Stramongate Primary School is a mainstream primary school with an SEN unit in Kendal, Westmorland and Furness, for children and young people aged 2 to 11. Its SEN unit has 10 places for speech, language and communication and autism.
- Ages 2–11
- 237 pupils
School details
- Type
- Mainstream school with an SEN unit
- Ages
- 2 to 11
- Boys and girls
- Boys and girls
- Specialist base
- An SEN unit, 10 places, 10 pupils
- Pupils
- 237
- Headteacher
- Mr Ross Knaggs (Headteacher)
- Part of
- Cumbria Education Trust
- Council
- Westmorland and Furness
- School reference (URN)
- 137962
Needs its base supports
2 needs: speech and language, autism
As listed by the Department for Education, grouped the way EHC plans describe needs.
Communication and interaction
- Autism Other schools for this in Westmorland and Furness (9)
- Speech, language and communication Other schools for this in Westmorland and Furness (5)
How to get a place
4 steps, starting with an EHC plan
- An EHC plan
Places in an SEN unit or resourced provision are usually for children with an Education, Health and Care (EHC) plan. If your child doesn’t have one yet, you can ask the council for an assessment yourself.
- Visit and ask about the base
See the school and its specialist base, and ask how children split their time between the base and mainstream classes.
- Ask for the school to be named
Tell the council that looks after the plan (often Westmorland and Furness council) that you want this school and its base, and ask them to consult it.
- Named in the plan
If the school is named in your child’s plan, it must admit your child. Places in the base itself are agreed between the council and the school, so ask how they decide.
Questions to ask when you visit
8 questions to tick off as you go
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Ofsted
Graded by area, May 2025; school remains Good (January 2020)
Inspected in May 2025. Inspections from September 2024 to November 2025 graded each area but gave no overall grade.
- Quality of educationGood
- Behaviour and attitudesGood
- Personal developmentGood
- Leadership and managementGood
- Early yearsGood
- SafeguardingEffective
Since then: School remains Good (ungraded inspection, January 2020).
Contact and getting there
Blackhall Road, Kendal, LA9 4BT
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Directions: Walk Public transport Drive
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Other SEND schools nearby
- South Lakes Academy Independent · Ages 11–25 · Ofsted: Good 0.3 miles
- Sandgate School Special school · Ages 3–19 · Ofsted: Good 0.5 miles
- Cambian Whinfell School Independent · Ages 7–19 · Ofsted: Outstanding 0.7 miles
All SEND schools in Westmorland and Furness
By need in Westmorland and Furness: Autism (10) · Physical (9) · Severe learning (8) · Speech and language (6) · SEMH (5) · PMLD (5) · Dyslexia and SpLD (5) · Hearing (4) · Vision (4) · Multi-sensory (4) · Moderate learning (3)
Questions about Stramongate Primary School
How do I get a place in Stramongate Primary School’s specialist base?
Places in an SEN unit or resourced provision usually come through an Education, Health and Care (EHC) plan: ask the council that looks after the plan to consult the school about its base. If the school is named in the plan it must admit your child; places in the base itself are agreed between the council and the school.
What needs does Stramongate Primary School support?
Speech, language and communication and autism. Every child is different, so ask the school how it would meet your child’s needs.
What ages does Stramongate Primary School take?
Aged 2 to 11, boys and girls.
What is Stramongate Primary School’s Ofsted rating?
Rated Good by Ofsted in May 2025 at its last graded inspection. Newer inspections no longer give a single overall grade, so read the latest report for the full picture.
Where is Stramongate Primary School?
Blackhall Road, Kendal, LA9 4BT, in Westmorland and Furness.
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