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%
Pupil ethnicities
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%
Capacity %: Year 2022-2023 Persistent absence and other Pupils data: Year 2023-2024

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 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
School: Year 2022-2023
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
This school is Not Oversubscribed because there were fewer 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
48
2nd preference
24
3rd preference
17
From another Local Authority
14
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
48
2nd preference
4
3rd preference
1
To another Local Authority
12
Breakdown of offers made on National Offer Day (in-year applications are excluded)
Year 2024-2025

Class sizes

Class typeClass size
Average size of one-teacher classes27.9
Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher27.8
Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher26.7
Year 2023-2024

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
Year 2023-2024

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