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Welcome to Kirkbie Kendal School
Kirkbie Kendal School community is a happy place to learn and work. Care, Hard Work, Resilience and Curiosity are at the heart of who we are and our visitors often comment on the purposeful and friendly, warm atmosphere of our school.
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@KirkbieKendal 17 Apr
Congratulations to our Taekwondo star Gabby (Year 8), who won an award at the Cumbria Sports Awards last night.
🏆Junior sports personality of the year 2026! 🤩
She is the only person to have won it twice . After her 2023 success. 👏
#cumbriasportsaward #amazing
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@KirkbieKendal 17 Apr
A fantastic day at Alton Towers with our lovely A Level STEM students! 🎢
#rollercoaster #gforce #hometime
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@KirkbieKendal 16 Apr
STEM Trip Day 2 ✨
We started the day with engineered / automated pancakes. Completed a quiz on the way to Alton Towers and are about to get on The Smiler.
#teamstem
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@KirkbieKendal 16 Apr
More great photos coming in from Year 12 & 13s STEM trip to Manchester, this time at the @sim_manchester 📸✨
A fantastic day exploring innovation, engineering, and the story of science in action—so much inspiration all around! 🔬🚂
#STEM #Manchester #SchoolTrip
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@KirkbieKendal 16 Apr
⛺🌧 A very wet first session for Bronze DofE!
Year 10 displaying resilience and good humour - they are shaping up to be a great group! ✨
#DofE #dofebronzepractice
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@KirkbieKendal 15 Apr
Team STEM. Everyone’s a winner 🥇 First stop on Year 12 & 13's full on STEM Trip - @karting Preston.
Next stop Manchester!
#STEM #EngineeringExperience #gokarting
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@KirkbieKendal 15 Apr
Great News!! 🔥
Book your holiday through the @bookingcom link below, before the 26th April and KKS will receive a £10 donation!! 🌞
https://t.co/qeeUtAxGw5
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@KirkbieKendal 31 Mar
⚽ Netherlands Football Tour ⚽
What a great day of football yesterday. An amazing experience playing fixtures at FC Tilburg.
#Netherlandstrip2026
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Year 8
KKS is a great place to study because it is welcoming and inspiring. You are challenged and well supported at the same time.
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hard work
Year 10
At KKS everybody works together as a community; we are all inspired, have common values and are motivated to work as a team to be a success.
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care
Year 11
There are always events happening and there are lots of extra-curricular activities from hockey and rugby to chess and dance clubs.
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resilience
Year 11
The best part of KKS is that it has made me want to achieve more than I thought was possible.
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curiosity