Millom Infant School
Lapstone Road, Millom, LA18 4LP
50 pupils · 46% of 108 capacity
- Phase
- Primary
- Type
- Community school
- Ages
- 4–7
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Does not apply
- Local authority
- Cumberland
- Free school meals
- 24%
Ofsted
Urgent improvement (2026) — Report card — the most common grade across the inspected areas
| Inclusion | Needs attention |
|---|---|
| Curriculum and teaching | Needs attention |
| Achievement | Urgent improvement |
| Attendance and behaviour | Needs attention |
| Personal development and wellbeing | Expected standard |
| Leadership and governance | Urgent improvement |
| Early years | Urgent improvement |
| Safeguarding | Met |
Inspected 3 February 2026, published 23 March 2026. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Will my child get in?
Roughly one first choice per place — 1 first-choice application per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 9 | 9 | 21 | 9 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 14 | 14 | 24 | 14 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 15 | 15 | 24 | 15 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 20 | 18 | 33 | 19 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 21 | 21 | 38 | 21 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 22 | 22 | 43 | 22 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 26 | 26 | 44 | 26 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 22 | 22 | 39 | 22 |
First-choice demand varies year to year, and the school’s admission criteria — not demand — decide who is offered a place. Use this as a rough signal, never a prediction.
Nearby alternatives
- St James' Catholic Primary School 0.4 km · Good — confirmed 2023 · previous system
- Black Combe Junior School 0.7 km · Requires improvement (2024) · previous system
- Haverigg Primary School 1.9 km · Good (2023) · previous system
- Askam Village School 4.8 km · Good (2022) · previous system
- Ireleth St Peter's CofE Primary School 5.4 km · Good — confirmed 2023 · previous system
- Thwaites School 5.6 km · No overall grade (2025)
Straight-line distance — not travel time, and not a catchment. Same phase, open schools only.
Data from DfE and Ofsted open data (OGL v3) — sources. School record updated 10 July 2026. Report incorrect data.