Millom Infant School
Primary · Community school · Mixed · Cumberland
Lapstone Road, Millom, LA18 4LP
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headline score
Ranking (England)
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No ranked results
Ofsted
Inadequate
Graded 20/06/2023
Application demand
100%
1st preference success · Not oversubscribed
Attendance
93.5%
9.3% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
50
Capacity used
Has space46%
108 places
GCSE rank (England)
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KS2 rank (England)
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Application demand
Primary entry · official council applications and offers
100%
1st preference success rate
14 of 14 families who put it first got an offer
14
Places offered
24
Total applications
1.7
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 14 | 14 | ● 100% |
| 2nd preference | 3 | 0 | ● 0% |
| 3rd preference | 7 | 0 | ● 0% |
| Total | 24 | 14 | 58% |
1st preference success by year
Cumberland lets families list 3 preferences. 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
- Primary
- Age range
- 4–7
- Gender
- Mixed
- Sixth form
- No
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- Tracy Preston
- Address
- Lapstone Road, Millom, LA18 4LP
- Phone
- 01229772679
- Local authority
- Cumberland
- Ward / constituency
- Millom · Barrow and Furness
- Area
- Larger rural: Further from a major town or city
- URN
- 112159
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 24% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 0% | — | — |
| SEN support | 18% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 4 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
50 pupils · 108 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 26
03 February 2026
S5 Inspection · report card
SMInclusion Needs attention Achievement Urgent improvement Safeguarding standards Met Curriculum and teaching Needs attention Attendance and behaviour Needs attention Leadership and governance Urgent improvement Early years Urgent improvement Personal development and wellbeing Expected standard Post-16 provision Not applicable - 23
20 June 2023
Full graded inspection
Inadequate overall effectivenessEarly years Inadequate Personal development Requires improvement Quality of education Inadequate Safeguarding effective Yes Behaviour and attitudes Requires improvement Leadership and management Inadequate - 21
16 November 2021
Ungraded inspection
School remains Good (Concerns) - S5 Next
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 43 pupils
Attendance
93.5%
Share of sessions attended · England 94.5%
Overall absence
6.5%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 5.5%
Persistent absence
9.3%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 14.6%
Severe absence
0.0%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
1.7%
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.
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Reception (primary) | 15 January | 16 April (or next working day) |
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.