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Black Combe Junior School

Community school · Millom · LA18 5DT

Ages 7–11 · 89 pupils · Cumberland

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Ofsted

Requires improvement

KS2 expected (RWM)

49%

Overall absence

5.7%

Ofsted

Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.

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Headline

Requires improvement

Inspection date

2024-07-02

Overall effectiveness
Requires improvement
Quality of education
Requires improvement
Behaviour and attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership and management
Requires improvement
Safeguarding effective
Yes

Source: Ofsted monthly management information

Performance

Official school-level results. Figures are not rankings — suppressed values are omitted.

Key stage 2 (2023/24)

Expected standard (RWM)49%
Higher standard (RWM)2%
Avg scaled score — reading
102.0
Avg scaled score — maths
102.0
Avg scaled score — GPS
103.0

Source: DfE school and college performance tables

Absence

Academic year 2023/24. Persistent absence means 10%+ of sessions missed. Lower figures are better.

Overall absence5.7%
Persistent absence (10%+)17.8%
Unauthorised1.8%
Authorised absence
3.8%
Severe absence (50%+)
1.7%
Enrolments in measure
118

Absence trend

2021/22

2022/23

2023/24

  • Overall
  • Persistent (10%+)

Source: DfE pupil absence in schools in England

Size & intake

From the GIAS school census (15 Jan 2026).

Capacity fill65%

89 pupils · 136 places

Pupils on roll
89
Boys / girls
47 / 42
School capacity
136
Capacity fill
89 / 136 (65%)
Free school meals
34.8%
FSM pupils
31
Gender
Mixed
School type
Community school

Age range

Ages 7–11

05111619

Provision

Official GIAS characteristics

0 / 6

  • Nursery
  • Sixth form
  • Boarding
  • Special school
  • Independent
  • Academy

School characteristics

Special classes
No Special Classes
Governance
Community school
Headteacher
Mrs Catherine Dennison

Location

Address
Moor Road
Postcode
LA18 5DT
Town
Millom
County
Cumbria
Local authority
Cumberland
District
Cumberland
Constituency
Barrow and Furness
Urban/rural
Larger rural: Further from a major town or city

Local context

How this school sits among open establishments in its area, using official GIAS records. These are counts, not rankings.

Mixed community school (primary), Ages 7–11, in Millom, Cumberland, 89 pupils on roll. Free school meals: 34.8%.

Open schools in Millom
10
Primary schools in Millom
8
Academies among open schools in Millom
10% (1)
Open schools in LA18
8
Primary in LA18
6
Open schools in Cumberland LA
181
Primary in Cumberland LA
146

Nearby primary schools

Open schools within about 3 miles, prioritising the same phase where possible. Distances are approximate from GIAS coordinates.

Compare with theseAll in MillomNear LA18

  • Millom Infant School

    Academy sponsor led · Primary

    Millom · LA18 4LP · Cumberland

    Ages 4–7

    0.5 miles away

  • Millom Infant School

    Ofsted: Urgent improvement

    Community school · Primary

    Millom · LA18 4LP · Cumberland

    Ages 4–7

    • Absence6.7%
    • FSM24.0%

    0.5 miles away

  • St James' Catholic Primary School

    Ofsted: School remains Good

    Voluntary aided school · Primary

    millom · LA18 4AS · Cumberland

    Ages 4–11

    • KS267%
    • Absence5.3%
    • FSM17.2%

    0.6 miles away

  • Haverigg Primary School

    Ofsted: Good

    Community school · Primary

    Millom · LA18 4HA · Cumberland

    Ages 4–11

    • KS263%
    • Absence4.4%
    • FSM9.0%

    0.9 miles away

Contact

Headteacher
Mrs Catherine Dennison
Telephone
01229772862
Website
www.blackcombe.cumbria.sch.uk

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