St James's Church of England High School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary
- Ofsted rating
- Good Nov 2 2022 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 11 - 16 y.o.
- Type
- Academies
- Funding
- State-funded secondary
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious Character
- Church of England
- Sixth Form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Local authority
- Bolton
- Unique reference
- 144046
- Address
- Lucas Road, Farnworth, BL4 9RU
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 1064 (100% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 51.9%
- Girls
- 48.1%
- First language not English
- 12.1%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 19.7%
- Persistent absence
- 15.2%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 11.7%
White British 67%
African 13.3%
Mixed 4.4%
Pakistani 3.9%
Indian 3.8%
Other White 3.7%
Other 1.6%
Chinese 0.9%
Other Black 0.8%
Other Asian 0.5%
Bangladeshi 0.2%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Entering EBacc
School 38%
Local authority average 33%
England average 41%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 58%
Local authority average 44%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 53.4
Local authority average 45.6
England average 45.9
EBacc average point score
School 4.68
Local authority average 3.94
England average 4.08
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Building / Construction Operations (General / Combined) | Technical Award | 12 |
| Music performance: Group | Technical Award | 9 |
| Speech & Drama | Technical Award | 19 |
| Art & Design (Fine Art) | GCSE | 36 |
| Astronomy | GCSE | 2 |
| Biology | GCSE | 60 |
| Business Studies:Single | GCSE | 41 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 60 |
| Social Science: Citizenship | GCSE | 12 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 28 |
Admissions
St James's Church of England High School
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 200
- Status
- Oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 359
- 2nd preference
- 309
- 3rd preference
- 137
- From another Local Authority
- 102
Offers
- 1st preference
- 196
- 2nd preference
- 3
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 22
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 22.5 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 214 108 106 |
| Year 8 | 213 106 107 |
| Year 9 | 214 119 95 |
| Year 10 | 214 109 105 |
| Year 11 | 209 110 99 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 82.0% 83.7% 85.5% |
Further education | 58.0% 45.8% 36.9% |
School sixth form | 1.0% 11.9% 35.2% |
Sixth form college | 23.0% 25.5% 12.9% |
Other education destinations | SP 0.5% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 3.0% 3.0% 2.6% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 6.0% 3.0% 3.3% |
| Not in education or employment | 7.0% 7.3% 5.7% |
| Destination unknown | 1.0% 2.9% 3.0% |