Report card · inspected Jun 2026
- Exceptional
- Strong standard
- Expected standard
- Needs attention
- Urgent improvement
Safeguarding standards met
This schoolOther secondary schools in Cumberland
What did Ofsted find?
Ofsted data to 30 September 2026| Area | Exceptional | Strong standard | Expected standard | Needs attention | Urgent improvement |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Inclusion | Strong standard | ||||
| Curriculum and teaching | Expected standard | ||||
| Achievement | Expected standard | ||||
| Attendance and behaviour | Expected standard | ||||
| Personal development and wellbeing | Expected standard | ||||
| Early years | Does not apply to this school | ||||
| Post-16 provision | Needs attention | ||||
| Leadership and governance | Expected standard | ||||
- Exceptional
- Strong standard
- Expected standard
- Needs attention
- Urgent improvement
- Does not apply
Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.
Inspection history
- 23 June 2026Report card · 1 Strong standard, 5 Expected standard, 1 Needs attention
- 24 May 2022Graded 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 entry100 applications · 87 places offered · 82 named it first
- 2026 1.2; Cumberland median median 1.9
- 2025 1.2; Cumberland median median 1.9
- 2024 1.2; Cumberland median median 1.5
- 2023 1.3; Cumberland median median 1.8
- 2022 1.2; Cumberland median median 1.8
- 2021 1.3; Cumberland median median 1.8
- 2020 1.1; Cumberland median median 1.7
- 2019 1.3; Cumberland median median 1.6
- 2018 1.3; Cumberland median median 1.8
- 2017 1.1; Cumberland median median 1.7
- 2016 1.2; Cumberland median median 1.6
- 2015 1.2; Cumberland median median 1.6
- 2014 1.2; Cumberland median median 1.5
- This school
- Cumberland 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 | 87 | 100 | 1.2 | 82 | 0.94 |
| Sep 2025 | 87 | 104 | 1.2 | 81 | 0.93 |
| Sep 2024 | 99 | 121 | 1.2 | 84 | 0.85 |
| Sep 2023 | 88 | 113 | 1.3 | 76 | 0.86 |
| Sep 2022 | 77 | 93 | 1.2 | 61 | 0.79 |
| Sep 2021 | 107 | 136 | 1.3 | 102 | 0.95 |
| Sep 2020 | 98 | 107 | 1.1 | 77 | 0.79 |
| Sep 2019 | 85 | 113 | 1.3 | 84 | 0.99 |
| Sep 2018 | 88 | 114 | 1.3 | 87 | 0.99 |
| Sep 2017 | 101 | 112 | 1.1 | 88 | 0.87 |
| Sep 2016 | 76 | 89 | 1.2 | 76 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2015 | 80 | 94 | 1.2 | 78 | 0.98 |
| Sep 2014 | 67 | 78 | 1.2 | 67 | 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.) | 94 | 42.5 | 38% | 63% | – |
| 2024/25 | 78 | 44.9 | 41% | 60% | – |
| 2023/24 | 90 | 41.2 | 33% | 62% | −0.28 |
| 2022/23 | 92 | 40.7 | 35% | 54% | −0.50 |
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
- Millom SchoolThis schoolThis school20261.2applications per place 42.5Attainment 8
- 8.2 km · Westmorland and FurnessStandards maintained20252.3applications per place 41.1Attainment 8
- 10.0 km · Westmorland and FurnessGood20237.4applications per place 38.5Attainment 8
- 10.3 km · Westmorland and FurnessGood20221.7applications per place 38.5Attainment 8
- 11.4 km · Westmorland and FurnessGood20231.6applications per place 40.8Attainment 8
- 11.7 km · Westmorland and FurnessGraded · no overall grade20251.6applications per place 48.3Attainment 8
- 12.1 km · Westmorland and FurnessGraded · no overall grade20251.4applications per place 40.5Attainment 8
- 20.9 km · Westmorland and Furness20261.4applications per place 49.8Attainment 8
- 21.3 km · Westmorland and FurnessImproved significantly20251.9applications per place 46.0Attainment 8
- Exceptional
- Strong standard
- Expected standard
- Needs attention
- Urgent improvement
- Does not apply
Eight dots, one per area: inclusion, curriculum, achievement, attendance, personal development, early years, post-16, leadership. Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.
School details
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Secondary
- URN · DfE number
- 112388 · 942/4204
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Capacity
- 775 pupils · 476 on roll
- Free school meals
- 20.8% of pupils (England median 23%)
- Address
- Salthouse Road, Millom, LA18 5AB
- Local authority
- Cumberland
Data last changed 19 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources