What did School Atlas judge Dallam School's summary of 6 ofsted judgements to be?

School Atlas judged Dallam School's summary of 6 ofsted judgements as Expected standard at its inspection in April 2026, on School Atlas's own scale.

How many pupils attend Dallam School?

Dallam School has 761 pupils on roll.

What ages does Dallam School take?

Dallam School admits pupils aged 11 to 18.

Where is Dallam School located?

Dallam School is located in Cumbria, LA7 7DD, Westmorland and Furness.

How do I apply to Dallam School?

Dallam School is a state school. In England you apply through the council where you live, using its common application form, even if the school is in another council area. The national closing date for secondary places is 31 October.

How close do you need to live to get into Dallam School?

Distance did not decide places at Dallam School for 2026-27 (Year 7): every applicant who applied on time was offered a place, so there was no cut-off distance. This changes year to year; check the current year's figures before relying on it.

How are Year 7 places decided at Dallam School?

When Dallam School has more applications than places for 2025-26, they are offered in a published order of priority: 1. Looked after / previously looked after children — Looked after children or previously looked after children, giving priority if necessary to the youngest children; 2. Sibling — Children with a sibling attending the school at the time of application. Sibling is defined in these arrangements as children who live as brother or sister in the same house, including natural brothers or sisters, adopted siblings, stepbrothers or sisters and foster brothers and sisters; 3. Catchment area (civil parish / named schools) — Children living in or attending schools within the civil parish boundaries of Arnside, Beetham, Burton, Heversham, Holme, Levens, Meathop & Ulpha, Milnthorpe, Preston Richard, Silverdale, Witherslack, Yealand Redmayne and Yealand Conyers and children attending the school in Crosscrake (in the parish of Stainton), and 2 further criteria. 101 places were offered at this entry point for 2025-26. Tie-break: Where the distance between two children's homes and the school is the same, random allocation will be used to decide between them. This process will be independently verified.

What is the largest ethnic background at Dallam School?

According to the DfE School Census 2025-26, 85.8% of pupils at Dallam School are recorded as White British. The full ethnic breakdown across all groups is available on the Pupils tab.

Dallam School: Ofsted, Results & Catchment 2026

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How close did you need to live?

Distance did not decide places here

Every applicant who applied on time was offered a place for 2026-27 (Year 7), so there was no cut-off distance. This changes from year to year; check the current year's figures before relying on it.

How places are decided at Dallam School

When there are more applications than places for 2025-26 (Year 7), places are offered in this order of priority. Meeting a higher criterion beats meeting a lower one.

1Looked after / previously looked after children — Looked after children or previously looked after children, giving priority if necessary to the youngest children
2Sibling — Children with a sibling attending the school at the time of application. Sibling is defined in these arrangements as children who live as brother or sister in the same house, including natural brothers or sisters, adopted siblings, stepbrothers or sisters and foster brothers and sisters.
3Catchment area (civil parish / named schools) — Children living in or attending schools within the civil parish boundaries of Arnside, Beetham, Burton, Heversham, Holme, Levens, Meathop & Ulpha, Milnthorpe, Preston Richard, Silverdale, Witherslack, Yealand Redmayne and Yealand Conyers and children attending the school in Crosscrake (in the parish of Stainton).
4Children of staff — Dallam will also give priority to children of staff in either or both of the following circumstances: (a) Where the member of staff has been employed at the school for two or more years at the time at which the application for admission to the school is made, and/or (b) The member of staff is recruited to fill a vacant post for which there is a demonstrable skill shortage.
5Distance — Other children by distance from the school, with priority for admission given to children who live nearest to the school. Distance is measured using a straight-line measurement from the school to the child's home address to the school.

If two applications tie: Where the distance between two children's homes and the school is the same, random allocation will be used to decide between them. This process will be independently verified.

EHCP children specifying Dallam School are admitted first before the oversubscription criteria apply. The document also covers boarding places (capacity currently 141) and Sixth Form (PAN 250) with separate oversubscription criteria for each. The five ranked criteria above apply to Day Students only.

Published by the admission authority. Meeting a criterion never guarantees a place — it sets the order places are offered in. Full detail, other entry points and previous years are on the Admissions tab.

