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Grade 5+ in English and maths, 2026
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Westmorland and Furness GCSE results 2026
Provisional 2025/26 results for 20 state secondary schools in Westmorland and Furness, 2,355 pupils. Westmorland and Furness ranks 102 of 151 councils for Attainment 8, which fell by 0.1 points on 2025.
Grade 5+ English & maths
42.8%
5.0 pts below England
Grade 7+ English & maths
8.8%
5.9 pts below England
Attainment 8
45.6
2.0 points below England
Council rank
102 / 151
By average Attainment 8
Westmorland and Furness at a glance
- Highest Attainment 8: Queen Elizabeth Grammar School Penrith (65.2); highest non-selective: Queen Elizabeth School (58.4).
- Schools range from 38.5 to 65.2 on Attainment 8, a spread of 26.7 points, so the school you choose matters more than the council average.
- Disadvantaged pupils averaged 32.8, 15.6 points behind their classmates (a wider gap than England’s 13.8). They did best at Queen Elizabeth Grammar School Penrith (51.3).
- Westmorland and Furness has 1 grammar school, which lift the council average. Compare the non-selective schools with each other. Grammar schools in Westmorland and Furness.
- Most improved on 2025: St Bernards Catholic High School, Barrow, up 3.9 points to 38.5.
Every Westmorland and Furness secondary school, ranked
Ranked by Attainment 8 · 2025/26 provisional · E&M: English and maths
| # | School | Pupils | Attainment 8 | vs 2025 | Grade 4+ E&M | Grade 5+ E&M | Grade 7+ E&M | Disadvantaged A8 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Queen Elizabeth Grammar School PenrithGrammar | 158 | 65.2 | +0.4 | 93.7% | 85.4% | 38.6% | 51.3 |
| 2 | Queen Elizabeth SchoolTop 10% three years running | 126 | 58.4 | −1.2 | 88.9% | 69.8% | 20.6% | 51.1 |
| 3 | Kirkby Stephen Grammar School | 54 | 50.2 | +2.5 | 79.6% | 66.7% | 16.7% | 39.6 |
| 4 | Cartmel Priory CofE SchoolChurch of England | 69 | 49.8 | +2.6 | 68.1% | 46.4% | 8.7% | 42.4 |
| 5 | The Queen Katherine School | 122 | 49.3 | +0.5 | 62.3% | 44.3% | 13.1% | 37.1 |
| 6 | Ulverston Victoria High School | 212 | 48.3 | +1.5 | 72.2% | 43.9% | 7.5% | 36.2 |
| 7 | Kirkbie Kendal School | 190 | 47.5 | −2.6 | 72.6% | 46.8% | 10.0% | 34.1 |
| 8 | John Ruskin School | 48 | 46.0 | −6.9 | 60.4% | 37.5% | 4.2% | — |
| 9 | Settlebeck School | 39 | 45.7 | +1.7 | 69.2% | 46.2% | 2.6% | 34.8 |
| 10 | Dallam School | 161 | 44.1 | 0.0 | 60.9% | 37.9% | 7.5% | 33.4 |
| 11 | The Lakes School | 76 | 42.1 | −4.7 | 56.6% | 36.8% | 3.9% | 32.3 |
| 12 | Dowdales School | 148 | 41.1 | −0.7 | 51.4% | 34.5% | 5.4% | 29.2 |
| 13 | Furness Academy | 221 | 40.8 | −1.6 | 52.9% | 31.7% | 4.5% | 29.2 |
| 14 | Appleby Grammar School | 62 | 40.7 | 0.0 | 51.6% | 33.9% | 6.5% | 31.9 |
| 15 | Walney School | 110 | 40.5 | +1.8 | 52.7% | 27.3% | 0.9% | 33.1 |
| 16 | Queen Elizabeth Studio School | 124 | 40.0 | +2.2 | 62.9% | 36.3% | 0.0% | 38.9 |
| 17 | Ullswater Community College | 256 | 39.5 | −1.5 | 57.4% | 34.8% | 2.0% | 32.3 |
| 18 | Chetwynde School | 50 | 38.5 | −5.7 | 54.0% | 26.0% | 4.0% | 28.1 |
| 19 | St Bernards Catholic High School, BarrowRoman Catholic | 116 | 38.5 | +3.9 | 54.3% | 32.8% | 6.0% | 19.3 |
| 20 | Samuel King's School | 13 | 30.2 | 0.0 | 15.4% | 0.0% | 0.0% | — |
| England average | 47.6 | 66.8% | 47.8% | 14.7% | 37.7 |
Disadvantaged A8: Attainment 8 of pupils eligible for free school meals in the last six years or looked after; blank where the school has too few to publish. Small year groups move more from year to year.
Westmorland and Furness against the rest of the North West
- Trafford65.7%
- Stockport52.9%
- Warrington50.8%
- Bolton47.9%
- Manchester46.4%
- Cheshire East46.1%
- Wirral46.0%
- Lancashire45.0%
- Cheshire West and Chester44.4%
- Blackburn with Darwen44.4%
- Tameside44.3%
- Salford44.2%
- Wigan44.1%
- Westmorland and Furness42.8%
- St. Helens41.9%
- Oldham41.4%
- Rochdale41.2%
- Sefton40.2%
- Bury39.6%
- Liverpool39.1%
- Blackpool37.1%
- Halton36.5%
- Cumberland34.0%
- Knowsley26.2%
Reading these figures
- Attainment 8 is out of 90: a pupil’s grades in eight GCSE slots added up, with English and maths counted twice.
- There is no Progress 8 this year (these pupils sat no KS2 SATs), so results partly reflect each school’s intake.
- These are provisional figures; revised ones with re-marks follow in early 2027.
- Source: Department for Education, Key stage 4 performance (school-level data). Council figures are our pupil-weighted calculation over state-funded mainstream schools; independent schools are not included.