St James' Catholic Primary School Orrell
General Info
- Education Phase
- Primary
- Ofsted rating
- Good Feb 16 2022 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 4 - 11 y.o.
- Type
- Local authority maintained schools
- Funding
- State-funded primary
- Admissions policy
- Not applicable
- Religious Character
- Roman Catholic
- Sixth Form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Local authority
- Wigan
- Unique reference
- 106492
- Address
- St James Road, Orrell, WN5 7AA
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 371 (91% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 53.6%
- Girls
- 46.4%
- First language not English
- 3.2%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 10.8%
- Persistent absence
- 6.1%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 12.7%
White British 93.5%
Mixed 2.4%
African 1.3%
Other White 1.1%
Other 0.8%
Chinese 0.5%
Indian 0.3%
Exam Results
Primary Results
Progress score in reading, writing and maths
ReadingWell above average3.5
WritingAbove average1.8
MathsWell above average4.3
Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths
School 87%
Local authority average 65%
England average 62%
Pupils achieving at a HIGHER standard in reading, writing and maths
School 13%
Local authority average 10%
England average 8%
Average score in reading
School 109
Local authority average 106
England average 106
Average score in maths
School 108
Local authority average 105
England average 105
Local authority average: Year 2024-2025
National average: Year 2024-2025
Admissions
St James' Catholic Primary School Orrell
- Admission Policy
- n/a
- Total available places
- 40
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 40
- 2nd preference
- 36
- 3rd preference
- 27
- From another Local Authority
- 20
Offers
- 1st preference
- 40
- 2nd preference
- 0
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 5
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 26.2 |
| Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher | 24.8 |
| Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher | 27.4 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Reception, Full-time | 43 24 19 |
| Year 1 | 47 24 23 |
| Year 2 | 59 30 29 |
| Year 3 | 61 34 27 |
| Year 4 | 41 26 15 |
| Year 5 | 60 30 30 |
| Year 6 | 60 31 29 |