# Alternatives to Appleby Grammar School

The 3 nearest schools that admit children at the same age as Appleby Grammar School and that we hold figures for, ordered by distance. This is not a league table and nothing here says one school is better than another.

It describes demand. It does not indicate whether any particular child would be offered a place.

## Appleby Grammar School, for comparison

1.00 first preferences per place in the 2026 intake.

## Nearby schools

| School | Distance | 1st prefs per place | Intake year | Latest Ofsted | Catchment published | SEN provision on site |
|---|---:|---:|---:|---|---|---|
| [Kirkby Stephen Grammar School, Kirkby Stephen](/school/137107/kirkby-stephen-grammar-school) | 9.5 mi south-east | 1.00 | 2026 | Good | no | not recorded |
| [Ullswater Community College, Penrith](/school/112393/ullswater-community-college) | 11.5 mi north-west | 0.97 | 2026 | Good | no | yes |
| [Queen Elizabeth Grammar School Penrith, Penrith](/school/136732/queen-elizabeth-grammar-school-penrith) | 11.8 mi north-west | 1.11 | 2026 | Good | no | not recorded |

"1st preferences per place" is how many families named a school first, for each place it offered, in the newest year held. It describes demand. It is not a pass rate, and a dash means the figure is not held.

"SEN provision on site" means the school runs a SEN unit or a resourced provision. It does not say how many children it takes or which kinds of need it is set up for, because neither is published for a mainstream school, and it is not a statement about how well any school supports children with SEN. Ask the school or the council.

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