St Bernards Catholic High School, Barrow
Academy · Year 7–Year 11 · 624 pupils
Dowdales School
Dalton-in-Furness LA15 8AH
Year groups
Year 7–Year 11
Secondary
Pupils
877
On roll
Ages
11–16
Capacity 1,050
Local authority
Westmorland and Furness
North West
Schola Grade 4
GCSE-style grade (9–1) · compared with 3,207 state-funded secondary schools in England · How we grade
Percentiles compare this school with other state-funded secondary schools in England; the line marks the middle. Data: key stage 2 tests, GCSE results (Attainment 8) and persistent absence, 2024/25 (Department for Education).
About Dowdales School
Dowdales School is a state secondary school in Dalton-in-Furness, Westmorland and Furness, for pupils aged 11–16 (Year 7–Year 11).
It has 877 pupils on roll and room for 1,050. Its Schola Grade is 4 on the GCSE-style 9–1 scale, compared with 3,207 state-funded secondary schools in England.
Location & nearby schools
School details
- Type
- State School · What this means
- Level
- Secondary
- Year groups
- Year 7–Year 11
- Ages
- 11–16
- Official type
- Community school
- Pupils on roll
- 877
- Capacity
- 1,050 pupils
- Free school meals
- 20.80% of pupils eligible
- Local authority
- Westmorland and Furness
- Nation
- England
- URN
- 112383
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