St James' Catholic Primary School
Voluntary aided primary school in millom (Cumberland).
Location
iSchool location from Get Information about Schools. Nearby schools are coloured by phase. Open Map+ for a full-screen map with neighbourhood deprivation (England only).About
"I have loved you with an everlasting love" Jeremiah 31.3 Our school has a large number of children with an EHCP and therefore we provide a provision, which we call The Hub, primarily for children with ASD. The Hub helps meet the children's learning and sensory needs.
We are a mainstream school, where children with specific special needs are taught alongside their peers, but with additional specialist teaching, resources and facilities. This provides our children with the opportunity to make progress in all aspects of their learning. We pride ourselves on promoting inclusive practice for our pupils with skilled and committed staff.
Children are included in mainstream education and are at the heart of our school community.
In the school’s own words, from the school website.
Enrichment
17 activitiesiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Prayer & Liturgy
- School Prayers
- School Mission Statement
- Autism/Disability Support
- Solihull Approach
- English
- Maths
- Science
- Geography
- History
- HRSE
- Drama
- Computing
- French
- Design and Technology
- Music
and 1 more
Awards
1 awardiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Sing UpRecognised award
Key facts
- URN
- 112351
- Type
- Voluntary aided school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Sixth form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Local authority
- Cumberland
- Constituency
- Barrow and Furness
- Setting
- Larger rural: Further from a major town or city
Governing body (8 current, 1 former)
Maintained school governing body.
Leadership
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ms Shelley Myers | Chair of Governors | Foundation/sponsor members | since 2027 · until 2028 |
Full governing body
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Headteacher Anna Irene Orchard | Governor | Ex-officio by virtue of office as headteacher/principal | since 2026 |
| Mrs Danielle Varley | Governor | Elected by school staff | since 2026 · until 2028 |
| Ms Shelley Myers | Governor | Foundation/sponsor members | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Mrs Susan Lloyd | Governor | Nominated by LA and appointed by GB | since 2024 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Mrs Rebecca Dixon | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Miss Joan Ross | Governor | Foundation/sponsor members | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Mrs Joan Bailey | Governor | Foundation/sponsor members | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Mrs Kirsty Bagshaw Former | Governor | Elected by parents | since 2022 · term ended 2026 |
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