South Lakes Academy
South Lakes Academy is an independent special school in Kendal for boys and girls aged 11 to 25. It has 12 pupils and every place is taken.
Riverside Centre, Yard 39, Highgate, Kendal, LA9 4ED01539 721487southlakesacademy.orgMrs Tunde Christie headteacherAll details
Ofsted
Ofsted hasn't published an inspection for this school yet.
Results
GCSE results, summer 2025
3 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
Admissions policy not published.
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 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 13 | 12 | 12 |
| Pupils from low-income familiesFree school meals | – | – | – | – | 0% | 0% |
| Pupils learning EnglishEnglish as an additional language | – | – | – | – | 0% | 0% |
| Pupils getting extra supportSEN support | – | 36% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Pupils with an EHC planEducation, health and care plans | – | 64% | 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stramongate Primary School | Academy | 390 m | 237 | No overall grade 2025 | 63 | Compare |
| Kendal Nursery School | Local authority nursery school | 600 m | 118 | Not inspected | – | Compare |
| Ghyllside Primary School | Academy | 630 m | 424 | No overall grade 2025 | 48 | Compare |
| Kendal College | Further education | 960 m | – | Not inspected | – | Compare |
| Sandgate School | Council | 0.6 miles | 166 | Good 2023 | – | Compare |
| Vicarage Park CofE Primary School | Church of England | 0.7 miles | 109 | Good 2023 | 14 | Compare |
| Kirkbie Kendal School | Academy | 0.7 miles | 1,029 | Good 2024 | 58 | Compare |
| Dean Gibson Catholic Primary School, Kendal | Academy | 0.7 miles | 134 | Good 2024 | 78 | Compare |
Questions parents ask
Is South Lakes Academy a good school?
We don't have enough published data to score South Lakes Academy yet.
How many pupils does South Lakes Academy have?
12 pupils aged 11 to 25 were on the roll in January 2024. It has 12 places, so it is 100% full.
These answers come straight from the figures on this page and update when new data comes out.
Contact and details
- Address
- Riverside Centre, Yard 39, Highgate, Kendal, LA9 4ED
- Telephone
- 01539 721487
- Website
- www.southlakesacademy.org
- Headteacher
- Mrs Tunde Christie
- Type of school
- Independent special school (Other independent special school, special schools)
- Phase
- Special school, ages 11-25
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Local authority
- Westmorland and Furness
- Ward
- Kendal Highgate
- Constituency
- Westmorland and Lonsdale
- Setting
- Urban: Further from a major town or city
- Opened
- 30 July 2019 (new provision)
- URN
- 147237 · LAESTAB 9436016
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.