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Kirkby Stephen, Westmorland and Furness · ranked for your family, with the reasons

1 state primary school within 2 miles and 1 state secondary school within 5 miles of the middle of CA17, ranked. Change what matters and the list re-ranks, every reason shown.

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The middle of CA17 is the average position of the 5 schools and nurseries we hold in it. Distances are as the crow flies.

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State primary schools near CA17

1 state primary school within 2 miles of the middle of CA17, ranked by what matters to you.

  1. Kirkby Stephen Primary School

    State primary · Kirkby Stephen · 0.96 miles

    78of 100

    Nobody refused in 2026 · results: top 17% in England · Ofsted: School remains Good (2022)

    How it scored 78
    • Resultsmatters16.8 of 20 points

      Top 17% of 14,817 state schools in England: 77% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths in 2024/25 (England 62%). DfE school performance tables

    • Ofstedmatters15 of 20 points

      Ofsted, from a shorter ungraded visit in July 2022: School remains Good. Ofsted

    • Distancematters10.4 of 20 points

      0.96 miles from the middle of CA17, as the crow flies. Distance from the school's address in the DfE register

    • Getting inmatters20 of 20 points

      In 2026 nobody who applied for a Reception place was refused one. Westmorland and Furness Council

    • Attendance and behavioura little8.5 of 10 points

      Pupils missed 3.6% of sessions in 2024/25, against 4.6% at schools with a similar intake; 0.0 suspensions per 100 pupils in 2024/25, against 0.8 at schools with a similar intake. DfE, pupil absence and suspensions, school level

    • Class sizea little7.7 of 10 points

      Classes average 22.8 pupils (2025/26). DfE, class sizes, school level

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State secondary schools near CA17

1 state secondary school within 5 miles of the middle of CA17, ranked by what matters to you.

  1. Kirkby Stephen Grammar School

    State secondary · Kirkby Stephen · 0.68 miles

    80of 100

    Nobody refused in 2026 · 0.68 miles · Ofsted: Good (2024)

    How it scored 80
    • Resultsmatters9.7 of 20 points

      Better than 48% of 3,101 state schools in England: Progress 8 of -0.02 in 2023/24 (England +0.01). DfE school performance tables

    • Ofstedmatters15 of 20 points

      Ofsted, January 2024: Good. Ofsted

    • Distancematters17.3 of 20 points

      0.68 miles from the middle of CA17, as the crow flies. Distance from the school's address in the DfE register

    • Getting inmatters20 of 20 points

      In 2026 nobody who applied for a Year 7 place was refused one. Westmorland and Furness Council

    • Attendance and behavioura little8.5 of 10 points

      Pupils missed 5.7% of sessions in 2024/25, against 8.5% at schools with a similar intake; 4.4 suspensions per 100 pupils in 2024/25, against 16.8 at schools with a similar intake. DfE, pupil absence and suspensions, school level

    • Class sizea little10 of 10 points

      Classes average 19.4 pupils (2025/26). DfE, class sizes, school level

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How the ranking works. Each school scores out of 100: each thing you care about scores it from 0 to 1 on a published figure, weighted by how much you said it matters, and the points under each school add up to its score. A figure we don't hold counts at the middle and the school says so.

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