Dallam School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary, 16 plus
- Ofsted rating
- Requires improvement May 24 2023 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 11 - 18 y.o.
- Type
- Academies
- Funding
- State-funded secondary
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious Character
- None
- Sixth Form
- Has a sixth form
- Local authority
- Westmorland and Furness
- Unique reference
- 137205
- Address
- Haverflatts Lane, Milnthorpe, LA7 7DD
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 878 (93% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 53.4%
- Girls
- 46.6%
- First language not English
- 3.5%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 13.1%
- Persistent absence
- 23.1%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 12.1%
White British 87.7%
Other White 3.4%
Mixed 3.2%
Unclassified 1.6%
African 0.8%
Other Black 0.6%
Irish 0.5%
Chinese 0.5%
Indian 0.3%
Other Asian 0.3%
Caribbean 0.3%
Other 0.3%
Pakistani 0.2%
Irish Traveller 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Entering EBacc
School 26%
Local authority average 24%
England average 41%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 35%
Local authority average 42%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 44.1
Local authority average 45.3
England average 45.9
EBacc average point score
School 3.73
Local authority average 3.89
England average 4.08
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Small Business Management | Technical Award | 73 |
| Health Studies | Technical Award | 20 |
| Multimedia | Technical Award | 32 |
| Art & Design | GCSE | 44 |
| Biology | GCSE | 49 |
| Business Studies:Single | GCSE | 1 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 49 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 35 |
| Design & Technology | GCSE | 56 |
| English Language | GCSE | 179 |
Admissions
Dallam School
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 101
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 87
- 2nd preference
- 154
- 3rd preference
- 122
- From another Local Authority
- 244
Offers
- 1st preference
- 86
- 2nd preference
- 12
- 3rd preference
- 2
- To another Local Authority
- 66
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 23.5 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 110 49 61 |
| Year 8 | 143 80 63 |
| Year 9 | 170 97 73 |
| Year 10 | 162 83 79 |
| Year 11 | 181 104 77 |
| Year 12 | 58 34 24 |
| Year 13 | 54 22 32 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 86.0% 78.0% 85.5% |
Further education | 46.0% 45.0% 36.9% |
School sixth form | 38.0% 32.2% 35.2% |
Sixth form college | 1.0% 0.2% 12.9% |
Other education destinations | 1.0% 0.5% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 4.0% 5.2% 2.6% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 7.0% 11.5% 3.3% |
| Not in education or employment | 3.0% 4.0% 5.7% |
| Destination unknown | 1.0% 1.3% 3.0% |
Progression to Higher Education or Training
| Destinations after A‑levels | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Degrees | 56.0% n/a 60.1% |
Top third higher education institutions | 23.0% n/a 18.9% |
| Other study at level 4 or 5 | 3.0% n/a 2.5% |
| Higher apprenticeships | 3.0% n/a 2.4% |