St James' Church of England Primary School Blackburn
General Info
- Education Phase
- Primary
- Ofsted rating
- Good Dec 7 2022 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 2 - 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
- Blackburn with Darwen
- Unique reference
- 119502
- Address
- Earl Street, BB1 8EG
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 439 (92% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 49.9%
- Girls
- 50.1%
- First language not English
- 94.5%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 18.5%
- Persistent absence
- 18.9%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 21.4%
Pakistani 48.3%
Indian 30.3%
Other Asian 7.3%
Other 5.7%
White British 2.3%
Other White 2.3%
Mixed 2.3%
Bangladeshi 0.9%
African 0.5%
Unclassified 0.2%
Exam Results
Primary Results
Progress score in reading, writing and maths
ReadingBelow average-2.3
WritingAverage-1.5
MathsBelow average-1.7
Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths
School 59%
Local authority average 60%
England average 61%
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 104
Local authority average 105
England average 105
Average score in maths
School 104
Local authority average 105
England average 104
Local authority average: Year 2023-2024
National average: Year 2023-2024
Admissions
St James' Church of England Primary School Blackburn
- Admission Policy
- n/a
- Total available places
- 43
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 35
- 2nd preference
- 37
- 3rd preference
- 36
- From another Local Authority
- 0
Offers
- 1st preference
- 35
- 2nd preference
- 8
- 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 | 23.8 |
| Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher | 29 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Nursery Year 1, Part-time | 2 1 1 |
| Nursery Year 1, Full-time | 13 8 5 |
| Nursery Year 2, Part-time | 18 11 7 |
| Nursery Year 2, Full-time | 31 17 14 |
| Reception, Part-time | 19 10 9 |
| Reception, Full-time | 24 8 16 |
| Year 1 | 40 11 29 |
| Year 2 | 60 31 29 |
| Year 3 | 57 30 27 |
| Year 4 | 60 28 32 |
| Year 5 | 54 26 28 |
| Year 6 | 61 38 23 |