Dallam School

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Dallam School
Address
Dallam School
Main Street

, ,
LA7 7DD

England
Coordinates 54°13′43″N2°46′07″W / 54.22868°N 2.76851°W / 54.22868; -2.76851
Information
Type Academy
MottoLearning for all, learning for life
Established1984
Local authority Westmorland and Furness
Department for Education URN 137205 Tables
Ofsted Reports
HeadteacherSteve Henneberry
Gender Coeducational
Age11to 18
Enrolment~1050
HousesHeversham Owls

Leasgill Wolves

Milnthorpe Deer
Website dallamschool.co.uk

Dallam School is a co-educational 11-18 secondary school with academy status, located in Milnthorpe, Cumbria, England. It was founded in 1984 through the merger of Heversham Grammar School (established in 1613) and Milnthorpe Secondary School.

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History

Heversham Grammar 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. [3]

Milnthorpe Secondary School was founded in 1951 and, after occupying many different buildings around the village, moved to Dallam's current location in 1968, complete with Community Centre. [4]

Dallam School was founded in 1984 through the merger of Heversham Grammar School and Milnthorpe Secondary School.

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:

Notable alumni

Heversham Grammar School

Dallam School

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References

  1. House of Commons, Reports from Commissioners, 1867-68, 'Schools Inquiry Commission,' v.XIX (London, 1869), pp.348-351.
  2. R Percival Brown, Edward Wilson of Nether Levens (1557-1653) and his kin (Kendal, 1930).
  3. Bingham, Roger K. "Heversham: a website history". www.heversham.org. Retrieved 9 June 2023.
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