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Dallam School
Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–18 · Academy
Haverflatts Lane, Milnthorpe, Cumbria LA7 7DD · dallamschool.co.uk · 01539 565165
Overview
- Ofsted
- Report card
- Apr 2026 · graded by area, with no overall grade
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 44.1
- average Attainment 8 score. Westmorland and Furness 45.4, England 46
- Last distance offered
- No limit
- Year 7, September 2026 entry · Westmorland and Furness Council
- Demand for places
- 0.8
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Pupils
- 761
- 66% of 1,150 places
- Local authority
- Westmorland and Furness
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Free school meals
- 15%
- First language not English
- 4.6%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Year 7 in September 2026, everyone who applied was offered a place. Source: Westmorland and Furness Council’s document.
For Year 7 in September 2026, 80 families put the school first and 95 places were offered; 100% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
First choices against places
| Year 7 | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 95 | 80 | 0.8 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 101 | 87 | 0.9 | 99% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 118 | 103 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 151 | 109 | 0.7 | 98% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 179 | 152 | 0.8 | 89% |
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 44.1, and 34.6% of pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths. Across Westmorland and Furness it was 45.4, and across England 46.
In 2024/25 the average A level result was grade C+ (31.9 points per entry).
GCSE results
Attainment 8
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| ●44.1 | 46.0 | ||
| ▼34.6% | 45.4% | ||
| ▼62.6% | 64.8% | ||
| ▼26.3% | 40.5% | ||
| ▼3.73 | 4.09 |
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| School sixth form | 35.5 | −7.7 |
| Sixth form college | 2.7 | −0.5 |
| Further education | 48.6 | +14.4 |
| Apprenticeship | 6.6 | −1.1 |
| Employment | 1.1 | −2.1 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 2.2 | +0.3 |
| Activity not captured | 3.3 | −1.9 |
A levels and other 16 to 18 results
A level average grade
| 2024/25 | Trend | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 48 students | C+ (31.9) | Average +0.19 | |
| 50 students | C+ (31.8) | Average +0.16 | |
| 28 students | Merit+ (29.6) | Average +0.04 |
| Earlier years: A level | Students | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023/24 | 72 | C- (25.8) | -0.31 |
| 2022/23 | 73 | C (29.1) | — |
| 2021/22 | 88 | C (31.4) | — |
| 2018/19 | 44 | C+ (32.6) | +0.09 |
| 2017/18 | 68 | C- (25.7) | -0.23 |
| 2016/17 | 84 | C- (28.1) | -0.11 |
| 2015/16 | 76 | C (31) | -0.07 |
Where sixth-form leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| University | 42.1 | −2.8 |
| Further and other education | 10.5 | +9.3 |
| Further education | 6.6 | — |
| Other education | 3.9 | — |
| Apprenticeship | 5.3 | +0.8 |
| Employment | 32.9 | −4.2 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 3.9 | −4 |
| Activity not captured | 5.3 | +0.8 |
Ofsted
Ofsted inspected Dallam School on 28 April 2026 and published a report card: each area has its own grade, and there is no overall grade.
- Inclusion: Expected standard
- Curriculum and teaching: Needs attention
- Achievement: Needs attention
- Attendance and behaviour: Expected standard
- Personal development and well-being: Expected standard
- Post-16 provision: Expected standard
- Leadership and governance: Expected standard
- Inspected
- 28 Apr 2026
- Report card
- Safeguarding
- Met
Graded areas
| Inclusion | Expected standard |
|---|---|
| Curriculum and teaching | Needs attention |
| Achievement | Needs attention |
| Attendance and behaviour | Expected standard |
| Personal development and well-being | Expected standard |
| Post-16 provision | Expected standard |
| Leadership and governance | Expected standard |
Previously: Requires improvement, graded inspection, May 2023
Earlier inspections
September 2019 to November 2025
- Nov 2024Monitoring visitEffective action
May 2023Requires improvement
Quality of education Requires improvement Behaviour and attitudes Requires improvement Personal development Requires improvement Leadership and management Requires improvement Sixth form Requires improvement Safeguarding Effective
Before September 2019
Dec 2017Monitoring visit
Safeguarding Effective May 2013Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Jan 2010Outstanding
Outcomes for pupils Outstanding Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Outstanding Leadership and management Outstanding 16 to 19 study programmes Good
What parents said
77% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (30 replies, to 6 April 2026).
- Recommend
- 77%
- Replies
- 30
- 3% · 6 Apr 2026
based on the 90% who raised concerns
based on 6 parents (20%) whose child was bullied
based on 9 parents (30%) with SEND