Situated in the South Lakes, overlooking the Kent Estuary and established in 1984 from Heversham Grammar School and Milnthope Community School. Betweem 1985 and 1988, a ú1.3 million building programme created a distinctive two-site School. From September 1997, Dallam will become a Language College. This means that in addition to continuing to enjoy a broad and balanced curriculum, Dallam pupils will learn two foreign languages from French, Spanish, German and Russian and enjoy outstanding facilities for learning foreign languages. A new Language Centre (ú400,000) is the centrepiece of the development.
(1) Milnthorpe has modern facilities for 550 students in years 7-11, and is also a Community Education Centre with over 1,000 adult students enrolled.
(2) Heversham is the Sixth Form and the boarding centre, and has extensive grounds within its village location: Sports Hall, Tennis Courts, Swimming Pool, Lecture Theatre and Drama Hall are available to boarders, while to the immediate south is a designated area of outstanding natural beauty, and to the north is the National Park.
The School's curriculum serves children at all levels of ability, from a committed and successful Learning Support Department to an Upper Sixth, the majority of whom move on to Higher Education.
Within the boarding house, seven care staff work to achieve a relaxed family atmosphere. Sport amd Drama are keenly pursued, as are a major Duke of Edinburgh Award Scheme and Community Experience contacts. Three minibuses ensure the mobility to make best possible use of the opportunities afforded in this unique region of England. Individual students gain friendships from the families of day pupils in the network of neighbouring villages.
