Applications to transfer to secondary school in September 2027 open on 2 September 2026 and close on 31 October 2026.
This information is to help people when they consider their child's transfer to secondary school. The details have been taken from the offer day for children starting school in September 2026.
We have separated the information by school status:
The number of applications is likely to be higher than the number of places offered because this includes 1st, 2nd and 3rd preferred applications. We have provided details about the offers to made to children at oversubscribed schools.
We have used the following terms on this page:
- Department for Education (DfE)
- Educational Healthcare Plan (EHCP)
Academies
| School | DfE | Published admission number | Total applications | Total places offered | First preference offered
| Second preference offered | Third preference offered | Total places refused | EHCP | Child in care, or previously |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Appleby Grammar School | 5407 | 90 | 108 | 77 | 77 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Cartmel Priory CE School | 5410 | 76 | 99 | 71 | 70 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| Dallam School | 5405 | 180 | 335 | 97 | 79 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Furness Academy | 6908 | 240 | 425 | 266 | 260 | 6 | 0 | 12 | 16 | 3 |
| Kirkbie Kendal School | 5400 | 189 | 307 | 189 | 188 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 1 |
| Kirkby Stephen Grammar School | 5406 | 64 | 70 | 51 | 51 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Queen Elizabeth Grammar School | 5401 | 160 | 228 | 160 | 160 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 2 | 0 |
| Queen Elizabeth School | 5411 | 256 | 470 | 266 | 248 | 6 | 2 | 22 | 5 | 0 |
| The Queen Katherine School | 5404 | 241 | 266 | 132 | 132 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| Settlebeck High School | 4060 | 44 | 48 | 33 | 32 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| St Bernard's Catholic High School | 4634 | 170 | 227 | 132 | 106 | 20 | 3 | 0 | 11 | 0 |
| Walney School | 4003 | 180 | 95 | 64 | 59 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
Free schools
| School | DfE | Published admission number | Total applications | Total places offered | First preference offered | Second preference offered | Third preference offered | Total places refused | EHCP | Child in care, or previously |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chetwynde School | 6025 | 32 | 229 | 32 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 6 | 2 |
Voluntary aided schools
| School | DfE | Published admission number | Total applications | Total places offered | First preference offered | Second preference offered | Third preference offered | Total places refused | EHCP | Child in care, or previously |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Samuel King's School | 4011 | 26 | 34 | 29 | 28 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Ullswater Community College | 4310 | 300 | 289 | 164 | 159 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
Voluntary controlled schools
| School | DfE | Published admission number | Total applications | Total places offered | First preference offered | Second preference offered | Third preference offered | Total places refused | EHCP | Child in care, or previously |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dowdales School | 4150 | 210 | 174 | 174 | 167 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 1 |
| John Ruskin School | 4151 | 48 | 93 | 50 | 50 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 0 |
| Lakes School, The | 4056 | 129 | 99 | 65 | 62 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| Ulverston Victoria High School | 4152 | 186 | 262 | 170 | 167 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1 |
Oversubscribed schools
If a school does not have enough spaces to offer a place to everyone who wants one, it is oversubscribed.
We have provided information on the places that were offered places at oversubscribed schools below.
Distances are given to the nearest half mile.
Chetwynde School
Find admission details for Chetwynde School
The children that were offered a place at these schools fell into the following categories.
- staff child: one
- attend academy trust school: none
- siblings out of catchment (siblings only): 22
- out of catchment (distance only): none
This school does not have a catchment. The cut off point was based on category three of the oversubscription criteria. This applied to children of staff members employed within the Academy Trust.
The furthest place offered was one mile away.
Furness Academy
Find admission details for Furness Academy
The children that were offered a place at these schools fell into the following categories.
- siblings in catchment: 72 - this applied to all siblings, the cut off point was in feeder primary school
- staff child: nine
- attend academy trust school: 70
- feeder: 100
The furthest place offered was 5.5 miles away.