St James CofE Primary School, Daisy Hill
General Info
- Education Phase
- Primary
- Ofsted rating
- Good May 9 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
- 411 (87% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 52.3%
- Girls
- 47.7%
- First language not English
- 5.8%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 11.7%
- Persistent absence
- 15.8%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 13.6%
White British 85.6%
Mixed 4.6%
African 2.9%
Chinese 1.7%
Indian 1.5%
Other White 1.2%
Unclassified 1%
Pakistani 0.5%
Other Asian 0.5%
Irish Traveller 0.2%
Other Black 0.2%
Exam Results
Primary Results
Progress score in reading, writing and maths
ReadingAverage0.7
WritingAverage0.8
MathsAverage0.5
Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths
School 80%
Local authority average 62%
England average 61%
Pupils achieving at a HIGHER standard in reading, writing and maths
School 14%
Local authority average 9%
England average 8%
Average score in reading
School 107
Local authority average 105
England average 105
Average score in maths
School 106
Local authority average 105
England average 104
Local authority average: Year 2023-2024
National average: Year 2023-2024
Admissions
St James CofE Primary School, Daisy Hill
- Admission Policy
- n/a
- Total available places
- 54
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 48
- 2nd preference
- 24
- 3rd preference
- 17
- From another Local Authority
- 14
Offers
- 1st preference
- 48
- 2nd preference
- 4
- 3rd preference
- 1
- To another Local Authority
- 12
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 27.9 |
| Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher | 27.8 |
| Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher | 26.7 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Nursery Year 1, Full-time | 5 4 1 |
| Nursery Year 2, Full-time | 31 13 18 |
| Reception, Full-time | 56 35 21 |
| Year 1 | 56 26 30 |
| Year 2 | 55 27 28 |
| Year 3 | 58 24 34 |
| Year 4 | 57 29 28 |
| Year 5 | 51 31 20 |
| Year 6 | 42 26 16 |