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The Queen Katherine School

URN 136526 · Westmorland and FurnessOpen
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Inspection history (7)

  1. 6 May 2026

    Report card · published 24 Jun 2026

    Safeguarding met
    AchievementExpected
    Attendance and behaviourStrong
    Curriculum and teachingExpected
    InclusionStrong
    Leadership and governanceStrong
    Personal development and wellbeingStrong
    Post 16 provisionStrong

    Kate Bowker (lead), Christopher Beard, Jacqueline Cahalin, Scott Maclean, Thomas Fay

  2. 31 Mar 2022

    School inspection (EIF) · published 26 May 2022

    Good
    Behaviour and attitudesGood
    Leadership and managementGood
    Personal developmentGood
    Quality of educationGood

    Amanda Downing (lead), David Woolley, Philip Wood, Sharon Asquith

  3. 23 May 2018

    School inspection (CIF) · published 3 Jul 2018

    Requires improvement
    16 to 19 study programmesGood
    Leadership and managementRequires improvement
    OutcomesGood
    Personal development, behaviour and welfareRequires improvement
    Teaching, learning and assessmentRequires improvement

    Jonathan Jones (lead), Alyson Middlemass, Andrew Johnson, David Hampson, Julie Bather, Rochelle Conefrey

  4. 8 Dec 2016

    School inspection (CIF) · published 16 Feb 2017

    Inadequate
    16 to 19 study programmesInadequate
    Leadership and managementInadequate
    OutcomesInadequate
    Personal development, behaviour and welfareInadequate
    Teaching, learning and assessmentRequires improvement

    Jonathan Smart (lead), Annette Patterson, Bernard Robinson, Dympna Woods, Jane Holmes, Liam Trippier, Steven Caldecott

  5. —

    School monitoring visit · published 15 Jan 2018

    David Hampson (lead), Jonathan Jones

  6. —

    School monitoring visit · published 11 Sept 2017

    David Hampson (lead), Jonathan Jones

  7. —

    Academy letter · Academy conversion · published 18 Feb 2012

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Cumbria Education Trust

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Details

URN
136526
Type
Academy converter
Local authority
Westmorland and Furness
Region
North West
Address
Appleby Road, Kendal, Cumbria, LA9 6PJ
Reports on record
7
Earliest report
8 Dec 2016
Phase
Secondary
Gender
Mixed
Opened
01-04-2011
Region
North West
Status
Open
Website
qks.org.uk
Boarding
No boarders
Capacity
1465
Age Range
11 - 19
Age range
11 to 19
Telephone
01539743900
Admissions
Non-selective
Sixth form
Has a sixth form
Headteacher
Mr Jon Hayes
Pupils on roll
910
Pupils' gender
Mixed
School capacity
1465
Number of pupils
910
Religious character
None
Free school meals (%)
17.40
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