Dallam School
Dallam School is a mixed, 11-19 secondary school with academy status, located in Milnthorpe, Cumbria, England.
| Dallam School | |
|---|---|
| Address | |
Main Street , , LA7 7DD England | |
| Coordinates | 54°13′43″N 2°46′07″W |
| Information | |
| Type | Academy |
| Motto | Learning for all, learning for life |
| Established | 1984 |
| Local authority | Westmorland and Furness |
| Department for Education URN | 137205 Tables |
| Ofsted | Reports |
| Headteacher | Steve Henneberry |
| Gender | Coeducational |
| Age | 11 to 18 |
| Enrolment | ~1050 |
| Houses | Heversham Owls
Leasgill Wolves Milnthorpe Deer |
| Website | |
History
The school was founded in 1984 through the merger of Heversham Grammar School and Milnthorpe Secondary School. Heversham School was founded and endowed on 24 January 1619/20,[1] by Edward Wilson, Kt (1557-1653), of Nether Levens, who also owned Heversham Hall.[2] It occupied the site known in recent years as Old School, above and behind the village church, on Heversham Head. The building is now a private house. The present ivy-clad Boarding House and Big School (formerly the school hall) date from the 1880s.
After occupying many different buildings around the village, Milnthorpe Secondary School moved to its current location, complete with Community Centre, in 1968.
Dallam is a boarding school, the boarding house being on a separate site from that of the main school.
In 2002, Mr Steven Holdup became Headteacher of the school.
In 2010, the school brought the PE department down from the Heversham site with an all-weather astroturf pitch, and new sports facilities.
In 2013, Mr William Bancroft became Headteacher of the school.
In 2018, Mr Nigel Whittle became Headteacher of the school.
In 2019, Ms Julie O'Connor became Executive Headteacher of the school.
In 2021, Ms Rachael Williams became Headteacher of the school.
In 2023, Mr Steven Henneberry became Headteacher of the school.
Sixth form
Dallam School has a sixth form, which offers A-levels.and BTECs The subjects offered are:
- Art and Design
- Biology
- Business Studies
- Chemistry
- Computing
- Criminology
- English Language
- English Literature
- French
- Further Mathematics (AS Level)
- Geography
- Health and Social Care
- History
- Mathematics
- Media Studies
- Music
- PE
- Physics
- Product Design
- Psychology
- Sociology
- Spanish
- Travel and Tourism
Notable alumni
Heversham Grammar School
- John Young Stratton (1829/30 – 1905): author, essayist, social reformer
- William Whewell (1794–1866): scientist, theologian
Dallam School
- James Knox (cyclist) (b. 1995): road racing cyclist with the Belgian Deceuninck–Quick-Step team
References
- House of Commons, Reports from Commissioners, 1867-68, 'Schools Inquiry Commission,' v.XIX (London, 1869), pp.348-351.
- R Percival Brown, Edward Wilson of Nether Levens (1557-1653) and his kin (Kendal, 1930).