Schools in Kendal

About schools in Kendal

Most of the 24 schools listed in Kendal are primary schools. Its two secondary schools are where families compare options once a child finishes primary. Older students can carry on at one sixth form or college.

Every school on this page is inspected by Ofsted. Its newer reports judge a school across several areas rather than giving one overall grade, while older reports still carry the previous single grade, so read the framework and the date on each page before you set two schools side by side. Where results have been published you will also find key stage 2 scores for the primary schools and Attainment 8 for the secondary schools. An inspection or a results table captures a school at one past moment, so use this page to draw up a shortlist and then visit.

Key stage 2, 2024/25

65%

of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, across the 14 schools with published results

Nursery schools1

• Kendal Nursery School

  Local authority nursery school · Ages 2 to 4

Primary schools16

The figure beside a school is the share of its pupils who reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths in 2024/25.

• Castle Park School

  Academy converter · Ages 2 to 11

  66%

  expected standard
• Crosscrake CofE Primary School

  Voluntary aided school · Ages 2 to 11

• Crosthwaite CofE School

  Voluntary aided school · Ages 3 to 11

  80%

  expected standard
• Dean Gibson Catholic Primary School, Kendal

  Academy converter · Ages 3 to 11

  75%

  expected standard
• Ghyllside Primary School

  Academy converter · Ages 3 to 11

  78%

  expected standard
• Grayrigg CofE School

  Voluntary aided school · Ages 4 to 11

  53%

  expected standard
• Heron Hill Primary School

  Community school · Ages 3 to 11

  69%

  expected standard
• Levens CofE School

  Voluntary controlled school · Ages 3 to 11

  38%

  expected standard
• Old Hutton CofE School

  Voluntary controlled school · Ages 3 to 11

  54%

  expected standard
• Selside Endowed CofE Primary School

  Voluntary aided school · Ages 4 to 11

• St Oswald's CofE Primary School

  Voluntary aided school · Ages 2 to 11

  44%

  expected standard
• St Patrick's CofE School

  Voluntary aided school · Ages 2 to 11

  71%

  expected standard
• St Thomas's CofE Primary School

  Voluntary aided school · Ages 3 to 11

  48%

  expected standard
• Staveley CofE School

  Voluntary controlled school · Ages 4 to 11

  55%

  expected standard
• Stramongate Primary School

  Academy converter · Ages 4 to 11

  73%

  expected standard
• Vicarage Park CofE Primary School

  Voluntary controlled school · Ages 4 to 11

Secondary schools2

The figure beside a school is its average Attainment 8 score (out of 90) in 2024/25.

• Kirkbie Kendal School

  Academy converter · Ages 11 to 18

  50.1

  Attainment 8
• The Queen Katherine School

  Academy converter · Ages 11 to 19

  48.8

  Attainment 8

Sixth forms and colleges1

• Kendal College

  Further education · Ages 16 to 99

Special schools and alternative provision4

• Appletree School

  Other independent special school · Ages 6 to 12

• Cambian Whinfell School

  Other independent special school · Ages 7 to 19 · Boys

• Sandgate School

  Community special school · Ages 3 to 19

• South Lakes Academy

  Other independent special school · Ages 11 to 25

Common questions about schools in Kendal

How many schools are in Kendal?

OfferDay lists 24 schools in Kendal, including 16 primary schools and four special and alternative provision schools.

Who inspects schools in Kendal?

Every school in Kendal is inspected by Ofsted. Newer reports grade several areas of a school separately on a report card, while older reports carry a single overall grade, so check the framework and the date on each page before you compare two schools.

Which are the best schools in Kendal?

OfferDay ranks schools in Kendal where the Department for Education has published results, by key stage 2 scores for primary schools and Attainment 8 for secondary schools. The ranking links are near the top of this page. A results table only captures one part of a school, so use it to draw up a shortlist and then visit.

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. Information on this page was last updated on 24 July 2026.