Chorley St James' Church of England Primary School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Primary
- Ofsted rating
- Outstanding Jun 13 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
- 237 (100% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 51.5%
- Girls
- 48.5%
- First language not English
- 10.5%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 16.5%
- Persistent absence
- 7.3%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 13.1%
White British 78.5%
Mixed 7.6%
Pakistani 4.2%
African 3.8%
Other White 2.5%
Indian 2.1%
Bangladeshi 0.4%
Other Asian 0.4%
Other Black 0.4%
Exam Results
Primary Results
Progress score in reading, writing and maths
ReadingAverage-1.9
WritingAverage0.5
MathsAverage-1.2
Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths
School 70%
Local authority average 59%
England average 62%
Pupils achieving at a HIGHER standard in reading, writing and maths
School 7%
Local authority average 7%
England average 8%
Average score in reading
School 106
Local authority average 105
England average 106
Average score in maths
School 104
Local authority average 104
England average 105
Local authority average: Year 2024-2025
National average: Year 2024-2025
Admissions
Chorley St James' Church of England Primary School
- Admission Policy
- n/a
- Total available places
- 29
- Status
- Oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 31
- 2nd preference
- 32
- 3rd preference
- 27
- From another Local Authority
- 0
Offers
- 1st preference
- 28
- 2nd preference
- 1
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 28.3 |
| Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher | 30 |
| Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher | 29.5 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Nursery Year 1, Part-time | 5 3 2 |
| Nursery Year 1, Full-time | 2 1 1 |
| Nursery Year 2, Part-time | 13 10 3 |
| Nursery Year 2, Full-time | 9 4 5 |
| Reception, Full-time | 30 22 8 |
| Year 1 | 30 14 16 |
| Year 2 | 30 14 16 |
| Year 3 | 29 9 20 |
| Year 4 | 30 16 14 |
| Year 5 | 28 12 16 |
| Year 6 | 31 17 14 |