Millom School
Salthouse Road, Millom, LA18 5AB
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mr Stephen Kelly
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Constituency
- Barrow and Furness
- Setting
- Larger rural: Further from a major town or city
- Capacity
- 775
- Pupils on roll
- 476
- URN
- 112388
- Local authority
- Cumberland
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01229772300
About this school
Millom School is a community secondary school in Millom. It teaches children aged 11 to 18 and has 476 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Millom School, and its latest judgement is set out below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Overall judgement at the last full inspection
This inspection took place under the previous framework, which gave a single overall grade. Ofsted now publishes report cards instead, so newer inspections of other schools will look different. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Sixth form
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 92 | 90 | 78 |
| Attainment 8 score | 40.7 | 41.2 | 44.9 |
| Progress 8 score | -0.50 -0.79 to -0.21 | -0.28 -0.57 to +0.02 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 35% | 33.3% | 41% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 54% | 62.2% | 60.3% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 3% | 2.2% | 11.5% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 3.4 | 3.5 | 3.8 |
Progress 8 is paused nationally for the 2024/25 and 2025/26 school years. Those pupils sat no key stage 2 tests during the Covid pandemic, so there is no starting point to measure progress from. A blank figure here is not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Millom School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Cumberland average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 40.7 | 36.8 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 41.2 | 34.4 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 44.9 | 36 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 9.5% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 9.2% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 8.2% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 503 |
| 2023/24 | 476 |
| 2024/25 | 469 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Millom School compares
Millom School ranked 5th of 19 secondary schools in Cumberland for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 57% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 16% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 44.9 | 8.2% | 22.7% | 476 | — |
| Dowdales School | 41.8 | 9.5% | 21.2% | 877 | 5.1 miles |
| St Bernards Catholic High School, Barrow | 34.6 | 9.8% | 29.1% | 624 | 6.4 miles |
| Furness Academy | 42.4 | 9.3% | 29.9% | 1,187 | 7.1 miles |
| Ulverston Victoria High School | 46.8 | 9.4% | 14.3% | 1,319 | 7.3 miles |
| Walney School | 38.7 | 9.3% | 25.9% | 468 | 7.5 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 22.65%
- English as an additional language
- 1.7%
- Overall absence
- 8.16%
- Persistent absence
- 23.61%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Dowdales School5.1 miles
Secondary · Dalton-in-Furness
-
St Bernards Catholic High School, Barrow6.4 miles
Secondary · Barrow-in-Furness
-
Furness Academy7.1 miles
Secondary · Barrow-in-Furness
-
Ulverston Victoria High School7.3 miles
Secondary · Ulverston
-
Walney School7.5 miles
Secondary · Barrow-in-Furness
Other schools in Millom
- Parkview Nursery School Nursery
- Black Combe Junior School Primary
- Captain Shaw's CofE School Primary
- Haverigg Primary School Primary
- Millom Infant School Primary
- Millom Infant School Primary
- St James' Catholic Primary School Primary
- Thwaites School Primary
- Waberthwaite CofE School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Millom School teach?
- Millom School teaches children aged 11 to 18. It is a secondary school in Millom.
- Who is the headteacher of Millom School?
- The headteacher of Millom School is Mr Stephen Kelly, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Millom School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Millom School, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How many pupils are at Millom School?
- Millom School has 476 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 18.
- Is Millom School full?
- Millom School has capacity for 775 pupils and 476 on roll (61%), so it has space against its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Millom School a faith school?
- No. Millom School has no designated religious character.
- Is Millom School a selective school?
- No. Millom School is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- How have Millom School's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 40.7 in 2022/23 and 44.9 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Millom School compare with other schools in Cumberland?
- Millom School ranked 5th of 19 secondary schools in Cumberland for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 57% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 16% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Millom School's absence rate?
- Millom School's overall absence rate is 8.2% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Millom School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Millom School's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 29 June 2026.