Dallam School
Secondary · Academy converter · Ages 11–18 · Cumbria, Westmorland and Furness
Last distance offered · Year 7 2024
Every applicant was offered a place
From Westmorland and Furness Council · offers on 1 March 2024
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Dallam School is a secondary school in Cumbria, Westmorland and Furness for ages 11–18 (academy converter). Westmorland and Furness has published a last distance offered for this school for Year 7 2024 entry.
Dallam School catchment area: last distance offered
Parents often call this the catchment area: it's how far from the school the last child offered a place lived. It changes every year.
| Entry | Last distance offered |
|---|---|
| Year 7 2024 | Every applicant was offered a place |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- For Year 7 2026 there were 80 first-choice applications for 95 offers, 0.8 first choices per offer, the 2nd lowest of 17 Westmorland and Furness secondary schools.
- Every first-choice family was offered a Year 7 place in 2026, and 15 offers went to families who ranked it second or lower.
- 193 of the 330 Year 7 applications for 2026 (58%) came from families living outside Westmorland and Furness, and 49 offers went to them.
- In 2024/25, 35% of pupils got grade 5 or above in GCSE English and maths (England 45%); the A level average grade was C+ (England B-).
Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other Westmorland and Furness schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.
Key facts
- Address
- Haverflatts Lane, Milnthorpe, Cumbria, LA7 7DD
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Ages
- 11–18
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Council
- Westmorland and Furness
- Pupils on roll
- 761 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 14.2% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 16.7
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
No Ofsted grade Inspected 28 April 2026
Strengths
- “Pupils are safe and happy at Dallam School.”
- “The school has a calm and purposeful atmosphere.”
- “Leaders encourage pupils to have a voice at the school.”
To improve
- “In some lessons, choices of teaching methods mean pupils do not achieve as well as they should.”
- “Sometimes teachers do not check how well pupils are learning the curriculum.”
- “Although some pupils perform well in national tests and examinations, some groups of pupils do not achieve as well as they should.Pupils enjoy the wide range of trips and enrichment on offer to them.”
Safeguarding: met
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 15 June 2026 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| GCSE English and maths, grade 5 or above (2024/25) | 35% | 45% |
| Attainment 8 score (2024/25) | 44.1 | 46 |
| A level average grade (2024/25) | C+ | B- |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Year 7 entry: 80 first-preference applications, 95 offers in total, 80 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Nearby secondary schools
Straight-line distance, in Westmorland and Furness.
- Kirkbie Kendal School 6.2 mi School remains Good (Concerns) - S5 Next Last distance published
- Queen Elizabeth School 6.9 mi Good Last distance published
- Queen Elizabeth Studio School 6.9 mi No Ofsted grade
- Cartmel Priory CofE School 7.6 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- The Queen Katherine School 7.8 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Settlebeck School 11.9 mi Not judged Last distance published
- The Lakes School 12.9 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Ulverston Victoria High School 13.5 mi Not judged Last distance published