Millom School
Secondary · Community school · Mixed · Cumberland
Salthouse Road, Millom, LA18 5AB
59
headline score
Ranking (England)
—
No ranked results
Ofsted
Good
Graded 24/05/2022
Application demand
100%
1st preference success · Not oversubscribed
Attendance
91.8%
23.6% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
476
Capacity used
Has space61%
775 places
GCSE rank (England)
—
KS2 rank (England)
—
Application demand
Secondary entry · official council applications and offers
100%
1st preference success rate
81 of 81 families who put it first got an offer
87
Places offered
104
Total applications
1.2
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 81 | 81 | ● 100% |
| 2nd preference | 20 | 5 | ● 25% |
| 3rd preference | 3 | 0 | ● 0% |
| Total | 104 | 86 | 83% |
1st preference success by year
Cumberland lets families list 3 preferences. 1 applications came from outside the council area (1 offered). Source: Department for Education, school-level applications and offers. Offers are made on each school's admissions criteria (e.g. siblings, distance, faith), so check the school's policy.
Details
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Secondary
- Age range
- 11–18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- Stephen Kelly
- Address
- Salthouse Road, Millom, LA18 5AB
- Phone
- 01229772300
- Local authority
- Cumberland
- Ward / constituency
- Millom · Barrow and Furness
- Area
- Larger rural: Further from a major town or city
- URN
- 112388
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 21% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 1% | — | — |
| SEN support | 13% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 3 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
476 pupils · 775 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 22
24 May 2022
Full graded inspection
Good overall effectivenessSixth form Good Personal development Good Quality of education Good Safeguarding effective Yes Behaviour and attitudes Good Leadership and management Good
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 466 pupils
Attendance
91.8%
Share of sessions attended · England 91.1%
Overall absence
8.2%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 8.9%
Persistent absence
23.6%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 26.7%
Severe absence
3.9%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
2.6%
Absences the school didn't approve
Persistent absence by year
Source: Department for Education, pupil absence by school (pupils aged 5–15). Lower absence is better. England figures are approximate 2023/24 averages.
GCSE results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 score | 41.2 | — | — |
| Progress 8 score | -0.28 | — | 0.00 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 33% | — | — |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 62% | — | — |
| EBacc average point score | 3.46 | — | — |
Progress 8 band
A-level results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average points per entry | 22.31 | — | — |
Average grade: D+ (England B-)
GCSE results over time
Attainment 8 by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 44.9 | 46 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths | 41% | 46% |
| Grade 4+ English & maths | 60.3% | 65% |
| Entering EBacc | 11.5% | 40% |
| EBacc average point score | 3.75 | 4.1 |
| Pupils in cohort | 78 | — |
How different pupils progress (GCSE, 2023/2024)
Progress 8 by group. 0 is the national average; above 0 means pupils do better than similar children elsewhere.
A-level results over time
Average points per entry by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Average points per entry | 20.95 | 35 |
| Average grade | D | — |
| A-level students | 9 | — |
Results by subject
Official DfE exam results for summer 2025. Green, amber and red compare against typical results in England; subjects with fewer than 5 entries aren't rated.
GCSE
Grade 4 is a standard pass, 5 a strong pass, 7 equals the old A.
| Subject | Entries | Grade 7+ | Grade 5+ | Grade 4+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics | 78 | 10% | 49% | 69% | |
| English Language | 78 | 6% | 44% | 68% | |
| English Literature | 78 | 10% | 54% | 77% | |
| Design & Technology | 62 | 6% | 35% | 47% | |
| Combined Science | 55 | 5% | 33% | 65% | |
| Geography | 37 | 16% | 49% | 59% | |
| History | 34 | 15% | 29% | 32% | |
| Biology | 23 | 30% | 61% | 87% | |
| Physics | 23 | 26% | 61% | 83% | |
| Chemistry | 23 | 30% | 65% | 87% | |
| Computer Science | 23 | 9% | 22% | 30% | |
| Media / Film / TV | 23 | 0% | 17% | 48% |
A level
| Subject | Entries | A* | A*–A | A*–B | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Design and Technology (Product Design) | 6 | 0% | 0% | 0% | |
| Mathematics | 4 | 0% | 0% | 0% | |
| Chemistry | 3 | 0% | 0% | 0% | |
| History | 2 | 0% | 0% | 0% | |
| Physics | 2 | 0% | 0% | 0% | |
| Geography | 2 | 0% | 0% | 0% | |
| Biology | 1 | 0% | 0% | 0% | |
| Media / Film / TV Studies | 1 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Oxbridge
No Cambridge applications recorded for this school in 2020–2025.
Where students go next
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Higher education (university) | 25% | — | — |
| Apprenticeships | 44% | — | — |
| Any education or training | 25% | — | — |
Oxford/Cambridge application numbers aren't published per school in official data, so university progression is shown instead.
House prices near the school
Typical sold prices (Land Registry) within 1 km, last 12 months.
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Key application dates
National deadlines in England. Apply through Cumberland council, not the school.
| Entry | Deadline | Offer day |
|---|---|---|
| Year 7 (secondary) | 31 October | 1 March (or next working day) |
Admissions policy: Non-selective. Check the school's own admissions rules on its website.
Source: Get Information About Schools and the DfE school and college performance tables (2023-2024); Oxbridge figures from the University of Cambridge's admissions by UCAS apply centre (Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures). Read the method.