Overall Oxbridge
#1,135
1 ranked schools · -221 places vs Eng avg #914 of 1,983
Applications
5
Offers
1
Offer rate20.0%
-2.4 pts vs Eng avgEng avg 22.4%
Schools in Kendal
A limestone market town of around 30,000 people, Kendal grew from a medieval wool trade centre into the administrative hub of Westmorland and Furness, sitting just outside the Lake District's southern edge. The ruined towers of Kendal Castle rise above the River Kent in a twelfth-century skyline that earned the town the sobriquet 'Auld Grey Town'.
Kendal is among the most sought-after areas in Cumbria for school catchments, with Kirkland, the old priory quarter, and Crosthwaite drawing families who compete most keenly for primary places. Hawesmead and Heron Hill ring the northeast edge. Trains from nearby Oxenholme Lake District station reach Lancaster in around twenty minutes on the West Coast Main Line.
16
Primary
schools
2
Secondary
schools
1
Post-16
colleges
4
Special
schools
of which4sixth forms·12faith·1nurseries24 total
Area Performance
Kendal schools rank in the top 54% of England
Across 20 primary and sixth-form schools, state and independent. The average Find My School Inspection Score is 7.27/10, -0.15 vs England.
Find My School Inspection Band
10% Elite
Distribution across all Kendal schools
EliteExcellentGoodDeveloping
Kendal vs England distribution
National Rank
Top 54%
Across all ranked Kendal schools
Top 53%Primaryavg #7,917 of 14,978
Top 60%Sixth formavg #1,522 of 2,554
Primary schools: 16 schools (state + independent)
LocalEngland avg
Average FMS Inspection Score
7.3/10
-0.10 vs Eng avgEng avg 7.3/10
Average national rank
#7,917
-3 pts vs medianmedian 7,489
top 53% of 14,978
% reaching expected RWM standardstate
62%
0 pts vs Eng avgEng avg 62%
% reaching higher RWM standardstate
7%
-1 pts vs Eng avgEng avg 8%
Average FMS Inspection Score
7.3/10
-0.10 vs Eng avgEng avg 7.3/10
Average national rank
#7,917
-3 pts vs medianmedian 7,489
top 53% of 14,978
% reaching expected RWM standardstate
62%
0 pts vs Eng avgEng avg 62%
% reaching higher RWM standardstate
7%
-1 pts vs Eng avgEng avg 8%
Sixth form schools: 4 schools (state + independent)
LocalEngland avg
Average FMS Inspection Score
7.4/10
-0.38 vs Eng avgEng avg 7.7/10
Average national rank
#1,522
-10 pts vs medianmedian 1,277
top 60% of 2,554
% A*-A at A-Level
24%
-1 pts vs Eng avgEng avg 25%
% A*-B at A-Level
48%
-2 pts vs Eng avgEng avg 50%
Average FMS Inspection Score
7.4/10
-0.38 vs Eng avgEng avg 7.7/10
Average national rank
#1,522
-10 pts vs medianmedian 1,277
top 60% of 2,554
% A*-A at A-Level
24%
-1 pts vs Eng avgEng avg 25%
% A*-B at A-Level
48%
-2 pts vs Eng avgEng avg 50%
Cambridge
#1,475
1 ranked schools · -702 places vs Eng avg #773 of 1,880
Applications
5
Offers
1
Offer rate20.0%
-9.4 pts vs Eng avgEng avg 29.4%
Top 3 Primary Schools
2026
Kendal
Top 2 Secondary Schools
2026
Kendal
Top 3 Sixth Forms
2026
Kendal
Local directory
School profiles in Kendal
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