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Captain Shaw's CofE School

Voluntary controlled school · Millom · LA19 5TG

Ages 4–11 · 24 pupils · Cumberland

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Ofsted

Good

Overall absence

5.3%

Ofsted

Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.

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Headline

Good

Inspection date

2023-10-03

Overall effectiveness
Good
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour and attitudes
Outstanding
Personal development
Good
Leadership and management
Good
Safeguarding effective
Yes

Source: Ofsted monthly management information

Performance

Official school-level results. Figures are not rankings — suppressed values are omitted.

Key stage 2 (2023/24)

Source: DfE school and college performance tables

Absence

Academic year 2023/24. Persistent absence means 10%+ of sessions missed. Lower figures are better.

Overall absence5.3%
Persistent absence (10%+)10.0%
Unauthorised0.7%
Authorised absence
4.5%
Severe absence (50%+)
0.0%
Enrolments in measure
20

Absence trend

2021/22

2022/23

2023/24

  • Overall
  • Persistent (10%+)

Source: DfE pupil absence in schools in England

Size & intake

From the GIAS school census (15 Jan 2026).

Capacity fill43%

24 pupils · 56 places

Pupils on roll
24
Boys / girls
7 / 17
School capacity
56
Capacity fill
24 / 56 (43%)
Free school meals
20.8%
FSM pupils
5
Gender
Mixed
School type
Voluntary controlled school

Age range

Ages 4–11

05111619

Provision

Official GIAS characteristics

1 / 6

  • NurseryHas Nursery Classes
  • Sixth form
  • Boarding
  • Special school
  • Independent
  • Academy

School characteristics

Religious character
Church of England
Diocese
Diocese of Carlisle
Special classes
No Special Classes
Governance
Voluntary controlled school
Headteacher
Mr Terentius Jackson

Location

Address
Main Street, Bootle
Postcode
LA19 5TG
Town
Millom
County
Cumbria
Local authority
Cumberland
District
Cumberland
Constituency
Barrow and Furness
Urban/rural
Smaller rural: Further from a major town or city

Local context

How this school sits among open establishments in its area, using official GIAS records. These are counts, not rankings.

Mixed voluntary controlled school (primary), Ages 4–11, in Millom, Cumberland, 24 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: nursery. Free school meals: 20.8%. Religious character: Church of England. Diocese: Diocese of Carlisle.

Open schools in Millom
10
Primary schools in Millom
8
Academies among open schools in Millom
10% (1)
Open schools in LA19
2
Primary in LA19
2
Open schools in Cumberland LA
181
Primary in Cumberland LA
146

Contact

Headteacher
Mr Terentius Jackson
Telephone
01229718279
Website
www.capt-shaws.cumbria.sch.uk/

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