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The Queen Katherine School

Secondary Academy school in Kendal LA9 6PJ

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  • School Reference Number: 136526
  • Address: Appleby Road, Kendal LA9 6PJ
  • Headteacher: Mr Jon Hayes
  • Telephone: 01539 743900
  • Website: qks.org.uk
  • Managing Organisation: Cumbria Education Trust
  • Type: Academies
  • Sub-Type: Academy converter
  • Phase: Secondary
  • Pupil Capacity: 1,465
  • Local Education Authority: Westmorland and Furness
  • Gender: Mixed
  • Age Range: 11 to 19
  • Admissions Policy: Non-selective
  • Active From: April 2011* (Academy Converter)

* Active From and To dates don't necessarily mean that a school opened or closed on those dates. Schools are allocated a new Reference Number when they change status in any way, for example when a local authority school converts to an academy or when schools are combined or merged.

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Latest Ofsted Rating

Inspected on 30/03/2022

Rating published on 25/05/2022

Overall effectiveness: Good

Quality of education: Good

Behaviour and attitudes: Good

Personal development: Good

Effectiveness of leadership and management: Good

Sixth form provision: Good

All Ofsted Reports

Inspection DatePublication DateInspection TypeRatingPDF Link
30 March 2022 26 May 2022 School inspection Good
22 May 2018 3 July 2018 Full inspection Requires Improvement
5 December 2017 15 January 2018 Monitoring visit
11 July 2017 11 September 2017 Monitoring visit
7 December 2016 16 February 2017 Full inspection Inadequate
12 May 2015 8 June 2015 Monitoring visit
14 February 2012 18 February 2012 Academy conversion letter

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Information on this page is sumarised from two sources: EduBase, which is the government database of schools in England and Wales, and Ofsted, which is responsible for inspecting schools and educational establishments in England. You can view the full, unedited data from these providers below. Ofsted data will only be available for currently active registrations and recently closed registrations.

