Schools near Windermere
The 38 schools closest to Windermere by distance, wherever they sit administratively.
About schools near Windermere
Here are the 38 nearest schools to Windermere, ordered by how far each one sits from the centre. The closest is St Cuthberts Catholic Primary School, Windermere, less than a mile away in a straight line. Some sit under a neighbouring town or local authority, because distance does not follow administrative boundaries.
Ofsted inspects the schools on this page. Follow any school for its inspection history and, where results have been published, its exam performance. Distances are measured in a straight line from the centre of Windermere, so a school that is close by road may fall a little further down this list; to see only the schools listed under Windermere itself, open its schools page.
Nearest schools
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St Cuthberts Catholic Primary School, Windermere0.3 miles
Primary · Windermere
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St Martin & St Mary Church of England Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · Windermere
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Goodly Dale Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Windermere
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The Lakes School1.1 miles
Secondary · Windermere
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Windermere School2.4 miles
Independent schools · The Lake District
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Hawkshead Esthwaite Primary School3.4 miles
Primary · Hawkshead
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Staveley CofE School3.8 miles
Primary · Kendal
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Cairn Education CIC3.9 miles
Special schools · Cumbria
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Ambleside CofE Primary School4.3 miles
Primary · Ambleside
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Crosthwaite CofE School4.9 miles
Primary · Kendal
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St Oswald's CofE Primary School6.3 miles
Primary · Kendal
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Coniston CofE Primary School6.4 miles
Primary · Coniston
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John Ruskin School6.6 miles
Secondary · Coniston
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Cambian Whinfell School6.9 miles
Special schools · Kendal
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Langdale CofE School6.9 miles
Primary · Ambleside
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St Thomas's CofE Primary School7.0 miles
Primary · Kendal
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Grasmere CofE Primary School7.1 miles
Primary · Ambleside
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Kendal Nursery School7.2 miles
Nursery · Kendal
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Ghyllside Primary School7.4 miles
Primary · Kendal
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South Lakes Academy7.5 miles
Special schools · Kendal
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Stramongate Primary School7.5 miles
Primary · Kendal
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The Queen Katherine School7.6 miles
Secondary · Kendal
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Vicarage Park CofE Primary School7.7 miles
Primary · Kendal
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Oversands School7.7 miles
Special schools · Grange-over-Sands
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Dean Gibson Catholic Primary School, Kendal7.7 miles
Primary · Kendal
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Kendal College7.8 miles
16 plus · Kendal
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Sandgate School7.9 miles
Special schools · Kendal
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Kirkbie Kendal School8.0 miles
Secondary · Kendal
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Selside Endowed CofE Primary School8.2 miles
Primary · Kendal
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Heron Hill Primary School8.2 miles
Primary · Kendal
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Castle Park School8.3 miles
Primary · Kendal
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St Mark's CofE Primary School9.0 miles
Primary · Natland, Kendal
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Dean Barwick Primary School9.0 miles
Primary · Grange-over-Sands
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Appletree School9.0 miles
Special schools · Kendal
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Levens CofE School9.1 miles
Primary · Kendal
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Leven Valley CofE Primary School9.3 miles
Primary · Ulverston
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Crosscrake CofE Primary School10.1 miles
Primary · Kendal
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St Patrick's CofE School11.5 miles
Primary · Kendal
Common questions
- How many schools are near Windermere?
- This page lists the 38 closest schools to the centre of Windermere by straight-line distance, wherever they sit administratively, always within the same nation.
- Which school is closest to Windermere?
- The nearest listed school to the centre of Windermere is St Cuthberts Catholic Primary School, Windermere, about 0.3 miles from the centre. Distances are straight-line, so journeys will be longer by road.
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. Distances are straight-line, calculated from the schools' coordinates. Information on this page was last updated on 24 July 2026.