St James CofE Primary School, Daisy Hill

General Info

Education Phase
Primary
Ofsted rating
Good
May 8 2024 Ofsted report
Gender
Mixed
Age range
3 - 11 y.o.
Type
Local authority maintained schools
Funding
State-funded primary
Admissions policy
Not applicable
Religious Character
Church of England
Sixth Form
Does not have a sixth form
Local authority
Bolton
Unique reference
105209
Address
Hindley Road, Daisy Hill, Westhoughton, BL5 2JU

Pupils

Number of Pupils
424 (90% of total capacity)
Boys
51.9%
Girls
48.1%
First language not English
5.2%
Free school meals (FSM)
9.9%
Persistent absence
12.6%
Special education needs (SEN)
13.4%
Pupil ethnicities
White British 86.6%
Mixed 4.8%
African 2.4%
Chinese 1.4%
Other White 1.2%
Indian 1.2%
Pakistani 0.7%
Unclassified 0.7%
Irish Traveller 0.5%
Other Asian 0.5%
Other Black 0.2%
Capacity %: Year 2023-2024 Persistent absence and other Pupils data: Year 2024-2025

Exam Results

Primary Results

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

ReadingAverage0.7
WritingAverage0.8
MathsAverage0.5
Year 2022-2023

Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths

School 63%
Local authority average 62%
England average 62%

Pupils achieving at a HIGHER standard in reading, writing and maths

School 15%
Local authority average 10%
England average 8%

Average score in reading

School 107
Local authority average 105
England average 106

Average score in maths

School 105
Local authority average 105
England average 105
School: Year 2023-2024
Local authority average: Year 2024-2025
National average: Year 2024-2025

Admissions

St James CofE Primary School, Daisy Hill

Admission Policy
n/a
Total available places
46
Status
Not oversubscribed
This school is Not Oversubscribed because there were fewer 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
39
2nd preference
25
3rd preference
20
From another Local Authority
8
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
39
2nd preference
5
3rd preference
1
To another Local Authority
3
Breakdown of offers made on National Offer Day (in-year applications are excluded)
Year 2025-2026

Class sizes

Class typeClass size
Average size of one-teacher classes28.3
Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher28.2
Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher27.6
Year 2024-2025

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Nursery Year 1, Full-time
5
4
1
Nursery Year 2, Full-time
29
17
12
Reception, Full-time
57
25
32
Year 1
57
36
21
Year 2
55
25
30
Year 3
55
28
27
Year 4
54
22
32
Year 5
58
29
29
Year 6
54
34
20
Year 2024-2025

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