Millom School is very proud of the achievement of its students and its track record in supporting students to secure employment with training, apprenticeships and places at universities, sixth forms and colleges, allowing students to continue their education and develop their skills in preparation for their future career plans.
Student Destinations 2024
Millom School is proud of the achievement of its students and its track record of supporting students to secure employment with training, apprenticeships and places at sixth forms and colleges, allowing students to continue their education and develop their skills. The table below shows the destinations of last year’s (2024) Year 11 cohort of 90 students. The “Other” category includes school sixth forms other than Millom School and UVHS and Colleges of Further Education, including Furness College, Carlisle College and the Lakes College.
| Year 11 Destination | 2023-24 | 2022-23 | 2021-22 | 2020-21 | 2019-20 | 2018-19 |
| Millom School Sixth Form | 13% | 28% | 24% | 15% | 21% | 19% |
| Furness College | 33% | 23% | 30% | 58% | 27% | 28% |
| Apprenticeship | 32% | 39% | 13% | 6% | 21% | 10% |
| Other Colleges | 18% | 2% | 29% | 19% | 29% | 42% |
| Job with accredited training | 1% | 4% | 3% |
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| Not in Education, Employment or Training (NEET) | 3% | 3% | 1% | 2% | 2% | 1% |
26 students managed to secure apprenticeships with BAE Systems, Sellafield, Cumberland Council, Shepley's, Morgan Siddall Tornado Wire and a number of smaller local businesses.
The table below shows the destinations of last year’s (2022-2023) Year 13 cohort of 12 students.
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| Year 13 Destination | 2023-24 | 2021-22 | 2020-21 | 2019-20 | 2018-19 | 2017-18 | |
| University (higher education) | 26% | 41% | 46% | 79% | 33% | 46% | |
| Further education | 11% | 41% | 27% | 14% | 7% | 4% | |
| Employment and training including apprenticeships | 42% | 8% | 27% | 7% | 34% | 29% | |
| Gap Year | 11% |
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| Unknown | 11% | 8% |
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| 27%* | 4%** | |
Successful first choice university places included:
| Queen's University Belfast | Archaeology & Palaeoecology and Geography |
| University of York | Film and Television Production |
| Hull York Medical School | Medicine |
| Kingston University | Architecture |
| Kingston University | Environmental Science |