Dallam School
Haverflatts Lane, Milnthorpe, Cumbria, LA7 7DD
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Trust
- SOUTH WESTMORLAND MULTI ACADEMY TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mr Steven Henneberry
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Boarding
- Boarding school
- Constituency
- Morecambe and Lunesdale
- Setting
- Larger rural: Further from a major town or city
- Capacity
- 1,150
- Pupils on roll
- 761
- URN
- 137205
- Local authority
- Westmorland and Furness
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01539565165
About this school
Dallam School is a secondary academy in Cumbria. It teaches children aged 11 to 18 and has 761 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Dallam 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
Ofsted no longer gives schools a single overall grade. Each area of the school's work is graded on a five-point scale, and safeguarding is judged separately.
- Inclusion
- Expected standard
- Curriculum and teaching
- Needs attention
- Achievement
- Needs attention
- Attendance and behaviour
- Expected standard
- Personal development and wellbeing
- Expected standard
- Leadership and governance
- Expected standard
- Post-16 provision
- Expected standard
- Safeguarding
- Met
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 169 | 183 | 179 |
| Attainment 8 score | 46.1 | 43.7 | 44.1 |
| Progress 8 score | -0.27 -0.49 to -0.06 | -0.43 -0.64 to -0.22 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 36% | 38.3% | 34.6% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 63% | 62.8% | 62.6% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 36% | 24.6% | 26.3% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 4.0 | 3.8 | 3.7 |
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 Dallam 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 | Westmorland and Furness average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 46.1 | 37.9 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 43.7 | 40 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 44.1 | 41.9 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 10.2% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 10.1% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 9.7% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 1,048 |
| 2023/24 | 988 |
| 2024/25 | 878 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Dallam School compares
Dallam School ranked 11th of 20 secondary schools in Westmorland and Furness for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 53% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 9% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 44.1 | 9.7% | 14.9% | 761 | — |
| Kirkbie Kendal School | 50.1 | 7.1% | 15.9% | 1,029 | 6.2 miles |
| Queen Elizabeth Studio School | 37.8 | 8.8% | 10.2% | 329 | 6.9 miles |
| Queen Elizabeth School | 59.6 | 6.9% | 9.3% | 1,155 | 6.9 miles |
| Carnforth High School | 39.8 | 12% | 31.8% | 657 | 7.1 miles |
| Cartmel Priory CofE School | 47.2 | 5.9% | 15.3% | 371 | 7.6 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.
Inspection history
-
Graded inspection report28 April 2026
- 24 May 2023
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 14.88%
- English as an additional language
- 3.5%
- Overall absence
- 9.72%
- Persistent absence
- 25.32%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Kirkbie Kendal School6.2 miles
Secondary · Kendal
-
Queen Elizabeth Studio School6.9 miles
Secondary
-
Queen Elizabeth School6.9 miles
Secondary
-
Carnforth High School7.1 miles
Secondary · Carnforth
-
Cartmel Priory CofE School7.6 miles
Secondary · Grange-over-Sands
Other schools in Cumbria
- Cairn Education CIC Special schools
- SwitchED2 Special schools
Common questions
- What ages does Dallam School teach?
- Dallam School teaches children aged 11 to 18. It is a secondary school in Cumbria.
- Who is the headteacher of Dallam School?
- The headteacher of Dallam School is Mr Steven Henneberry, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Dallam School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Dallam 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 Dallam School?
- Dallam School has 761 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 18.
- Is Dallam School full?
- Dallam School has capacity for 1,150 pupils and 761 on roll (66%), 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 Dallam School a faith school?
- No. Dallam School has no designated religious character.
- Is Dallam School a selective school?
- No. Dallam School is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- Is Dallam School part of an academy trust?
- Dallam School is part of SOUTH WESTMORLAND MULTI ACADEMY TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Dallam School's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 46.1 in 2022/23 and 44.1 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Dallam School compare with other schools in Westmorland and Furness?
- Dallam School ranked 11th of 20 secondary schools in Westmorland and Furness for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 53% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 9% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Dallam School's absence rate?
- Dallam School's overall absence rate is 9.7% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Dallam School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Dallam 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 15 July 2026.