Darwen St James CofE Primary Academy
General Info
- Education Phase
- Primary
- School rating
- Requires improvement Jul 9 2025 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 3 - 11 y.o.
- Type
- Academies
- 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
- 140891
- Address
- St James Crescent, BB3 0EY
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 194 (85% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 48.5%
- Girls
- 51.5%
- First language not English
- 30.4%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 42.8%
- Persistent absence
- 30.6%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 18.0%
White British 63.9%
Pakistani 14.4%
African 8.2%
Other White 4.6%
Unclassified 2.6%
Mixed 2.5%
Irish Traveller 1.5%
Other Asian 1.5%
Indian 0.5%
Exam Results
Primary Results
Progress score in reading, writing and maths
ReadingWell below average-8.4
WritingWell below average-7.2
MathsWell below average-7.6
Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths
School 28%
Local authority average 60%
England average 62%
Pupils achieving at a HIGHER standard in reading, writing and maths
School 0%
Local authority average 6%
England average 8%
Average score in reading
School 98
Local authority average 105
England average 106
Average score in maths
School 96
Local authority average 105
England average 105
Local authority average: Year 2024-2025
National average: Year 2024-2025
Admissions
Darwen St James CofE Primary Academy
- Admission Policy
- n/a
- Total available places
- 21
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 21
- 2nd preference
- 5
- 3rd preference
- 7
- From another Local Authority
- 0
Offers
- 1st preference
- 21
- 2nd preference
- 0
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 19.4 |
| Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher | 21 |
| Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher | 22.3 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Nursery Year 1, Part-time | 13 2 11 |
| Nursery Year 2, Part-time | 24 8 16 |
| Nursery Year 2, Full-time | 5 1 4 |
| Reception, Part-time | 1 1 0 |
| Reception, Full-time | 22 14 8 |
| Year 1 | 24 10 14 |
| Year 2 | 16 8 8 |
| Year 3 | 22 10 12 |
| Year 4 | 20 11 9 |
| Year 5 | 27 17 10 |
| Year 6 | 20 12 8 |