Unique Reference Number136526
Local Authority Code943
Local Authority NameWestmorland and Furness
Establishment Number5404
School / College NameThe Queen Katherine School
Establishment Type Code34
Establishment typeAcademy converter
Establishment Type Group Code10
Establishment Type GroupAcademies
Establishment Status Code1
Establishment statusOpen
Reason Establishment Opened Code10
Reason establishment openedAcademy Converter
Open date01-04-2011
Reason Establishment Closed Code99
Reason establishment closed
Close date
Phase Of Education Code 4
Phase of educationSecondary
Age range Low11
Age range High19
Boarders Code1
BoardersNo boarders
Nursery provisionNot applicable
Official Sixth Form Code1
Official sixth formHas a sixth form
Gender Code3
Gender of entryMixed
Religious Character Code06
Religious characterNone
Religious ethosDoes not apply
Diocese Code0000
DioceseNot applicable
Admissions Policy Code4
Admissons policyNon-selective
School capacity1,465
Special Classes Code2
Special classesNo Special Classes
Census Date18-01-2024
Number of Pupils936
Number of Boys445
Number of Girls491
Percentage Free School Meals18.60
Trust School Flag Code3
Trust School Flag Supported by a multi-academy trust
Trusts Code15765
Academy trust or TrustCUMBRIA EDUCATION TRUST
School Sponsor FlagLinked to a sponsor
Academy sponsorCumbria Education Trust
Federation FlagNot applicable
Federations Code
Federation
UKPRN10033250
FEHE Identifier
Further education typeNot applicable
Last Changed Date31-12-2024
StreetAppleby Road
Locality
Address3
TownKendal
County (name)Cumbria
PostcodeLA9 6PJ
Websitehttp://www.qks.org.uk
Telephone01539743900
Headteacher/Principal titleMr
Headteacher/Principal first nameJon
Headteacher/Principal last nameHayes
Headteacher/Principal Job TitleHeadteacher
BSO Inspectorate NameNot applicable
Inspectorate Report
Date of Last Inspection Visit
Next Inspection Visit
Teenage mothers provisionNot applicable
Teenage mothers capacity
Childcare facilities provisionNot applicable
SEN facilitiesNot applicable
Pupils with EBDNot applicable
Number of places
Full time provision
Pupils educated by other providersNot applicable
Section 41 approvedNot applicable
SEN provision
Type of resourced provisionResourced provision
Resourced provision number on roll
Resourced provision capacity
SEN unit number on roll
SEN unit capacity
Government Office Region CodeB
Government Office RegionNorth West
District CodeE06000064
DistrictWestmorland and Furness
Ward CodeE05014233
WardKendal Nether
Parliamentary Constituency CodeE14001580
Parliamentary ConstituencyWestmorland and Lonsdale
Urban/Rural CodeC1
Urban/Rural Description(England/Wales) Urban city and town
GSS LA CodeE06000064
Easting352291
Northing494014
Middle Super Output Area (MSOA)South Lakeland 003
Lower Super Output Area (LSOA)South Lakeland 003C
Inspectorate Name
Number of special pupils under a special educational needs (SEN) statement/education, health and care (EHC) plan
Number of special pupils not under a special educational needs (SEN) statement/education, health and care (EHC) plan
Boarding Establishment
Proprietor's Name
Previous Local Authority Code909
Previous local authorityPre-LGR 2023 Cumbria
Previous establishment number
Country
UPRN100110760843
Site Name
QAB Code0
QAB NameNot applicable
Establishment Accredited Code0
Establishment AccreditedNot applicable
QAB Report
CH Number
MSOA CodeE02004017
LSOA CodeE01019365
Free School Meals145
Accreditation Expiry Date
URN136526
Web Linkhttp://reports.ofsted.gov.uk/inspection-reports/find-inspection-report/provider/ELS/136526
LAESTAB9435404
School nameThe Queen Katherine School
Ofsted phaseSecondary
Type of educationAcademy Converter
School open date01/04/2011
Admissions policyNon-selective
Sixth formHas a sixth form
Designated religious characterNone
Religious ethosDoes not apply
Faith groupingNon-faith
Ofsted regionNorth West
RegionNorth West
Local authorityWestmorland and Furness
Parliamentary constituencyWestmorland and Lonsdale
Multi-academy trust UID5011
Multi-academy trust nameTHE FELLS MULTI ACADEMY TRUST
Academy sponsor UID5012
Academy sponsor nameThe Queen Katherine School Multi Academy Trust
PostcodeLA9 6PJ
Number of warning notices issued in 2023/24 academic yearN/A
The income deprivation affecting children index (IDACI) quintile1
Total number of pupils936
Statutory lowest age11
Statutory highest age19
Latest ungraded inspection number since last graded inspectionN/A
Does the ungraded inspection relate to the URN of the current school?N/A
URN at time of the ungraded inspectionN/A
LAESTAB at time of the ungraded inspectionN/A
School name at time of the ungraded inspectionN/A
School type at time of the ungraded inspectionN/A
Number of ungraded inspections since the last graded inspectionN/A
Date of latest ungraded inspectionN/A
Ungraded inspection publication dateN/A
Did the latest ungraded inspection convert to a graded inspection?N/A
Ungraded inspection overall outcomeN/A
Number of monitoring and urgent inspections since last graded inspectionN/A
Inspection number of latest graded inspection10212284
Inspection typeRequires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1
Inspection type groupingRequires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1
Event type groupingSchools - S5
Inspection start date30/03/2022
Publication date25/05/2022
Does the latest graded inspection relate to the URN of the current school?Yes
URN at time of latest graded inspection136526
LAESTAB at time of latest graded inspection9435404
School name at time of latest graded inspectionThe Queen Katherine School
School type at time of latest graded inspectionAcademy Converter
Current school type used for chart C6Academy converter
Overall effectivenessGood
Category of concernN/A
Quality of educationGood
Behaviour and attitudesGood
Personal developmentGood
Effectiveness of leadership and managementGood
Safeguarding is effective?Yes
Early years provisionN/A
Sixth form provisionGood
Previous inspection number10043617
Previous inspection start date22/05/2018
Previous publication date03/07/2018
Does the previous graded inspection relate to the URN of the current school?Yes
URN at time of previous graded inspection136526
LAESTAB at time of previous graded inspection9435404
School name at time of previous graded inspectionThe Queen Katherine School
School type at time of previous graded inspectionAcademy Converter
Previous graded inspection overall effectiveness3
Previous category of concernN/A
Previous quality of educationN/A
Previous behaviour and attitudesN/A
Previous personal developmentN/A
Previous effectiveness of leadership and managementRequires Improvement
Previous safeguarding is effective?Yes
Previous early years provisionN/A
Previous sixth form provisionGood

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