Report card · inspected Apr 2026
- Exceptional
- Strong standard
- Expected standard
- Needs attention
- Urgent improvement
Safeguarding standards met
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What did Ofsted find?
Ofsted data to 30 September 2026| Area | Exceptional | Strong standard | Expected standard | Needs attention | Urgent improvement |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Inclusion | Expected standard | ||||
| Curriculum and teaching | Needs attention | ||||
| Achievement | Needs attention | ||||
| Attendance and behaviour | Expected standard | ||||
| Personal development and wellbeing | Expected standard | ||||
| Early years | Does not apply to this school | ||||
| Post-16 provision | Expected standard | ||||
| 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
- 28 April 2026Report card · 5 Expected standard, 2 Needs attention
- 24 May 2023Graded inspection: Requires improvement
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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 entry330 applications · 95 places offered · 80 named it first
- 2026 3.5; Westmorland and Furness median median 1.6
- 2025 3.6; Westmorland and Furness median median 1.6
- 2024 3.0; Westmorland and Furness median median 1.6
- 2023 3.2; Westmorland and Furness median median 1.7
- 2022 3.0; Westmorland and Furness median median 1.7
- 2021 3.0; Westmorland and Furness median median 1.7
- 2020 2.8; Westmorland and Furness median median 1.7
- 2019 3.0; Westmorland and Furness median median 1.7
- 2018 3.0; Westmorland and Furness median median 1.7
- 2017 3.1; Westmorland and Furness median median 1.7
- 2016 2.9; Westmorland and Furness median median 1.7
- 2015 2.6; Westmorland and Furness median median 1.7
- 2014 3.1; 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 | 95 | 330 | 3.5 | 80 | 0.84 |
| Sep 2025 | 101 | 363 | 3.6 | 87 | 0.86 |
| Sep 2024 | 118 | 357 | 3.0 | 103 | 0.87 |
| Sep 2023 | 151 | 489 | 3.2 | 109 | 0.72 |
| Sep 2022 | 179 | 530 | 3.0 | 152 | 0.85 |
| Sep 2021 | 187 | 555 | 3.0 | 169 | 0.90 |
| Sep 2020 | 197 | 542 | 2.8 | 171 | 0.87 |
| Sep 2019 | 194 | 583 | 3.0 | 193 | 0.99 |
| Sep 2018 | 164 | 490 | 3.0 | 158 | 0.96 |
| Sep 2017 | 150 | 459 | 3.1 | 150 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2016 | 149 | 431 | 2.9 | 141 | 0.95 |
| Sep 2015 | 156 | 404 | 2.6 | 156 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2014 | 115 | 358 | 3.1 | 110 | 0.96 |
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.) | 161 | 44.1 | 38% | 61% | – |
| 2024/25 | 179 | 44.1 | 35% | 63% | – |
| 2023/24 | 183 | 43.7 | 38% | 63% | −0.43 |
| 2022/23 | 169 | 46.1 | 36% | 63% | −0.27 |
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
- Dallam SchoolThis schoolThis school20263.5applications per place 44.1Attainment 8
- 10.0 km · Westmorland and FurnessRemains Good · concerns noted20241.6applications per place 47.5Attainment 8
- 11.2 km · Westmorland and FurnessGood20221.9applications per place 58.4Attainment 8
- 11.2 km · Westmorland and Furness202640.0Attainment 8
- 11.4 km · Lancashire20264.2applications per place 43.5Attainment 8
- 12.3 km · Westmorland and Furness20261.4applications per place 49.8Attainment 8
- 12.5 km · Westmorland and Furness20262.1applications per place 49.3Attainment 8
- 17.9 km · LancashireGood20231.9applications per place 39.7Attainment 8
- 19.3 km · Westmorland and FurnessGraded · no overall grade20251.5applications per place 45.7Attainment 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
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- URN · DfE number
- 137205 · 943/5405
- Trust
- South Westmorland Multi Academy Trust
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Capacity
- 1,150 pupils · 761 on roll
- Free school meals
- 15.0% of pupils (England median 23%)
- Opened
- 1 August 2011
- Replaced
- Dallam School (URN 112432)
- Address
- Haverflatts Lane, Milnthorpe, Cumbria, LA7 7DD
- Local authority
- Westmorland and Furness
Data last changed 19 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources