Millom Infant School, Millom
Data last updated 11 Sept 2026
Location
Estimated admission likelihood based on school density and oversubscription data
Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Ofsted · 7 months agoReport card - no overall grade (new Ofsted framework from Sep 2024)
Ofsted Insights
What This School Does Well
Millom Infant School places genuine care and priority on keeping pupils safe and supporting their wellbeing. Staff build warm relationships with children and families, and pupils enjoy a well-organised personal development programme that teaches them about online safety, healthy choices, and kindness. The school's teaching of early reading through phonics is secure, and many pupils are now reading confidently and fluently.
Key Strengths
- Strong focus on personal development and wellbeing with well-organised programmes
- Effective teaching of early reading and phonics
- Warm relationships between staff and pupils creating a safe, caring school culture
- Pupils enjoy coming to school and feel safe
- Leaders maintain commitment to pupil safety and safeguarding
Areas for Improvement
- Early years provision is ineffective and children are not prepared for key stage 1
- Many pupils do not achieve well, particularly in writing and mathematics
- Teachers do not use assessment information well enough to match activities to pupils' needs
- Leadership and governance capacity is insufficient to drive improvement
- Attendance rates remain below national average
Safeguarding
Safeguarding standards are met - leaders have established an open culture where safeguarding is everyone's responsibility, concerns are actively identified and acted upon, and pupils feel safe.
Extracurricular Activities
School council, outdoor activities (making s'mores, building dens), visits to care homes, community events, school trips, breakfast club, career talks from police officers and nurses
Millom Infant School requires special measures due to failing to provide an acceptable standard of education. Despite maintaining strong safeguarding and pupil wellbeing, the school has not eradicated serious weaknesses in curriculum delivery, teaching quality, and pupil achievement.
At a Glance
24.0%
Free School Meals
No
Boarding
No
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
No
Special Measures
Class Sizes
19.0
Avg class size
19.0
Infant (KS1)
3
Total classes
2024/25 academic year
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Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
46%
Available places
50 pupils
108 capacity
58 spare places available
Area Demand Pressure - Millom
Based on MHCLG housing supply data for Millom
Admissions Demand - Cumberland
Places available
3,571
Applications
2,437
Got 1st preference
98.5%
Got preferred school
99.7%
Primary admissions across Cumberland (2025/26)
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Pupil Absence2024/25
6.45521%
Overall absence
9.30233%
Persistent absence
43
Enrolments
Absence trend
Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.
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