Dallam School
About the school
Dallam School is an open secondary school in Westmorland and Furness.
Latest Ofsted inspection
Published Ofsted information, current as at 31 July 2026. Inspection outcomes are not performance rankings.
- Latest inspection
- 28 April 2026
- Published
- 14 June 2026
- Inspection type
- S5 Inspection
Published inspection outcomes
Safeguarding
Met
Inclusion
Expected standard
Curriculum and teaching
Needs attention
Achievement
Needs attention
Attendance and behaviour
Expected standard
Personal development and wellbeing
Expected standard
Post-16 provision
Expected standard
Leadership and governance
Expected standard
Previous inspection framework
These judgements are retained by Ofsted from an earlier inspection framework.
Overall effectiveness
Requires improvement
Quality of education
Requires improvement
Behaviour and attitudes
Requires improvement
Personal development
Requires improvement
Leadership and management
Requires improvement
Safeguarding
Yes
Early years
Not applicable
Sixth form
Requires improvement
Results and school context
GCSE and key stage 4
Attainment 8
- School
- 44.1
- Westmorland and Furness
- 45.4
- England
- 46.1
Progress 8
The DfE has not published this measure for 2024/25.
- School
- N/A
- Westmorland and Furness
- N/A
- England
- N/A
English and maths grade 5+
- School
- 34.60%
- Westmorland and Furness
- 42.30%
- England
- 45.40%
English and maths grade 4+
- School
- 62.60%
- Westmorland and Furness
- 62.50%
- England
- 64.80%
EBacc entry
- School
- 26.30%
- Westmorland and Furness
- 24.40%
- England
- 40.50%
EBacc average point score
- School
- 3.73
- Westmorland and Furness
- 3.9
- England
- 4.09
A levels and sixth form
Average A-level grade
- School
- C+
Average A-level points
- School
- 31.91
AAB or better
- School
- 13.60%
Pupil context and attendance
DfE context data for 2024/25. These characteristics provide context and are not quality ratings.
Pupils on roll
878
Girls
46.58%
Boys
53.42%
SEN support
12.07%
Education, health and care plan
1.82%
English as an additional language
3.50%
Eligible for free school meals in the past six years
14.88%
Overall absence
9.72
Persistent absence
25.32
Pupil destinations
DfE destination measures from the 2024/25 release. These outcomes are published after a time lag.
After Key Stage 4
Cohort
169
Sustained education or employment
96%
Education
86%
Apprenticeship
7%
Employment
4%
Not sustained
3%
After 16–18 study
Cohort
76
Sustained education or employment
82%
Higher education
42%
Further education
4%
Apprenticeship
4%
Employment
32%