Councils · England · Westmorland and Furness
Schools in Westmorland and Furness, and the dates that matter.
Every state school in the council area — 122 primary, 20 secondary — with Westmorland and Furness’s application deadlines, offer days, and where to apply. One page, kept current from official sources.
September 2027 entry · Sources: Primary scheme (PDF) · Secondary scheme (PDF)
Primary · Reception 2027
15 January 2027
National deadline. Offers arrive 16 April. We suggest submitting by 8 January to stay clear of the rush.
Apply on Westmorland and Furness’s portal →Verify the exact date on the council’s scheme →Secondary · Year 7 2027
31 October 2026
National deadline. Offers arrive 1 March. Grammar tests, where they apply, happen even earlier. We suggest submitting by 24 October to stay clear of the rush.
Apply on Westmorland and Furness’s portal →Verify the exact date on the council’s scheme →01 / EVERY SCHOOL IN WESTMORLAND AND FURNESS
Find your shortlist.
All 159state and independent schools in the council area, straight from the Department for Education’s register. Open any school for admissions details, Ofsted history and open days.
Primary · 122
Allithwaite CofE Primary School
Voluntary controlled school · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Grange-over-Sands
Ofsted · Good
Alston Primary School
Community school · Ages 4-11 · Mixed · Alston
Ofsted · Good
Ambleside CofE Primary School
Academy sponsor led · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Ambleside
Ofsted · Requires improvement
Appleby Primary School
Foundation school · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Appleby-in-Westmorland
Ofsted · Good
Armathwaite School
Community school · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Carlisle
Ofsted · Good
Arnside National CofE School
Academy converter · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Carnforth
Ofsted · Good
Asby Endowed School
Voluntary controlled school · Ages 4-11 · Mixed · Appleby-in-Westmorland
Ofsted · Good
Askam Village School
Foundation school · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Askam-in-furness
Ofsted · Good
Barrow Island Community Primary School
Community school · Ages 4-11 · Mixed · Barrow-in-Furness
Ofsted · Good
Beaconside CofE Primary School
Voluntary aided school · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Penrith
Ofsted · Good
Beetham CofE Primary School
Voluntary aided school · Ages 2-11 · Mixed · Milnthorpe
Ofsted · Good
Bolton Primary School
Community school · Ages 4-11 · Mixed · Appleby-in-Westmorland
Ofsted · Good
Brisbane Park Infant School
Community school · Ages 4-7 · Mixed · Barrow-in-Furness
Ofsted · Good
Brough Community Primary School
Community school · Ages 4-11 · Mixed · Brough
Ofsted · Good
Broughton CofE Primary and Nursery School
Voluntary controlled school · Ages 2-11 · Mixed · Broughton-in-Furness
Ofsted · Good
Brunswick School
Community school · Ages 3-7 · Mixed · Penrith
Ofsted · Good
Burlington CofE School
Voluntary controlled school · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Kirkby-in-Furness
Ofsted · Good
Burton Morewood CofE Primary School
Academy converter · Ages 2-11 · Mixed · Carnforth
Ofsted · Good
Calthwaite CofE School
Voluntary aided school · Ages 4-11 · Mixed · Penrith
Ofsted · Good
Cambridge Primary School
Academy converter · Ages 2-11 · Mixed · Barrow-in-Furness
Ofsted · Good
Cartmel CofE Primary School
Voluntary controlled school · Ages 4-11 · Mixed · Grange-over-Sands
Ofsted · Good
Castle Park School
Academy converter · Ages 2-11 · Mixed · Kendal
Ofsted · Not judged
Chapel Street Infants and Nursery School
Community school · Ages 2-7 · Mixed · Dalton-in-Furness
Ofsted · Good
Chetwynde School
Free schools · Ages 3-16 · Mixed · Barrow-in-Furness
Ofsted · Good
Church Walk CofE Primary School
Voluntary aided school · Ages 4-11 · Mixed · Ulverston
Ofsted · Good
Clifton Primary School
Community school · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Penrith
Ofsted · Good
Coniston CofE Primary School
Voluntary controlled school · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Coniston
Ofsted · Good
Croftlands Infant School
Community school · Ages 2-7 · Mixed · Ulverston
Ofsted · Good
Croftlands Junior School
Community school · Ages 7-11 · Mixed · Ulverston
Ofsted · Good
Crosby Ravensworth CofE School
Voluntary aided school · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Penrith
Ofsted · Good
Crosscrake CofE Primary School
Voluntary aided school · Ages 2-11 · Mixed · Kendal
Ofsted · Good
Crosthwaite CofE School
Voluntary aided school · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Kendal
Ofsted · Outstanding
Culgaith CofE School
Voluntary aided school · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Penrith
Ofsted · Good
Dalton St Mary's CofE Primary School
Voluntary aided school · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Dalton-in-Furness
Ofsted · Good
Dane Ghyll Community Primary School and Nursery
Community school · Ages 2-11 · Mixed · Barrow in Furness
Ofsted · Good
Dean Barwick Primary School
Voluntary aided school · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Grange-over-Sands
Ofsted · Good
Dean Gibson Catholic Primary School, Kendal
Academy converter · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Kendal
Ofsted · Good
Dent CofE Voluntary Aided Primary School
Voluntary aided school · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Sedbergh
Ofsted · Good
Flookburgh CofE Primary School
Foundation school · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Grange-Over-Sands
Ofsted · Good
George Romney Junior School
Community school · Ages 7-11 · Mixed · Dalton-in-Furness
Ofsted · Outstanding
Ghyllside Primary School
Academy converter · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Kendal
Ofsted · Good
Goodly Dale Primary School
Community school · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Windermere
Ofsted · Not judged
Grange CofE Primary School
Voluntary controlled school · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Grange-over-Sands
Ofsted · Good
Grasmere CofE Primary School
Voluntary aided school · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Ambleside
Ofsted · Good
Grayrigg CofE School
Voluntary aided school · Ages 4-11 · Mixed · Kendal
Ofsted · Good
Greengate Junior School
Community school · Ages 7-11 · Mixed · Barrow-in-Furness
Ofsted · Good
Greystoke Primary School
Community school · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Penrith
Ofsted · Good
Hawkshead Esthwaite Primary School
Community school · Ages 4-11 · Mixed · Hawkshead
Ofsted · Good
Heron Hill Primary School
Community school · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Kendal
Ofsted · Good
High Hesket CofE School
Voluntary controlled school · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Carlisle
Ofsted · Outstanding
Holme Primary School
Community school · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Carnforth
Ofsted · Good
Holy Family Catholic Primary School
Voluntary aided school · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Barrow-in-Furness
Ofsted · Good
Ireleth St Peter's CofE Primary School
Voluntary aided school · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Askam-in-Furness
Ofsted · Good
Ivegill CofE School
Voluntary aided school · Ages 4-11 · Mixed · Carlisle
Ofsted · Good
Kirkby Stephen Primary School
Community school · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Kirkby Stephen
Ofsted · Good
Kirkby Thore School
Academy sponsor led · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Penrith
Ofsted · Inadequate
Kirkoswald CofE School
Voluntary controlled school · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Penrith
Ofsted · Good
Langdale CofE School
Voluntary aided school · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Ambleside
Ofsted · Good
Langwathby CofE Primary School
Voluntary controlled school · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Penrith
Ofsted · Good
Lazonby C of E Primary School
Academy converter · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Penrith
Ofsted · Good
Leven Valley CofE Primary School
Voluntary aided school · Ages 4-11 · Mixed · ULVERSTON
Ofsted · Not judged
Levens CofE School
Voluntary controlled school · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Kendal
Ofsted · Good
Lindal and Marton Primary School
Academy converter · Ages 4-11 · Mixed · Ulverston
Ofsted · Good
Lindale CofE Primary School
Voluntary controlled school · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Grange Over Sands
Ofsted · Good
Long Marton School
Community school · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Appleby-in-Westmorland
Ofsted · Good
Low Furness CofE Primary School
Voluntary controlled school · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Ulverston
Ofsted · Good
Lowther Endowed School
Voluntary aided school · Ages 4-11 · Mixed · Penrith
Ofsted · Good
Milburn School
Community school · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Penrith
Ofsted · Good
Milnthorpe Primary School
Community school · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Milnthorpe
Ofsted · Good
Morland Area CofE Primary School
Voluntary aided school · Ages 2-11 · Mixed · Penrith
Ofsted · Not judged
Nenthead Primary School
Community school · Ages 4-11 · Mixed · Alston
Ofsted · Good
Newbarns Primary and Nursery School
Academy converter · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Barrow-in-Furness
Ofsted · Outstanding
Newton Village Academy
Academy converter · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Barrow-in-Furness
Ofsted · Good
North Lakes School
Community school · Ages 7-11 · Mixed · Penrith
Ofsted · Good
Old Hutton CofE School
Voluntary controlled school · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Kendal
Ofsted · Good
Ormsgill Nursery and Primary School
Academy converter · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Barrow-in-Furness
Ofsted · Good
Orton CofE School
Voluntary aided school · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Penrith
Ofsted · Good
Our Lady of the Rosary Catholic Primary School, Dalton-In-Furness
Academy converter · Ages 2-11 · Mixed · Dalton-in-Furness
Ofsted · Good
Parkside Academy
Academy converter · Ages 2-11 · Mixed · BARROW-in-FURNESS
Ofsted · Good
Patterdale CofE Primary School
Voluntary aided school · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Penrith
Ofsted · Good
Pennington CofE School
Voluntary controlled school · Ages 4-11 · Mixed · Ulverston
Ofsted · Good
Penny Bridge CofE School
Academy converter · Ages 4-11 · Mixed · Ulverston
Ofsted · Good
Penruddock Primary School
Foundation school · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Penrith
Ofsted · Requires improvement
Plumpton School
Community school · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · PENRITH
Ofsted · Good
Ramsden Infant School
Community school · Ages 3-7 · Mixed · Barrow-in-Furness
Ofsted · Good
Roose School
Community school · Ages 4-11 · Mixed · Barrow-in-Furness
Ofsted · Good
Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School, Barrow
Academy converter · Ages 2-11 · Mixed · Barrow-in-Furness
Ofsted · Good
Sedbergh Primary School
Community school · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Sedbergh
Ofsted · Good
Selside Endowed CofE Primary School
Voluntary aided school · Ages 4-11 · Mixed · Kendal
Ofsted · Good
Shap Endowed CofE Primary School
Voluntary aided school · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Penrith
Ofsted · Good
Sir John Barrow School
Community school · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Ulverston
Ofsted · Outstanding
Skelton School
Community school · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Penrith
Ofsted · Good
South Walney Infant and Nursery School
Community school · Ages 3-7 · Mixed · Barrow-in-Furness
Ofsted · Good
South Walney Junior School
Academy converter · Ages 7-11 · Mixed · Barrow-in-Furness
Ofsted · Good
St Catherine's Catholic Primary School, Penrith
Academy converter · Ages 4-11 · Mixed · PENRITH
Ofsted · Good
St Columba's School
Voluntary aided school · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Barrow-in-Furness
Ofsted · Good
St Cuthberts Catholic Primary School, Windermere
Academy converter · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Windermere
Ofsted · Requires improvement
St George's CofE School
Voluntary controlled school · Ages 2-11 · Mixed · Barrow-in-Furness
Ofsted · Not judged
St James' CofE Junior School
Voluntary aided school · Ages 7-11 · Mixed · Barrow-in-Furness
Ofsted · Good
St Mark's CofE Primary School
Voluntary aided school · Ages 4-11 · Mixed · Natland, Kendal
Ofsted · Good
St Martin & St Mary Church of England Primary School
Voluntary aided school · Ages 2-11 · Mixed · Windermere
Ofsted · Good
St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Ulverston
Academy converter · Ages 2-11 · Mixed · Ulverston
Ofsted · Good
St Mary's CofE Primary School
Voluntary aided school · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Carnforth
Ofsted · Good
St Oswald's CofE Primary School
Voluntary aided school · Ages 2-11 · Mixed · Kendal
Ofsted · Good
St Patrick's CofE School
Voluntary aided school · Ages 2-11 · Mixed · Kendal
Ofsted · Good
St Paul's CofE Junior School
Voluntary aided school · Ages 7-11 · Mixed · Barrow-in-Furness
Ofsted · Good
St Pius X Catholic Primary School, Barrow
Academy converter · Ages 2-11 · Mixed · Barrow-in-Furness
Ofsted · Requires improvement
St Thomas's CofE Primary School
Voluntary aided school · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Kendal
Ofsted · Not judged
Stainton CofE Primary School
Voluntary aided school · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Penrith
Ofsted · Good
Staveley CofE School
Voluntary controlled school · Ages 4-11 · Mixed · Kendal
Ofsted · Not judged
Storth CofE School
Voluntary controlled school · Ages 2-11 · Mixed · Milnthorpe
Ofsted · Good
Stramongate Primary School
Academy converter · Ages 4-11 · Mixed · Kendal
Ofsted · Good
Tebay Primary School
Academy sponsor led · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Penrith
Ofsted · Good
Temple Sowerby CofE Primary School
Voluntary controlled school · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Penrith
Ofsted · Good
Threlkeld CofE Primary School
Academy converter · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Keswick
Ofsted · Not judged
Vicarage Park CofE Primary School
Voluntary controlled school · Ages 4-11 · Mixed · Kendal
Ofsted · Good
Vickerstown School
Academy converter · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Barrow-in-Furness
Ofsted · Good
Victoria Academy
Academy converter · Ages 7-11 · Mixed · Barrow-in-Furness
Ofsted · Outstanding
Victoria Infant and Nursery School
Community school · Ages 2-7 · Mixed · Barrow-in-Furness
Ofsted · Good
Warcop CofE Primary School
Voluntary aided school · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Appleby-in-Westmorland
Ofsted · Good
Yanwath Primary School
Academy sponsor led · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Penrith
Ofsted · Good
Yarlside Academy
Academy converter · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Barrow-in-Furness
Ofsted · Not judged
Secondary · 20
Appleby Grammar School
Academy converter · Ages 11-18 · Mixed · Appleby-in-Westmorland
Ofsted · Good
Cartmel Priory CofE School
Academy converter · Ages 11-16 · Mixed · Grange-over-Sands
Ofsted · Good
Chetwynde School
Free schools · Ages 3-16 · Mixed · Barrow-in-Furness
Ofsted · Good
Dallam School
Academy converter · Ages 11-18 · Mixed · Cumbria
Ofsted · Requires improvement
Dowdales School
Community school · Ages 11-16 · Mixed · Dalton-in-Furness
Ofsted · Good
Furness Academy
Academy sponsor led · Ages 11-16 · Mixed · Barrow-in-Furness
Ofsted · Good
John Ruskin School
Community school · Ages 11-16 · Mixed · Coniston
Ofsted · Good
Kirkbie Kendal School
