Millom School
Community secondary school in Millom (Cumberland).
Attainment 8
42.5
▼ 3.7 England 2025/26 provisional: 46.2
2025/26 provisional
English & maths 5+
38.3%
▼ 8pp England 2025/26 provisional: 46.3%
2025/26 provisional
Attendance rate
91.8%
▲ 0.2pp England 2024/25: 91.6%
2024/25 academic year
Pupil : Teacher
14.0
▼ 2.7 England 2025/26: 16.7
2025/26
Eligible for free school meals
21.2%
▼ 6pp England 2025/26: 27.3%
school census 15/01/2026
Teacher turnover
12.2%
▼ 2pp England 2024/25: 14.2% (secondary schools)
2024/25
Capacity
61%
476 / 775 pupils
register figure (GIAS)
Ofsted
Report card
inspected Jun 2026
Location
iSchool location from Get Information about Schools. Nearby schools are coloured by phase. Open Map+ for a full-screen map with neighbourhood deprivation (England only).About
iWritten by WhatSchool from official school data (Get Information about Schools, DfE and Ofsted).Millom School is a secondary school located in Millom, Cumberland. The school caters for boys and girls aged 11 to 18 and currently has 469 pupils on roll, with a capacity of 775. The school is led by Mr Matthew Savidge.
Key facts
- URN
- 112388
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Secondary
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Sixth form
- Has a sixth form
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Local authority
- Cumberland
- Constituency
- Barrow and Furness
- Setting
- Larger rural: Further from a major town or city
Governing body (9 current, 1 former)
Maintained school governing body.
Leadership
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mrs Elsa Mason | Chair of Governors | Elected by parents | since 2024 · until 2028 |
Full governing body
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mr John Avery | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Professor Colin Richards | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Mrs Wendy Hughes | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Mrs Laura Mossop | Governor | Elected by parents | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Miss Simone Faulkner | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2022 · until 2026 ends 2026 |
| Mr John Hudson | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2022 · until 2026 ends 2026 |
| Mrs Natalie Wilson | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2021 · until 2029 |
| Mr Jack Myers | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2021 · until 2029 |
| Mrs Genevieve Simpson Former | Governor | Elected by parents | since 2022 · term ended 2026 |
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