Settlebeck School
Long Lane, Sedbergh, LA10 5AL
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- CHANGING LIVES LEARNING TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mrs Sarah Campbell
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sponsor
- Changing Lives Learning Trust
- SEN provision
- ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder
- Constituency
- Morecambe and Lunesdale
- Setting
- Larger rural: Further from a major town or city
- Capacity
- 220
- Pupils on roll
- 203
- URN
- 137269
- Local authority
- Westmorland and Furness
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01539620383
About this school
Settlebeck School is a secondary academy in Sedbergh. It teaches children aged 11 to 16 and has 203 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Settlebeck School, and its latest judgement is set out below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Ofsted did not give an overall grade. Between September 2024 and September 2025 inspections graded each area of a school's work without a single overall judgement, ahead of the move to report cards. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 45 | 44 | 34 |
| Attainment 8 score | 50.2 | 47.8 | 44.0 |
| Progress 8 score | +0.36 -0.08 to +0.79 | +0.45 +0.02 to +0.88 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 51% | 43.2% | 44.1% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 76% | 70.5% | 61.8% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 16% | 2.3% | 23.5% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 4.2 | 3.9 | 3.6 |
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 Settlebeck 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 | Westmorland and Furness average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 50.2 | 37.9 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 47.8 | 40 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 44 | 41.9 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 6.9% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 9.5% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 9% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 211 |
| 2023/24 | 212 |
| 2024/25 | 203 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Settlebeck School compares
Settlebeck School ranked 12th of 20 secondary schools in Westmorland and Furness for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 53% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 11% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 44 | 9% | 13.3% | 203 | — |
| The Queen Katherine School | 48.8 | 7.7% | 19.4% | 910 | 8.7 miles |
| Kirkbie Kendal School | 50.1 | 7.1% | 15.9% | 1,029 | 8.9 miles |
| Queen Elizabeth Studio School | 37.8 | 8.8% | 10.2% | 329 | 9.0 miles |
| Queen Elizabeth School | 59.6 | 6.9% | 9.3% | 1,155 | 9.0 miles |
| Dallam School | 44.1 | 9.7% | 14.9% | 761 | 11.9 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 13.3%
- English as an additional language
- 0%
- Overall absence
- 9.02%
- Persistent absence
- 21.8%
Location
Nearby schools
-
The Queen Katherine School8.7 miles
Secondary · Kendal
-
Kirkbie Kendal School8.9 miles
Secondary · Kendal
-
Queen Elizabeth Studio School9.0 miles
Secondary
-
Queen Elizabeth School9.0 miles
Secondary
-
Dallam School11.9 miles
Secondary · Cumbria
Other schools in Sedbergh
- Dent CofE Voluntary Aided Primary School Primary
- Sedbergh Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Settlebeck School teach?
- Settlebeck School teaches children aged 11 to 16. It is a secondary school in Sedbergh.
- Who is the headteacher of Settlebeck School?
- The headteacher of Settlebeck School is Mrs Sarah Campbell, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Settlebeck School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Settlebeck School, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How many pupils are at Settlebeck School?
- Settlebeck School has 203 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 16.
- Is Settlebeck School full?
- Settlebeck School has capacity for 220 pupils and 203 on roll (92%), 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 Settlebeck School a faith school?
- No. Settlebeck School has no designated religious character.
- Is Settlebeck School a selective school?
- No. Settlebeck School is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- Is Settlebeck School part of an academy trust?
- Settlebeck School is part of CHANGING LIVES LEARNING TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- What SEN provision does Settlebeck School have?
- The schools register lists Settlebeck School's special educational needs provision as: ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- How have Settlebeck School's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 50.2 in 2022/23 and 44 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Settlebeck School compare with other schools in Westmorland and Furness?
- Settlebeck School ranked 12th of 20 secondary schools in Westmorland and Furness for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 53% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 11% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Settlebeck School's absence rate?
- Settlebeck School's overall absence rate is 9% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Settlebeck School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Settlebeck 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 1 July 2026.