Black Combe Junior School
Community school in Millom, Cumberland.
School details
| Phase | Primary |
|---|---|
| Type | Community school |
| Age range | 7 to 11 |
| Gender | Mixed |
| Sixth form | Does not have a sixth form |
| Pupils on roll | 89 (school census 15-01-2026) |
| Capacity | 136 |
| Free school meals | 34.80% |
| Local authority | Cumberland |
| Address | Moor Road, Millom, Cumbria, LA18 5DT |
| Map | View on Google Maps |
| Website | www.blackcombe.cumbria.sch.uk |
| Telephone | 01229772862 |
| URN | 112160 |
Ofsted inspection
Latest graded inspection under the previous framework (Education Inspection Framework), started 2 July 2024, published 10 September 2024:
| Overall effectiveness | Requires improvement |
|---|---|
| Quality of education | Requires improvement |
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Requires improvement |
| Safeguarding effective | Yes |
Read the Ofsted reports for this school
Ofsted stopped giving single-word overall effectiveness grades in September 2024 and introduced report cards from November 2025. Older grades are shown with their dates and may not reflect the school today.
Nearby schools
- Millom Infant School (primary school, about 0.7 km)
- St James' Catholic Primary School (primary school, about 1.0 km)
- Haverigg Primary School (primary school, about 1.4 km)
- Askam Village School (primary school, about 5.4 km)
- Ireleth St Peter's CofE Primary School (primary school, about 6.1 km)
- Burlington CofE School (primary school, about 7.1 km)
- George Romney Junior School (primary school, about 8.4 km)
- Chapel Street Infants and Nursery School (primary school, about 8.6 km)
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Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. School data: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools (downloaded 11 October 2026). Inspection data: Ofsted, state-funded schools inspections and outcomes management information (as at 31 August 2026). Last updated 2026-10-11.