Free school · Westmorland and Furness
Chetwynde School
- All-through
- Ages 3–16
Term dates
Free schools can set their own term dates. Many follow Westmorland and Furness council's dates, shown below as a guide, but check with the school, especially for INSET days.
2026/27
2027/28
Admissions
Places for Year 7 are applied for through your home council, not the school.
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How places are given: there's no entrance test. When there are more applicants than places, places usually go by criteria such as siblings, distance or catchment area. Check the council's or school's admissions policy for the exact rules.
How many families applied: Year 7
For September 2026, 64 families put this school as their first choice, and 30 places were offered. 30 of the families who put it first got a place (47%). More families put it first than there were places.
| Entry | Places offered | Put it first | Got their first choice |
|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026 | 30 | 64 | 47% |
| September 2025 | 25 | 36 | 69% |
| September 2024 | 36 | 43 | 74% |
How many families applied: Reception
For September 2026, 32 families put this school as their first choice, and 30 places were offered. 25 of the families who put it first got a place (78%). More families put it first than there were places.
| Entry | Places offered | Put it first | Got their first choice |
|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026 | 30 | 32 | 78% |
| September 2025 | 29 | 33 | 88% |
| September 2024 | 30 | 31 | 87% |
Offers made on national offer day, from the Department for Education. Waiting lists and appeals can change things later. The hardest schools to get into.
Before and after school
No club is registered with Ofsted at this school's address. Ask the school about breakfast or after-school care, or find clubs nearby.
Ofsted inspection
Latest graded inspection, 7 November 2023. Overall: Good
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years
- Good
From Ofsted's published inspection data (Open Government Licence). Report cards and older grades use different scales, so they can't be compared directly.
About and location
- Type
- Free school
- Phase
- All-through
- Ages
- 3–16
- Pupils
- 508 (capacity 510)
- Gender
- Mixed
- Academy trust
- SOUTH CUMBRIA MULTI-ACADEMY TRUST
- Phone
- 01229824210
- Address
- Rating Lane, Barrow-in-Furness, LA13 0NY
- Website
- chetwynde.scmat.org.uk
School details from the Department for Education's register of schools (Open Government Licence). Report a correction.