St James' Church of England Primary School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Primary
- Ofsted rating
- Good Sept 26 2019 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
- Church of England
- Sixth Form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Local authority
- Blackburn with Darwen
- Unique reference
- 119503
- Address
- Off Stopes Brow, Lower Darwen, BB3 0QP
- Website
- www.stjameslowerdarwen.co.uk
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 191 (89% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 53.4%
- Girls
- 46.6%
- First language not English
- 18.8%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 28.8%
- Persistent absence
- 18.5%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 11.5%
White British 74.3%
Indian 12.6%
Other White 5.8%
Pakistani 2.1%
Mixed 1.5%
Unclassified 1%
Irish 0.5%
Bangladeshi 0.5%
Caribbean 0.5%
African 0.5%
Chinese 0.5%
Exam Results
Primary Results
Progress score in reading, writing and maths
ReadingAverage0.6
WritingAverage-1.1
MathsAverage0.6
Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths
School 52%
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 105
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
- Admission Policy
- n/a
- Total available places
- 26
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 25
- 2nd preference
- 21
- 3rd preference
- 8
- From another Local Authority
- 0
Offers
- 1st preference
- 25
- 2nd preference
- 0
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
Class type | Class size |
---|---|
Average size of one-teacher classes | 27.3 |
Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher | 28 |
Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher | 26.8 |
Cohort sizes
Class type | Total Boys Girls |
---|---|
Reception, Full-time | 27 19 8 |
Year 1 | 27 14 13 |
Year 2 | 30 11 19 |
Year 3 | 17 8 9 |
Year 4 | 30 16 14 |
Year 5 | 30 22 8 |
Year 6 | 30 12 18 |