Cambian Whinfell School
Cambian Whinfell School is an independent special school in Kendal for boys aged 7 to 19. It has 16 pupils and room for 18.
110 Windermere Road, Kendal, LA9 5EZ01539 723322cambiangroup.com/ourservices/service/home/tabid/106/id/130/s/15/xmps/1816/default.aspxMrs Patricia Sandham acting principalAll details
Ofsted
Ofsted hasn't published an inspection for this school yet.
Results
GCSE results, summer 2025
4 pupils sat their GCSEs. Here is how they did against every state secondary in England.
The government hasn't published this school's headline results. Fewer than eleven pupils sat the exams, so the figures could identify individual children.
Getting a place
Grammar school. This is a grammar school, so places depend on an entrance test.
Each council publishes its own figures on how many families applied and how far away the last child to get a place lived. We are adding councils one at a time. If you have a link to Westmorland and Furness council's admissions booklet, send it to us.
Who goes here
Who the school teaches, from the latest school census.
How the mix of pupils has changed
| Census | 2026 | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils on roll | 16 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 |
| Pupils from low-income familiesFree school meals | – | – | – | – | 0% | 0% |
| Pupils learning EnglishEnglish as an additional language | – | – | – | – | 0% | 0% |
| Pupils getting extra supportSEN support | – | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Pupils with an EHC planEducation, health and care plans | – | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% |
The area around the school
Crime figures come from police.uk. The police record each crime at the nearest of a fixed set of map points rather than the exact spot, so “within 500 m” is only rough. House prices are from HM Land Registry sales nearby over the last two years.
Nearby schools
The closest schools, nearest first. Hover over a row to see it on the map.
| School | Type | Distance | Pupils | Ofsted | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Thomas's CofE Primary School | Church of England | 460 m | 239 | No overall grade 2024 | 44 | Compare |
| Kendal Nursery School | Local authority nursery school | 600 m | 118 | Not inspected | – | Compare |
| Stramongate Primary School | Academy | 0.7 miles | 237 | No overall grade 2025 | 63 | Compare |
| South Lakes Academy | Independent | 0.7 miles | 12 | Not inspected | – | Compare |
| Ghyllside Primary School | Academy | 0.9 miles | 424 | No overall grade 2025 | 48 | Compare |
| The Queen Katherine School | Academy | 1.0 miles | 910 | Report card 2026 | 63 | Compare |
| Sandgate School | Council | 1.0 miles | 166 | Good 2023 | – | Compare |
| Vicarage Park CofE Primary School | Church of England | 1.2 miles | 109 | Good 2023 | 14 | Compare |
Questions parents ask
Is Cambian Whinfell School a good school?
We don't have enough published data to score Cambian Whinfell School yet.
How many pupils does Cambian Whinfell School have?
16 pupils aged 7 to 19 were on the roll in January 2024. It has 18 places, so it is 89% full. It is a boys' school.
Does Cambian Whinfell School have an entrance exam?
Yes. It is a grammar school, so places depend on an entrance test, usually sat in September of Year 6. Check the school's admissions page for the test dates and the pass mark.
Does Cambian Whinfell School have a sixth form?
Yes.
These answers come straight from the figures on this page and update when new data comes out.
Contact and details
- Address
- 110 Windermere Road, Kendal, LA9 5EZ
- Telephone
- 01539 723322
- Website
- www.cambiangroup.com/ourservices/service/home/tabid/106/id/130/s/15/xmps/1816/default.aspx
- Acting Principal
- Mrs Patricia Sandham
- Type of school
- Independent special school (Other independent special school, special schools)
- Phase
- Special school, ages 7-19, with sixth form
- Gender
- Boys
- Religious character
- None
- Local authority
- Westmorland and Furness
- Ward
- Kendal Strickland and Fell
- Constituency
- Westmorland and Lonsdale
- Setting
- Urban: Further from a major town or city
- Opened
- 9 August 2004 (new provision)
- URN
- 134781 · LAESTAB 9436054 · UKPRN 10015661
Recent changes
- New KS4 results for 2024/25
Where these figures come from
- School details: Department for Education, Get Information About Schools, refreshed daily (this page rebuilt 13 September 2026).
- Inspections: Ofsted management information, monthly; latest publication in our data 27 August 2026.
- GCSE results: DfE key stage 4 performance tables, 2024/25 final.
- Pupil characteristics: DfE school census, January 2026.
- Neighbourhood: police.uk street-level crime, HM Land Registry price paid data, NaPTAN bus stops, English Indices of Deprivation 2025.
- All under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Full list and update calendar.