UK Schools
Appleby Grammar School
Appleby Grammar School is a mixed secondary academy in Appleby-in-Westmorland, Westmorland and Furness Council, teaching 357 pupils aged 11 to 18. Ofsted graded achievement as Expected standard at its most recent inspection in May 2026. In 2024–2025, GCSE Attainment 8 was 40.7 (England 46.1). The 2025–2026 school year runs from 3 September 2025 to 17 July 2026.
Ofsted inspection
The latest published Ofsted judgement for Appleby Grammar School.
Scale: Exceptional Strong standard Expected standard Needs attention Urgent improvement
Term dates & holidays 2025–2026
Autumn, spring and summer terms, half-terms, INSET days and bank holidays for Appleby Grammar School.
- 1–2 Staff Training Days (school closed to students)
- 3 Autumn Term starts for all year groups
- 24 Staff Training Day (school closed to students)
- 27–31 Autumn Half Term Holiday
- 19 Autumn Term ends (2:00pm)
- 22–31 Christmas Holiday
- 25 Christmas Day Bank Holiday
- 26 Boxing Day Bank Holiday
- 1–2 Christmas Holiday
- 1 New Year’s Day Bank Holiday
- 5 Staff Training Day (school closed to students)
- 6 Spring Term starts
- 16–20 Spring Half Term Holiday
- 27 Spring Term ends (3:30pm)
- 30–31 Easter Holiday
- 1–10 Easter Holiday
- 3 Good Friday Bank Holiday
- 6 Easter Monday Bank Holiday
- 13 Summer Term starts
- 4 Early May Bank Holiday (school closed)
- 25–29 Summer Half Term Holiday
- 25 Spring Bank Holiday
- 17 Summer Term ends (2:00pm)
- 18–31 Summer Holiday
- 1–31 Summer Holiday
- 31 Summer Bank Holiday
Key dates (2025–2026)
- Staff Training Days (school closed to students) Sep 1-2, 2025 Inset Day
- Autumn Term starts for all year groups Sep 3, 2025 Term
- Staff Training Day (school closed to students) Oct 24, 2025 Inset Day
- Autumn Half Term Holiday Oct 27-31, 2025 Holiday
- Autumn Term ends (2:00pm) Dec 19, 2025 Term
- Christmas Holiday Dec 22, 2025 - Jan 2, 2026 Holiday
- Staff Training Day (school closed to students) Jan 5, 2026 Inset Day
- Spring Term starts Jan 6, 2026 Term
- Spring Half Term Holiday Feb 16-20, 2026 Holiday
- Spring Term ends (3:30pm) Mar 27, 2026 Term
- Good Friday Bank Holiday Apr 3, 2026 Holiday
- Easter Monday Bank Holiday Apr 6, 2026 Holiday
- Easter Holiday Mar 30 - Apr 10, 2026 Holiday
- Summer Term starts Apr 13, 2026 Term
- Early May Bank Holiday (school closed) May 4, 2026 Holiday
- Summer Half Term Holiday May 25-29, 2026 Holiday
- Summer Term ends (2:00pm) Jul 17, 2026 Term
- Summer Holiday Jul 18 - Aug 31, 2026 Holiday
- New Year’s Day Bank Holiday Jan 1, 2026 Holiday
- Spring Bank Holiday May 25, 2026 Holiday
- Summer Bank Holiday Aug 31, 2026 Holiday
- Christmas Day Bank Holiday Dec 25, 2025 Holiday
- Boxing Day Bank Holiday Dec 26, 2025 Holiday
Exam results & performance
The measures that carry the most signal. Open a section to compare Appleby Grammar School with Westmorland and Furness Council and England.
Key stage 4 (GCSE) 40.7 Attainment 8 score
Year 11 results across eight qualifications, including English and maths.
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16 to 18 (A level & sixth form) 32.1 A level average point score
Results for students finishing post-16 study.
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Attendance 23.9% Persistently absent pupils
Absence across the whole school year.
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What pupils do after GCSEs 91% In education, apprenticeship or work
Still in education, an apprenticeship or work a year after key stage 4.
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What students do after 16 to 18 study 81% In education, apprenticeship or work
Destinations the year after finishing post-16 study.
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About this data source & caveats
Progress 8 is not published for 2024–2025. This year group missed their key stage 2 tests in 2020, so there is no baseline to measure progress from.
Attendance comparisons are pupil-weighted averages we calculate from every school’s published absence figure — the DfE absence file has no local authority or England rows of its own.
We show the headline measures only. Threshold and curriculum-policy figures — grade 4+ in English and maths, EBacc entry and points, the per-subject key stage 2 breakdown, academic and applied splits at 16 to 18 — reflect admissions and curriculum choices more than school quality, so they are left to GOV.UK. Progress measures matter most because they compare pupils with others who started at the same level; attainment on its own largely tracks a school’s intake.
Figures are the Department for Education’s official published results for Appleby Grammar School. Results are suppressed where too few pupils were entered. England figures are the average for state-funded schools. “Top x%” is this school’s position among all schools in England with a published figure for that measure — the DfE does not publish league table rankings.
Source: Compare school and college performance, Department for Education. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Location & catchment area
Indicative only. This is a nearest-school (Voronoi) estimate — the area closer to Appleby Grammar School than to any other secondary school. Real admissions depend on the school’s own policy (straight-line distance, siblings, faith, feeder schools and available places) and change each year. Always confirm with the school and local authority admissions team.