St James' Catholic Primary School, Skelmersdale

General Info

Education Phase
Primary
Ofsted rating
Good
Feb 23 2023 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
Roman Catholic
Sixth Form
Does not have a sixth form
Local authority
Lancashire
Unique reference
119588
Address
Ashurst Road, Ashurst, WN8 6TN

Pupils

Number of Pupils
220 (82% of total capacity)
Boys
46.4%
Girls
53.6%
First language not English
12.3%
Free school meals (FSM)
16.4%
Persistent absence
21.1%
Special education needs (SEN)
12.7%
Pupil ethnicities
White British 84.5%
Other White 7.7%
Mixed 3.3%
African 2.3%
Indian 0.9%
Irish Traveller 0.5%
Other Asian 0.5%
Chinese 0.5%
Capacity %: Year 2022-2023 Persistent absence and other Pupils data: Year 2023-2024

Exam Results

Primary Results

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

ReadingAverage-2.1
WritingAverage0.1
MathsBelow average-2.6
Year 2022-2023

Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths

School 58%
Local authority average 59%
England average 61%

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

School 8%
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 102
Local authority average 104
England average 104
School: Year 2022-2023
Local authority average: Year 2023-2024
National average: Year 2023-2024

Admissions

St James' Catholic Primary School, Skelmersdale

Admission Policy
n/a
Total available places
30
Status
Not oversubscribed
This school is Not Oversubscribed because there were fewer 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
29
2nd preference
27
3rd preference
18
From another Local Authority
1
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
29
2nd preference
1
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 classes24.5
Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher29.5
Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher22
Year 2023-2024

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Early Years 2, Full-time
16
8
8
Nursery Year 1, Full-time
8
4
4
Nursery Year 2, Full-time
25
12
13
Reception, Full-time
30
17
13
Year 1
29
12
17
Year 2
24
14
10
Year 3
15
6
9
Year 4
23
9
14
Year 5
21
10
11
Year 6
29
10
19
Year 2023-2024

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