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Schools in Milnthorpe

Cumbria · Westmorland and Furness · 3 schools

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Year 7 applications for September 2027 close in 5 days

Deadline Saturday 31 October 2026. Apply to Westmorland and Furness (the council where you live). Offers on 1 March.

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Deadline Friday 15 January 2027. Apply to Westmorland and Furness (the council where you live). Offers on 16 April.

Schools in Milnthorpe (3)

By type:Primary schools in Milnthorpe (3)

Total Schools

3

3 primary · 0 secondary

Total Pupils

315

84% capacity used

Ofsted Rated

0

0 outstanding · 0 good

Capacity

375

60 spare places

Ofsted Ratings

3
Not inspected: 3

Area Performance (2025)

KS2 Reading

81.5%

KS2 Maths

88.5%

School Capacity & Demand

Housing Growth Detected

27 new homes approved nearby. This could generate an estimated +7 primary and +5 secondary pupils.

Source: MHCLG Live Table 122 (2024-25, last 5 years)

Primary Schools

LOW pressure
315 pupils375 capacity

84% occupied · 60 spare places

Projected additional demand: +7 pupils

Questions parents ask about schools in Milnthorpe

How many schools are there in Milnthorpe?

Milnthorpe has 3 open schools.

Source: DfE Get Information About Schools

Are there any Outstanding schools in Milnthorpe?

None of the 3 graded schools in Milnthorpe currently holds an Outstanding rating. 3 are rated Good, so 100% are Good or better. Ofsted stopped giving single-word overall grades in September 2024, so these are the grades from each school's last full inspection.

Source: Ofsted

Which primary schools in Milnthorpe have the best SATs results?

Of the 2 primary schools in Milnthorpe with 2025 Key Stage 2 results, the highest shares of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading and maths were at Milnthorpe Primary School (100% in reading, 89% in maths); and Storth CofE School (63% in reading, 88% in maths). Small schools can swing a long way from one year to the next, because each pupil is a large share of the result.

Milnthorpe Primary SchoolStorth CofE School

Source: DfE school performance data

Do schools in Milnthorpe have catchment areas?

Most state schools in Milnthorpe have no fixed catchment boundary. When a school is oversubscribed, Westmorland and Furness allocates places on its published criteria - usually looked-after children first, then siblings, then home-to-school distance - so the practical cut-off moves each year. Each school's page here shows an estimate of its catchment radius.

How do I apply for a school place in Milnthorpe?

Apply to Westmorland and Furness through its coordinated admissions process, even for academies and faith schools. In England the closing date is 31 October for secondary places and 15 January for primary places, in the year before your child starts.