Is Cambian Whinfell School full?
- Cambian Whinfell School has capacity for 18 pupils and 16 on roll (89%), so it has space against its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Cambian Whinfell School a faith school?
- No. Cambian Whinfell School has no designated religious character.
- Is Cambian Whinfell School a selective school?
- Yes. Cambian Whinfell School is recorded as Selective in the schools register, so entry involves selection.
- What are Cambian Whinfell School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Cambian Whinfell School's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 24 July 2026.