Chorley St James' Church of England Primary School

General Info

Education Phase
Primary
Ofsted rating
Outstanding
Jun 14 2023 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
Lancashire
Unique reference
119467
Address
Devonport Way, PR6 0TE

Pupils

Number of Pupils
233 (98% of total capacity)
Boys
50.2%
Girls
49.8%
First language not English
10.7%
Free school meals (FSM)
15.5%
Persistent absence
7.3%
Special education needs (SEN)
13.3%
Pupil ethnicities
White British 79.4%
Mixed 8.1%
Pakistani 3.4%
Indian 3%
Other White 2.1%
African 2.1%
Bangladeshi 0.4%
Other Asian 0.4%
Other Black 0.4%
Chinese 0.4%
Capacity %, Persistent absence: Year 2022-2023 Other Pupils data: Year 2023-2024

Exam Results

Primary Results

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

ReadingAverage-1.9
WritingAverage0.5
MathsAverage-1.2
Year 2022-2023

Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths

School 52%
Local authority average 59%
England average 61%

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

School 3%
Local authority average 7%
England average 8%

Average score in reading

School 103
Local authority average 105
England average 105

Average score in maths

School 103
Local authority average 104
England average 104
School: Year 2022-2023
Local authority average: Year 2023-2024
National average: Year 2023-2024

Admissions

Chorley St James' Church of England Primary School

Admission Policy
n/a
Total available places
30
Status
Oversubscribed
This school is Oversubscribed because there were more 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
34
2nd preference
34
3rd preference
31
From another Local Authority
1
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
30
2nd preference
0
3rd preference
0
To another Local Authority
1
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 classes28
Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher30
Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher29
Year 2023-2024

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Nursery Year 1, Part-time
5
4
1
Nursery Year 1, Full-time
5
3
2
Nursery Year 2, Part-time
6
6
0
Nursery Year 2, Full-time
10
8
2
Reception, Full-time
30
15
15
Year 1
30
14
16
Year 2
30
9
21
Year 3
29
16
13
Year 4
27
12
15
Year 5
31
17
14
Year 6
30
13
17
Year 2023-2024

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