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What did Ofsted find?
Ofsted data to 30 September 2026Inspection history
- 5 February 2025Ungraded inspection: Standards maintained
- 9 July 2019Graded inspection: Good
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About these grades
Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.
How hard is it to get a place?
DfE · Sept 2026 entry360 applications · 160 places offered · 153 named it first
- 2026 2.3; Westmorland and Furness median median 1.6
- 2025 2.0; Westmorland and Furness median median 1.6
- 2024 1.9; Westmorland and Furness median median 1.6
- 2023 2.2; Westmorland and Furness median median 1.7
- 2022 2.3; Westmorland and Furness median median 1.7
- 2021 2.4; Westmorland and Furness median median 1.7
- 2020 2.2; Westmorland and Furness median median 1.7
- 2019 2.1; Westmorland and Furness median median 1.7
- 2018 2.4; Westmorland and Furness median median 1.7
- 2017 2.3; Westmorland and Furness median median 1.7
- 2016 2.0; Westmorland and Furness median median 1.7
- 2015 2.1; Westmorland and Furness median median 1.7
- 2014 2.3; Westmorland and Furness median median 1.6
- This school
- Westmorland and Furness median
Year 7 applications for September 2027 close 31 October 2026, through your council
How this is measured
Applications per place: every application naming the school at any preference, divided by places offered on National Offer Day. It is not your chance of a place. Methodology.
| Entry | Places | Applications | Per place | First preferences | First-pref. ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2026 | 160 | 360 | 2.3 | 153 | 0.96 |
| Sep 2025 | 189 | 374 | 2.0 | 168 | 0.89 |
| Sep 2024 | 174 | 322 | 1.9 | 162 | 0.93 |
| Sep 2023 | 146 | 323 | 2.2 | 138 | 0.95 |
| Sep 2022 | 132 | 303 | 2.3 | 126 | 0.95 |
| Sep 2021 | 125 | 304 | 2.4 | 118 | 0.94 |
| Sep 2020 | 136 | 294 | 2.2 | 113 | 0.83 |
| Sep 2019 | 162 | 346 | 2.1 | 155 | 0.96 |
| Sep 2018 | 173 | 408 | 2.4 | 172 | 0.99 |
| Sep 2017 | 183 | 426 | 2.3 | 183 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2016 | 193 | 391 | 2.0 | 188 | 0.97 |
| Sep 2015 | 213 | 438 | 2.1 | 208 | 0.98 |
| Sep 2014 | 186 | 428 | 2.3 | 186 | 1.00 |
How did pupils do at GCSE?
DfE KS4 · 2025/26 provisionalEvery year as a table
| Year | Pupils | Attainment 8 | 5+ Eng & maths | 4+ Eng & maths | Progress 8 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 (prov.) | 148 | 41.1 | 35% | 51% | – |
| 2024/25 | 150 | 41.8 | 26% | 52% | – |
| 2023/24 | 180 | 44.1 | 36% | 59% | −0.29 |
| 2022/23 | 178 | 43.6 | 29% | 62% | −0.40 |
Progress 8 is not published for 2024/25 or 2025/26: those pupils had no key stage 2 tests in 2020 and 2021.
Schools nearby
The 8 nearest secondary schools in a straight line, in any local authority
- Dowdales SchoolThis schoolThis schoolStandards maintained20252.3applications per place 41.1Attainment 8
- 3.3 km · Westmorland and FurnessGood20237.4applications per place 38.5Attainment 8
- 3.4 km · Westmorland and FurnessGood20221.7applications per place 38.5Attainment 8
- 5.0 km · Westmorland and FurnessGood20231.6applications per place 40.8Attainment 8
- 6.7 km · Westmorland and FurnessGraded · no overall grade20251.6applications per place 48.3Attainment 8
- 7.8 km · Westmorland and FurnessGraded · no overall grade20251.4applications per place 40.5Attainment 8
- 8.2 km · Cumberland20261.2applications per place 42.5Attainment 8
- 15.9 km · Westmorland and Furness20261.4applications per place 49.8Attainment 8
- 22.8 km · LancashireGood20223.0applications per place 37.0Attainment 8
- Exceptional
- Strong standard
- Expected standard
- Needs attention
- Urgent improvement
- Does not apply
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School details
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Secondary
- URN · DfE number
- 112383 · 943/4150
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Capacity
- 1,050 pupils · 877 on roll
- Free school meals
- 20.8% of pupils (England median 23%)
- SEN provision
- Resourced provision
- Address
- Dalton-in-Furness, LA15 8AH
- Local authority
- Westmorland and Furness
Data last changed 19 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources