Samuel King's School

State-Funded School

samuel-kings-school-westmorland-and-furness-north-west

North WestRegion

Westmorland and FurnessLocal Authority

Penrith and SolwayConstituency

CA9 3QUPostcode

1.2

Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

Samuel King's School is a state-funded secondary for pupils aged 11–16, located in Westmorland and Furness, North West.

The school is rated Good by Ofsted. It currently serves 113 pupils.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2022

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Good

Academic Performance

Well below average

Ranked against secondary schools in England · 2024-25

Attainment 8: 30.2
Grade 5+ in English & maths: 23.1%
EBacc average point score: 2.37

Ethnicity

White

88%

Asian

<1%

Any other group

<1%

Unclassified

10%

Pupils

113

Total Pupils

49%Boys

51%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

19%

England average

27%

First language not English

England average

22%

Young carers

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Secondary
Age range: 11 – 16
Deprivation band: Average
Total pupils: 113
IDACI quintile: 3 (Average)

Inspection history

Ofsted has published one graded inspection for this school. The most recent ungraded inspection is shown below.

School remains Good

Ungraded inspection on 6 July 2022. An ungraded inspection checks whether the existing grade still holds; it does not award a new one.

Read the inspection letter on Ofsted

Report published					Overall
7 Apr 2017	Good	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Good

A grey dot means Ofsted did not report that judgement in the inspection of the day — the sub-judgements shown here were introduced with the 2019 framework.

Ofsted data as at 31 December 2024. A school may have been inspected since, or had an ungraded visit that does not change its grade — check Ofsted’s own record.