Dallam School

Type Secondary / Academy converter
Age Range 11-18
Religion Unknown
Address Haverflatts Lane
Milnthorpe
Cumbria
Cumbria
LA7 7DD
Phone 01539565165
Reference Number 137205

General Makeup

Number of pupils 988
Boy/Girl ratio Boys: 52.33%
Girls: 47.67%
Percentage of students eligible for free school meals 12.6%
Percentage of students where English is not their first language 3.2%

Class Sizes

Average size of one teacher classes 22

Year Groups

Year Boys Girls Total
7 79 70 149
8 98 72 170
9 85 79 164
10 112 80 192
11 89 93 182
12 24 36 60
13 30 41 71

Ethnicities

Ethnicity Percentage
White, British 87.6%
White, Other 3.4%
Unclassified 2.4%
White & Asian 1.4%
Mixed, Other 1%
Chinese 0.7%
White & Black (African) 0.7%
African 0.5%
White & Black (Caribbean) 0.4%
Irish 0.4%
Indian 0.3%
Pakistani 0.3%
Caribbean 0.2%
Asian, Other 0.2%

Overall Ofsted Rating Requires Improvement
 >  Quality of education Requires Improvement
  >  Behaviour & Attitude Requires Improvement
  >  Personal Development Requires Improvement
  >  Leadership & Management Requires Improvement
  >  Sixth Form Provision Requires Improvement
Last Inspection Date 2024-12-18
Date Description Report
2024-11-12 Monitoring visit Monitoring visit
2023-05-24 School inspection: School inspection:
2017-12-13 Short inspection Short inspection
2013-04-30 Full inspection: Full inspection:
2012-02-14 Academy conversion letter Academy conversion letter
2011-11-02 Curriculum and development visit Curriculum and development visit
Previously as Dallam School
2010-01-27 Full inspection: Full inspection:
2007-11-28 Curriculum and development visit Curriculum and development visit
2006-12-06 Full inspection: Full inspection:
2002-11-11 Full inspection Full inspection
2010-01-27 Full inspection: Full inspection:
2007-11-28 Curriculum and development visit Curriculum and development visit
2006-12-06 Full inspection: Full inspection:
2002-11-11 Full inspection Full inspection

Attainment 8 Score

Attaimenment 8 is a measure of a pupil's average grade across a set of 8 subjects. The 8 subjects which make up Attainment 8 are:

  • English
  • Maths
  • 3 subjects from qualifications that count towards the English Baccalaureate (EBacc), like sciences, language and history
  • 3 more GCSE qualifications (including EBacc subjects) or technical awards from a list approved by the Department for Education

Each grade a pupil gets is assigned a point score from 9 (the highest) to 1 (the lowest). These scores are added up, with English and maths counted twice.

School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
43.7 Unlock Unlock

GCSE Results

Metric School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Grade 5 or above in English and maths 38.3% Unlock Unlock
5 or more GCSEs at grade 9-4 (or A-C) 57.9% Unlock Unlock

Progress 8 Score

A progress score is a way to measure how well a student progressed in comparison to other students of a similar starting ability. A score of zero means would mean that a student made the same progress as others that had a similar starting a ability. A positive score would mean that the student made more progress than other students of similar starting ability. The scores below are for the whole school so is the average progress score across all students.

School Score Percentile (loc) Percentile (nationwide)
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Attainment 8 Score

Attaimenment 8 is a measure of a pupil's average grade across a set of 8 subjects. The 8 subjects which make up Attainment 8 are:

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GCSE Results

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Progress 8 Score

A progress score is a way to measure how well a student progressed in comparison to other students of a similar starting ability. A score of zero means would mean that a student made the same progress as others that had a similar starting a ability. A positive score would mean that the student made more progress than other students of similar starting ability. The scores below are for the whole school so is the average progress score across all students.

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Points

Points Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Average Points 29.61 Unlock Unlock
Average Points (best 3) 30.26 Unlock Unlock

Grades

School Local Nationwide
Average Grade C C C+
Average Grade (best 3) C C+ C+
Percentage Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Students getting AAB or better 10.3% Unlock Unlock

2024 Admissions

Number of Applications Number of Offers
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Second Preference 146 11
Third Preference 108 4
From another Local Authority 240 73

Previous Years

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Name Distance
Milnthorpe Primary School
Firs Road, Milnthorpe, Cumbria, LA7 7QF
0.24 miles
Beetham CofE Primary School
Stanley Street, Beetham, Milnthorpe, Cumbria, LA7 7AS
1.46 miles
Storth CofE School
Storth Road, Storth, Milnthorpe, Cumbria, LA7 7JA
1.8 miles
Holme Primary School
North Road, Holme, Carnforth, Lancashire, LA6 1QA
2.28 miles
Levens CofE School
Church Road Levens, Levens, Kendal, Cumbria, LA8 8PU
2.72 miles
Arnside National CofE School
Church Hill, Arnside, Carnforth, Lancashire, LA5 0DW
3.19 miles
St Patrick's CofE School
Gatebeck Road, Endmoor, St. Patricks C of E School, Gatebeck Road, Kendal, Cumbria, LA8 0HH
3.41 miles
Crosscrake CofE Primary School
Stainton, Kendal, Cumbria, LA8 0LB
3.48 miles
Burton Morewood CofE Primary School
Main Street, Burton-in-Kendal, Carnforth, Lancashire, LA6 1ND
3.72 miles
Yealand Church of England Primary School
Footeran Lane, Yealand Redmayne, Carnforth, Lancashire, LA5 9SU
4.03 miles
Dean Barwick Primary School
Witherslack, Grange-over-Sands, Cumbria, LA11 6RS
4.42 miles
Silverdale St John's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School
Emesgate Lane, Silverdale, Carnforth, Lancashire, LA5 0RF
4.61 miles
Appletree School
Natland, Kendal, Cumbria, LA9 7QS
4.63 miles
St Mark's CofE Primary School
Oxenholme Lane, Natland, Natland, Kendal, Cumbria, LA9 7QH
4.92 miles
Name Distance
SwitchED2
Ulpha Farm, Meathop, Grange-Over-Sands, Cumbria, LA11 6RG
2.93 miles
Prospect House
Birch Cottage, Moss Lane Off Eight Acre Lane, Yealand Redmayne, Carnforth, Lancashire, LA5 9TG
3.35 miles
Bleasdale School
27 Emesgate Lane, Silverdale, Carnforth, Lancashire, LA5 0RG
4.72 miles
Oversands School
Witherslack, Grange-over-Sands, Cumbria, LA11 6SD
4.81 miles
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