Foundation school Secondary Open

Samuel King's School

Church Road, Westmorland and Furness, Cumbria, CA9 3QU

Ofsted: Good (graded inspection, 6 July 2022). Last inspected 6 July 2022.

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107
Pupils
19.6%
Free school meals

About this school

Samuel King's School is a Foundation school serving secondary age pupils, located in Westmorland and Furness, Cumbria. The school has 107 pupils enrolled. Ofsted: Good (graded inspection, 6 July 2022). Last inspected 6 July 2022. The Headteacher is Rob Dawson. The school is administered by Westmorland and Furness local authority.

School details

Headteacher
Rob Dawson
Local authority
Westmorland and Furness
Gender
Mixed
URN
112378

Admissions

Applications for places at Samuel King's School are handled by the school or the local authority (Westmorland and Furness). See the school's website for admissions arrangements, or read the GOV.UK guide to school admissions.

GCSE Performance (Key Stage 4)

30.2
Attainment 8 · 2024-25
−0.24
Progress 8 · 2023-24
23%
Grade 5+ in English & maths · 2024-25
31%
Grade 4+ in English & maths · 2024-25
2.37
EBacc average point score · 2024-25
15%
Entering the EBacc · 2024-25
  • Attainment 8 is the school's average GCSE score across eight key subjects — higher is better.
  • Progress 8 shows how much progress pupils made between ages 11 and 16 compared with similar pupils nationally — 0 is average, positive is above average. Shown for 2023-24, the most recent year the Department for Education published it.
  • Grade 5+ / 4+ in English & maths is the share of pupils achieving at least a strong pass (5) or a standard pass (4) in both subjects.
  • EBacc covers the English Baccalaureate subject mix: English, maths, sciences, a language, and history or geography.

Source: Department for Education school performance data. Check this school on GOV.UK →

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