Dallam School: key facts

What did School Atlas judge Dallam School's summary of 6 ofsted judgements to be?: School Atlas judged Dallam School's summary of 6 ofsted judgements as Expected standard at its inspection in April 2026, on School Atlas's own scale.
How many pupils attend Dallam School?: Dallam School has 761 pupils on roll.
What ages does Dallam School take?: Dallam School admits pupils aged 11 to 18.
Where is Dallam School located?: Dallam School is located in Cumbria, LA7 7DD, Westmorland and Furness.
How do I apply to Dallam School?: Dallam School is a state school. In England you apply through the council where you live, using its common application form, even if the school is in another council area. The national closing date for secondary places is 31 October.
How close do you need to live to get into Dallam School?: Distance did not decide places at Dallam School for 2026-27 (Year 7): every applicant who applied on time was offered a place, so there was no cut-off distance. This changes year to year; check the current year's figures before relying on it.
How are Year 7 places decided at Dallam School?: When Dallam School has more applications than places for 2025-26, they are offered in a published order of priority: 1. Looked after / previously looked after children — Looked after children or previously looked after children, giving priority if necessary to the youngest children; 2. Sibling — Children with a sibling attending the school at the time of application. Sibling is defined in these arrangements as children who live as brother or sister in the same house, including natural brothers or sisters, adopted siblings, stepbrothers or sisters and foster brothers and sisters; 3. Catchment area (civil parish / named schools) — Children living in or attending schools within the civil parish boundaries of Arnside, Beetham, Burton, Heversham, Holme, Levens, Meathop & Ulpha, Milnthorpe, Preston Richard, Silverdale, Witherslack, Yealand Redmayne and Yealand Conyers and children attending the school in Crosscrake (in the parish of Stainton), and 2 further criteria. 101 places were offered at this entry point for 2025-26. Tie-break: Where the distance between two children's homes and the school is the same, random allocation will be used to decide between them. This process will be independently verified.
What is the largest ethnic background at Dallam School?: According to the DfE School Census 2025-26, 85.8% of pupils at Dallam School are recorded as White British. The full ethnic breakdown across all groups is available on the Pupils tab.

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How close did you need to live?

Distance did not decide places here

Every applicant who applied on time was offered a place for 2026-27 (Year 7), so there was no cut-off distance. This changes from year to year; check the current year's figures before relying on it.

How places are decided at Dallam School

When there are more applications than places for 2025-26 (Year 7), places are offered in this order of priority. Meeting a higher criterion beats meeting a lower one.

1Looked after / previously looked after children — Looked after children or previously looked after children, giving priority if necessary to the youngest children
2Sibling — Children with a sibling attending the school at the time of application. Sibling is defined in these arrangements as children who live as brother or sister in the same house, including natural brothers or sisters, adopted siblings, stepbrothers or sisters and foster brothers and sisters.
3Catchment area (civil parish / named schools) — Children living in or attending schools within the civil parish boundaries of Arnside, Beetham, Burton, Heversham, Holme, Levens, Meathop & Ulpha, Milnthorpe, Preston Richard, Silverdale, Witherslack, Yealand Redmayne and Yealand Conyers and children attending the school in Crosscrake (in the parish of Stainton).
4Children of staff — Dallam will also give priority to children of staff in either or both of the following circumstances: (a) Where the member of staff has been employed at the school for two or more years at the time at which the application for admission to the school is made, and/or (b) The member of staff is recruited to fill a vacant post for which there is a demonstrable skill shortage.
5Distance — Other children by distance from the school, with priority for admission given to children who live nearest to the school. Distance is measured using a straight-line measurement from the school to the child's home address to the school.

Dallam School: key facts

What did School Atlas judge Dallam School's summary of 6 ofsted judgements to be?: School Atlas judged Dallam School's summary of 6 ofsted judgements as Expected standard at its inspection in April 2026, on School Atlas's own scale.
How many pupils attend Dallam School?: Dallam School has 761 pupils on roll.
What ages does Dallam School take?: Dallam School admits pupils aged 11 to 18.
Where is Dallam School located?: Dallam School is located in Cumbria, LA7 7DD, Westmorland and Furness.
How do I apply to Dallam School?: Dallam School is a state school. In England you apply through the council where you live, using its common application form, even if the school is in another council area. The national closing date for secondary places is 31 October.
How close do you need to live to get into Dallam School?: Distance did not decide places at Dallam School for 2026-27 (Year 7): every applicant who applied on time was offered a place, so there was no cut-off distance. This changes year to year; check the current year's figures before relying on it.
How are Year 7 places decided at Dallam School?: When Dallam School has more applications than places for 2025-26, they are offered in a published order of priority: 1. Looked after / previously looked after children — Looked after children or previously looked after children, giving priority if necessary to the youngest children; 2. Sibling — Children with a sibling attending the school at the time of application. Sibling is defined in these arrangements as children who live as brother or sister in the same house, including natural brothers or sisters, adopted siblings, stepbrothers or sisters and foster brothers and sisters; 3. Catchment area (civil parish / named schools) — Children living in or attending schools within the civil parish boundaries of Arnside, Beetham, Burton, Heversham, Holme, Levens, Meathop & Ulpha, Milnthorpe, Preston Richard, Silverdale, Witherslack, Yealand Redmayne and Yealand Conyers and children attending the school in Crosscrake (in the parish of Stainton), and 2 further criteria. 101 places were offered at this entry point for 2025-26. Tie-break: Where the distance between two children's homes and the school is the same, random allocation will be used to decide between them. This process will be independently verified.
What is the largest ethnic background at Dallam School?: According to the DfE School Census 2025-26, 85.8% of pupils at Dallam School are recorded as White British. The full ethnic breakdown across all groups is available on the Pupils tab.

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