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 council source · Secondary council source
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 159 state 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
Ofsted · Good
Alston Primary School
Ofsted · Good
Ambleside CofE Primary School
Ofsted · Requires improvement
Appleby Primary School
Ofsted · Good
Armathwaite School
Ofsted · Good
Arnside National CofE School
Ofsted · Good
Asby Endowed School
Ofsted · Good
Askam Village School
Ofsted · Good
Barrow Island Community Primary School
Ofsted · Good
Beaconside CofE Primary School
Ofsted · Good
Beetham CofE Primary School
Ofsted · Good
Bolton Primary School
Ofsted · Good
Brisbane Park Infant School
Ofsted · Good
Brough Community Primary School
Ofsted · Good
Broughton CofE Primary and Nursery School
Ofsted · Good
Brunswick School
Ofsted · Good
Burlington CofE School
Ofsted · Good
Burton Morewood CofE Primary School
Ofsted · Good
Calthwaite CofE School
Ofsted · Good
Cambridge Primary School
Ofsted · Good
Cartmel CofE Primary School
Ofsted · Good
Castle Park School
Ofsted · Not judged
Chapel Street Infants and Nursery School
Ofsted · Good
Chetwynde School
Ofsted · Good
Church Walk CofE Primary School
Ofsted · Good
Clifton Primary School
Ofsted · Good
Coniston CofE Primary School
Ofsted · Good
Croftlands Infant School
Ofsted · Good
Croftlands Junior School
Ofsted · Good
Crosby Ravensworth CofE School
Ofsted · Good
Crosscrake CofE Primary School
Ofsted · Good
Crosthwaite CofE School
Ofsted · Outstanding
Culgaith CofE School
Ofsted · Good
Dalton St Mary's CofE Primary School
Ofsted · Good
Dane Ghyll Community Primary School and Nursery
Ofsted · Good
Dean Barwick Primary School
Ofsted · Good
Dean Gibson Catholic Primary School, Kendal
Ofsted · Good
Dent CofE Voluntary Aided Primary School
Ofsted · Good
Flookburgh CofE Primary School
Ofsted · Good
George Romney Junior School
Ofsted · Outstanding
Ghyllside Primary School
Ofsted · Good
Goodly Dale Primary School
Ofsted · Not judged
Grange CofE Primary School
Ofsted · Good
Grasmere CofE Primary School
Ofsted · Good
Grayrigg CofE School
Ofsted · Good
Greengate Junior School
Ofsted · Good
Greystoke Primary School
Ofsted · Good
Hawkshead Esthwaite Primary School
Ofsted · Good
Heron Hill Primary School
Ofsted · Good
High Hesket CofE School
Ofsted · Outstanding
Holme Primary School
Ofsted · Good
Holy Family Catholic Primary School
Ofsted · Good
Ireleth St Peter's CofE Primary School
Ofsted · Good
Ivegill CofE School
Ofsted · Good
Kirkby Stephen Primary School
Ofsted · Good
Kirkby Thore School
Ofsted · Inadequate
Kirkoswald CofE School
Ofsted · Good
Langdale CofE School
Ofsted · Good
Langwathby CofE Primary School
Ofsted · Good
Lazonby C of E Primary School
Ofsted · Good
Leven Valley CofE Primary School
Ofsted · Not judged
Levens CofE School
Ofsted · Good
Lindal and Marton Primary School
Ofsted · Good
Lindale CofE Primary School
Ofsted · Good
Long Marton School
Ofsted · Good
Low Furness CofE Primary School
Ofsted · Good
Lowther Endowed School
Ofsted · Good
Milburn School
Ofsted · Good
Milnthorpe Primary School
Ofsted · Good
Morland Area CofE Primary School
Ofsted · Not judged
Nenthead Primary School
Ofsted · Good
Newbarns Primary and Nursery School
Ofsted · Outstanding
Newton Village Academy
Ofsted · Good
North Lakes School
Ofsted · Good
Old Hutton CofE School
Ofsted · Good
Ormsgill Nursery and Primary School
Ofsted · Good
Orton CofE School
Ofsted · Good
Our Lady of the Rosary Catholic Primary School, Dalton-In-Furness
Ofsted · Good
Parkside Academy
Ofsted · Good
Patterdale CofE Primary School
Ofsted · Good
Pennington CofE School
Ofsted · Good
Penny Bridge CofE School
Ofsted · Good
Penruddock Primary School
Ofsted · Requires improvement
Plumpton School
Ofsted · Good
Ramsden Infant School
Ofsted · Good
Roose School
Ofsted · Good
Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School, Barrow
Ofsted · Good
Sedbergh Primary School
Ofsted · Good
Selside Endowed CofE Primary School
Ofsted · Good
Shap Endowed CofE Primary School
Ofsted · Good
Sir John Barrow School
Ofsted · Outstanding
Skelton School
Ofsted · Good
South Walney Infant and Nursery School
Ofsted · Good
South Walney Junior School
Ofsted · Good
St Catherine's Catholic Primary School, Penrith
Ofsted · Good
St Columba's School
Ofsted · Good
St Cuthberts Catholic Primary School, Windermere
Ofsted · Requires improvement
St George's CofE School
Ofsted · Not judged
St James' CofE Junior School
Ofsted · Good
St Mark's CofE Primary School
Ofsted · Good
St Martin & St Mary Church of England Primary School
Ofsted · Good
St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Ulverston
Ofsted · Good
St Mary's CofE Primary School
Ofsted · Good
St Oswald's CofE Primary School
Ofsted · Good
St Patrick's CofE School
Ofsted · Good
St Paul's CofE Junior School
Ofsted · Good
St Pius X Catholic Primary School, Barrow
Ofsted · Requires improvement
St Thomas's CofE Primary School
Ofsted · Not judged
Stainton CofE Primary School
Ofsted · Good
Staveley CofE School
Ofsted · Not judged
Storth CofE School
Ofsted · Good
Stramongate Primary School
Ofsted · Good
Tebay Primary School
Ofsted · Good
Temple Sowerby CofE Primary School
Ofsted · Good
Threlkeld CofE Primary School
Ofsted · Not judged
Vicarage Park CofE Primary School
Ofsted · Good
Vickerstown School
Ofsted · Good
Victoria Academy
Ofsted · Outstanding
Victoria Infant and Nursery School
Ofsted · Good
Warcop CofE Primary School
Ofsted · Good
Yanwath Primary School
Ofsted · Good
Yarlside Academy
Ofsted · Not judged
Secondary · 20
Appleby Grammar School
Ofsted · Good
Cartmel Priory CofE School
Ofsted · Good
Chetwynde School
Ofsted · Good
Dallam School
Ofsted · Requires improvement
Dowdales School
Ofsted · Good
Furness Academy
Ofsted · Good
John Ruskin School
Ofsted · Good
Kirkbie Kendal School
Ofsted · Good
Kirkby Stephen Grammar School
Ofsted · Good
Queen Elizabeth Grammar School Penrith
Ofsted · Good
Queen Elizabeth School
Ofsted · Good
Queen Elizabeth Studio School
Ofsted · Good
Samuel King's School
Ofsted · Good
Settlebeck School
Ofsted · Requires improvement
St Bernards Catholic High School, Barrow
Ofsted · Good
The Lakes School
Ofsted · Good
The Queen Katherine School
Ofsted · Good
Ullswater Community College
Ofsted · Good
Ulverston Victoria High School
Ofsted · Good
Walney School
Ofsted · Requires improvement
Special & other · 18
Appletree School
Ofsted · Good
Cairn Education CIC
Ofsted · Good
Cambian Whinfell School
Ofsted · Outstanding
Casterton, Sedbergh Preparatory School
Not judged yet
Fell House School
Ofsted · Good
Furness College
Ofsted · Good
George Hastwell School Special Academy
Ofsted · Not judged
Hunter Hall School
Not judged yet
Kendal College
Ofsted · Requires improvement
Moorfield Learning Centre
Ofsted · Good
Oversands School
Ofsted · Good
Sandgate School
Ofsted · Good
Sandside Lodge School
Ofsted · Good
Sedbergh School
Not judged yet
South Lakes Academy
Ofsted · Good
SwitchED2
Not judged yet
Underley Garden School
Ofsted · Outstanding
Windermere School
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?
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