Academy converter · Ages 11-18 · Mixed · Kendal
Ofsted · Good
Kirkby Stephen Grammar School
Academy converter · Ages 11-18 · Mixed · Kirkby Stephen
Ofsted · Good
Queen Elizabeth Grammar School Penrith
Academy converter · Ages 11-18 · Mixed · Penrith
Ofsted · Good
Queen Elizabeth School
Academy converter · Ages 11-18 · Mixed
Ofsted · Good
Queen Elizabeth Studio School
Studio schools · Ages 14-19 · Mixed
Ofsted · Good
Samuel King's School
Foundation school · Ages 11-16 · Mixed · Alston
Ofsted · Good
Settlebeck School
Academy converter · Ages 11-16 · Mixed · Sedbergh
Ofsted · Requires improvement
St Bernards Catholic High School, Barrow
Academy converter · Ages 11-16 · Mixed · Barrow-in-Furness
Ofsted · Good
The Lakes School
Community school · Ages 11-18 · Mixed · Windermere
Ofsted · Good
The Queen Katherine School
Academy converter · Ages 11-19 · Mixed · Kendal
Ofsted · Good
Ullswater Community College
Foundation school · Ages 11-18 · Mixed · Penrith
Ofsted · Good
Ulverston Victoria High School
Community school · Ages 11-18 · Mixed · Ulverston
Ofsted · Good
Walney School
Academy sponsor led · Ages 11-16 · Mixed · Barrow-in-Furness
Ofsted · Requires improvement
Special & other · 18
Appletree School
Other independent special school · Ages 6-12 · Mixed · Kendal
Ofsted · Good
Cairn Education CIC
Other independent special school · Ages 11-25 · Mixed · Cumbria
Ofsted · Good
Cambian Whinfell School
Other independent special school · Ages 7-19 · Boys · Kendal
Ofsted · Outstanding
Casterton, Sedbergh Preparatory School
Other independent school · Ages 3-13 · Mixed
Not judged yet
Fell House School
Other independent special school · Ages 6-12 · Mixed · Grange-Over-Sands
Ofsted · Good
Furness College
Further education · Ages 16-99 · Mixed · Barrow-in-Furness
Ofsted · Good
George Hastwell School Special Academy
Academy special sponsor led · Ages 3-19 · Mixed · Barrow-in-Furness
Ofsted · Not judged
Hunter Hall School
Other independent school · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Penrith
Not judged yet
Kendal College
Further education · Ages 16-99 · Mixed · Kendal
Ofsted · Requires improvement
Moorfield Learning Centre
Other independent school · Ages 5-18 · Mixed
Ofsted · Good
Oversands School
Other independent special school · Ages 5-19 · Mixed · Grange-over-Sands
Ofsted · Good
Sandgate School
Community special school · Ages 3-19 · Mixed · Kendal
Ofsted · Good
Sandside Lodge School
Community special school · Ages 4-19 · Mixed · Ulverston
Ofsted · Good
Sedbergh School
Other independent school · Ages 13-19 · Mixed · Sedbergh (La10 5hg)
Not judged yet
South Lakes Academy
Other independent special school · Ages 11-25 · Mixed · Kendal
Ofsted · Good
SwitchED2
Other independent special school · Ages 9-18 · Mixed · Cumbria
Not judged yet
Underley Garden School
Other independent special school · Ages 5-19 · Mixed · Carnforth
Ofsted · Outstanding
Windermere School
Other independent school · Ages 3-20 · Mixed · The Lake District
Not judged yet
02 / HOW APPLYING WORKS HERE
One form, through Westmorland and Furness.
If you live in Westmorland and Furness, you apply through the council’s own portal — even for schools in another council’s area.
Preferences
List as many schools as the form allows — you’ll see the limit when you start your application. Rank in your true order; schools never see it.
Own-criteria schools
Some Westmorland and Furness secondaries are academies or faith schools that set their own entry criteria — check each school’s page for extra forms before the deadline.
Plain-English guides
Primary admissions, explained
The 15 January deadline and how Reception offers work.
Secondary admissions, explained
The 31 October deadline and the traps that come earlier.
How school appeals work
Your right to appeal, and honest odds of success.
Waiting lists, explained
How they're ordered, and why positions move both ways.
03 / NEARBY
Looking across the border?
Families near Westmorland and Furness often also shortlist schools in these neighbouring council areas.