Dallam School

State-Funded School

dallam-school-westmorland-and-furness-north-west

North WestRegion

Westmorland and FurnessLocal Authority

Morecambe and LunesdaleConstituency

LA7 7DDPostcode

0.3

Academic Performance

Previous Ofsted

About the School

Dallam School is a state-funded secondary for pupils aged 11–18, located in Westmorland and Furness, North West.

Ofsted's most recent inspection is published as a report card rather than a single overall grade. It currently serves 761 pupils. Dallam School is part of South Westmorland Multi Academy Trust.

Ofsted Report Card

Inspected 28 Apr 2026 · published 14 Jun 2026

Current inspection

Safeguarding standards

Met

Evaluation areas

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 Ofsted Rating

Subject Areas (previous framework)

Leadership &management

Requires improvement

Quality ofeducation

Requires improvement

Personaldevelopment

Requires improvement

Behaviour &attitudes

Requires improvement

Sixth formprovision

Requires improvement

Academic Performance

Well below average

Ranked against secondary schools in England · 2024-25

Attainment 8: 44.1
Grade 5+ in English & maths: 34.6%
EBacc average point score: 3.73

Ethnicity

White

90%

Asian

Black

Mixed

Chinese

<1%

Any other group

<1%

Unclassified

Pupils

761

Total Pupils

53%Boys

47%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

14%

England average

27%

First language not English

England average

22%

Young carers

<1%

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Secondary
Age range: 11 – 18
Deprivation band: Least deprived
Total pupils: 761
IDACI quintile: 1 (Most deprived)
MAT name: South Westmorland Multi Academy Trust

Inspection history

2 graded inspections published by Ofsted. Ungraded and monitoring visits are not shown.

Report published					Overall
13 Jul 2023	Requires improvement	Requires improvement	Requires improvement	Requires improvement	Requires improvement
23 May 2013	Good	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Good

A grey dot means Ofsted did not report that judgement in the inspection of the day — the sub-judgements shown here were introduced with the 2019 framework.

Ofsted data as at 31 December 2024. A school may have been inspected since, or had an ungraded visit that does not change its grade — check Ofsted’s own record.