Captain Shaw's CofE School
Primary · Voluntary controlled school · Ages 4–11 · Millom, Cumberland
Captain Shaw's CofE School is a primary school in Millom, Cumberland for ages 4–11 (voluntary controlled school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Good, from the inspection on 3 October 2023.
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Catchment area for Captain Shaw's CofE School
- The council’s catchment or priority area for this school, on the map
- Earlier years of applications and offers
- Earlier exam results, 2022/23 to 2023/24
- Which schools pupils move on to or come from
- Crime, sold prices and rents, broadband and transport around the school
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Key facts
- Address
- Main Street, Bootle, Millom, LA19 5TG
- Type
- Voluntary controlled school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4–11
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Council
- Cumberland
- Pupils on roll
- 24 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 20.8% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 9.2
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Good Inspected 3 October 2023
Strengths
- “The conduct of pupils at this school is exemplary.”
- “They demonstrate warmth and kindness towards each other.”
- “Pupils enjoy respectful relationships with the adults at school who care deeply for them.”
To improve
- “In a small number of subjects, the school has not identified the most important information that pupils should learn.”
- “This means that some pupils do not develop the breadth of understanding in these subjects that they should.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 9 November 2023 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Reception entry: 3 first-preference applications, 3 offers in total, 3 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Nearby primary schools
Straight-line distance, in Cumberland.
- Waberthwaite CofE School 3.2 mi Standards maintained
- Thwaites School 4.7 mi Not judged
- Black Combe Junior School 6.3 mi Requires improvement
- St James' Catholic Primary School 6.6 mi School remains Good
- Millom Infant School 6.6 mi No Ofsted grade
- Haverigg Primary School 6.7 mi Good
- St Bega's CofE Primary School 7.9 mi Not judged
- Seascale Primary School 9.3 mi Good