School Chooser

Where to live in Westmorland and Furness for good schools

Schools in Westmorland and Furness average 46 on the School Chooser Score. House prices aren't published in enough detail to compare parts of the council, so the postcode districts below are ranked on their schools alone: the average score of the primaries and secondaries in each, and the best of each. Click a district for its full list and map.

#Postcode districtSchools scorePrimariesSecondariesBest primaryBest secondary
1CA172 primaries, 1 secondary73782 scored641 scoredBrough Community Primary School 87Kirkby Stephen Grammar School 64
2LA88 primaries, 0 secondaries63638 scored–Crosthwaite CofE School 91–
3LA102 primaries, 1 secondary60662 scored501 scoredDent CofE Voluntary Aided Primary School 89Settlebeck School 50
4CA1015 primaries, 0 secondaries585814 scored–Yanwath Primary School 90–
5LA69 primaries, 2 secondaries56579 scored522 scoredSt Mary's CofE Primary School 94Queen Elizabeth School 80
6LA73 primaries, 1 secondary52633 scored181 scoredMilnthorpe Primary School 91Dallam School 18
7LA99 primaries, 2 secondaries51489 scored612 scoredDean Gibson Catholic Primary School, Kendal 78The Queen Katherine School 63
8LA154 primaries, 1 secondary46524 scored231 scoredGeorge Romney Junior School 87Dowdales School 23
9LA1210 primaries, 1 secondary444510 scored401 scoredSir John Barrow School 90Ulverston Victoria High School 40
10CA92 primaries, 1 secondary43512 scored261 scoredNenthead Primary School 75Samuel King's School 26
11LA224 primaries, 0 secondaries41414 scored–Grasmere CofE Primary School 85–
12CA1111 primaries, 2 secondaries413610 scored672 scoredSkelton School 93Queen Elizabeth Grammar School Penrith 87
13LA116 primaries, 1 secondary39405 scored311 scoredGrange CofE Primary School 77Cartmel Priory CofE School 31
14LA138 primaries, 3 secondaries35388 scored283 scoredYarlside Academy 100Chetwynde School 39
15CA165 primaries, 1 secondary35365 scored291 scoredAppleby Primary School 48Appleby Grammar School 29
16LA1417 primaries, 1 secondary343617 scored51 scoredVictoria Academy 86Walney Academy 5
17LA233 primaries, 1 secondary27203 scored491 scoredGoodly Dale Primary School 34The Lakes School 49
Primary schools in Westmorland and FurnessSecondary schools in Westmorland and FurnessAll councils

How to read this

A district's score is the average School Chooser Score of its state primary and secondary schools that have a score. A district with only one scored school is shown but not ranked. A school counts in the postcode district of its own address, which isn't the same as its catchment area, so check the school's own Getting a place section before you choose a street.