Schools near LA8 8LX
Primary and secondary schools serving LA8 8LX, with inspection ratings, pupil numbers and distances.
- Neighbourhood
- Kendal North & Burneside
- Council
- Westmorland and Furness
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,915 (2024)
LA8 8LXKendal
Schools near LA8 8LX
9 schools within 2.0 miles of LA8 8LX: 4 primary, 1 secondary and 4 other, including 2 independent. 100% of those with an Ofsted grade are rated good or better. The 8 that publish a capacity are 73% full overall, and 2 have more pupils than places.
Inspection ratings
- Excellent22.2%
- Good55.6%
- Not rated22.2%
The nearest schools
- St Oswald's CofE Primary SchoolPrimary · ages 2–11 · Faith school · 88 pupils · 74% fullGood0.8 miles · June 2022
- Cambian Whinfell SchoolOther · ages 7–19 · Independent · Boys · 16 pupils · 89% fullNot rated1 mile
- St Thomas's CofE Primary SchoolPrimary · ages 3–11 · Faith school · 239 pupils · 110% fullGood1.1 miles · April 2019
- Kendal Nursery SchoolNursery · ages 2–4 · 118 pupilsExcellent1.4 miles · October 2014
- Stramongate Primary SchoolPrimary · ages 2–11 · 237 pupils · 56% fullGood1.7 miles · January 2020
- The Queen Katherine SchoolSecondary · ages 11–19 · 910 pupils · 62% fullExcellent1.7 miles · May 2026
- South Lakes AcademyOther · ages 11–25 · Independent · 12 pupils · 100% fullNot rated1.8 miles
- Ghyllside Primary SchoolPrimary · ages 3–11 · 424 pupils · 92% fullGood1.8 miles · March 2024
- Sandgate SchoolOther · ages 3–19 · 166 pupils · 104% fullGood2.0 miles · June 2023
Ofsted replaced single overall grades with report cards in November 2025. The rating shown here reflects each school’s latest inspection: its new report card where it has one, or its most recent graded inspection otherwise. Check the inspection date beside each school.
Occupancy compares pupils on roll with published school capacity. Sources: Department for Education (Get Information About Schools), Ofsted, and the Welsh and Scottish school registers. Open Government Licence v3.0.