Settlebeck School
Secondary · Academy converter · Mixed · Westmorland and Furness
Long Lane, Sedbergh, LA10 5AL
68
headline score
Ranking (England)
—
No ranked results
Ofsted
Not judged
Graded 20/05/2025
Application demand
100%
1st preference success · Not oversubscribed
Attendance
91.0%
21.8% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
203
Capacity used
Nearly full92%
220 places
GCSE rank (England)
—
KS2 rank (England)
—
Application demand
Secondary entry · official council applications and offers
100%
1st preference success rate
33 of 33 families who put it first got an offer
33
Places offered
49
Total applications
1.5
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 33 | 33 | ● 100% |
| 2nd preference | 12 | 0 | ● 0% |
| 3rd preference | 4 | 0 | ● 0% |
| Total | 49 | 33 | 67% |
1st preference success by year
Westmorland and Furness lets families list 3 preferences. 10 applications came from outside the council area (8 offered). Source: Department for Education, school-level applications and offers. Offers are made on each school's admissions criteria (e.g. siblings, distance, faith), so check the school's policy.
Details
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Age range
- 11–16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sixth form
- No
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- Sarah Campbell
- Address
- Long Lane, Sedbergh, LA10 5AL
- Phone
- 01539620383
- Local authority
- Westmorland and Furness
- Ward / constituency
- Sedbergh and Kirkby Lonsdale · Morecambe and Lunesdale
- Area
- Larger rural: Further from a major town or city
- URN
- 137269
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 13% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 0% | — | — |
| SEN support | 21% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 1 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
Academy trust: CHANGING LIVES LEARNING TRUST
203 pupils · 220 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 25
20 May 2025
Full graded inspection
Not judged overall effectivenessPersonal development Good Quality of education Good Safeguarding effective Yes Behaviour and attitudes Good Leadership and management Good
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 211 pupils
Attendance
91.0%
Share of sessions attended · England 91.1%
Overall absence
9.0%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 8.9%
Persistent absence
21.8%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 26.7%
Severe absence
5.7%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
2.6%
Absences the school didn't approve
Persistent absence by year
Source: Department for Education, pupil absence by school (pupils aged 5–15). Lower absence is better. England figures are approximate 2023/24 averages.
GCSE results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 score | 47.8 | — | — |
| Progress 8 score | 0.45 | — | 0.00 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 43% | — | — |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 71% | — | — |
| EBacc average point score | 3.91 | — | — |
Progress 8 band
GCSE results over time
Attainment 8 by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 44 | 46 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths | 44.1% | 46% |
| Grade 4+ English & maths | 61.8% | 65% |
| Entering EBacc | 23.5% | 40% |
| EBacc average point score | 3.63 | 4.1 |
| Pupils in cohort | 34 | — |
How different pupils progress (GCSE, 2022/2023)
Progress 8 by group. 0 is the national average; above 0 means pupils do better than similar children elsewhere.
Results by subject
Official DfE exam results for summer 2025. Green, amber and red compare against typical results in England; subjects with fewer than 5 entries aren't rated.
GCSE
Grade 4 is a standard pass, 5 a strong pass, 7 equals the old A.
| Subject | Entries | Grade 7+ | Grade 5+ | Grade 4+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics | 32 | 9% | 47% | 78% | |
| English Language | 32 | 16% | 47% | 69% | |
| English Literature | 32 | 9% | 50% | 66% | |
| Religious Studies | 22 | 9% | 50% | 77% | |
| Combined Science | 19 | 0% | 26% | 47% | |
| Food Preparation & Nutrition | 19 | 37% | 68% | 89% | |
| History | 16 | 6% | 44% | 44% | |
| Biology | 13 | 38% | 77% | 100% | |
| Physics | 13 | 23% | 85% | 100% | |
| Chemistry | 13 | 23% | 85% | 92% | |
| Design & Technology | 10 | 10% | 40% | 40% | |
| French | 9 | 0% | 78% | 100% |
House prices near the school
Typical sold prices (Land Registry) within 1 km, last 12 months.
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Key application dates
National deadlines in England. Apply through Westmorland and Furness council, not the school.
| Entry | Deadline | Offer day |
|---|---|---|
| Year 7 (secondary) | 31 October | 1 March (or next working day) |
Admissions policy: Non-selective. Check the school's own admissions rules on its website.
Source: Get Information About Schools and the DfE school and college performance tables (2023-2024); Oxbridge figures from the University of Cambridge's admissions by UCAS apply centre (Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures). Read the method.