St James's Church of England High School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary
- Ofsted rating
- Good Nov 3 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
- 1051 (100% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 52.5%
- Girls
- 47.5%
- First language not English
- 10.6%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 17.6%
- Persistent absence
- 14.5%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 10.3%
White British 69%
African 12.7%
Mixed 4.3%
Pakistani 4%
Indian 3.2%
Other White 3%
Other 1.7%
Other Black 0.9%
Chinese 0.6%
Other Asian 0.4%
Bangladeshi 0.2%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Progress 8 score
- This school
- -0.24
- Local authority average, state-funded schools
- -0.08
- England average, state-funded schools
- -0.03
Entering EBacc
School 41%
Local authority average 31%
England average 39%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 48%
Local authority average 44%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 49
Local authority average 45.3
England average 46.3
EBacc average point score
School 4.21
Local authority average 3.88
England average 4.05
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Small Business Management | Technical Award | 10 |
| Building / Construction Operations (General / Combined) | Technical Award | 16 |
| Music performance: Group | Technical Award | 11 |
| Speech & Drama | Technical Award | 14 |
| Tourism | Technical Award | 4 |
| Art & Design (Fine Art) | GCSE | 37 |
| Astronomy | GCSE | 1 |
| Biology | GCSE | 32 |
| Business Studies:Single | GCSE | 23 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 29 |
Admissions
St James's Church of England High School
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 198
- Status
- Oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 358
- 2nd preference
- 296
- 3rd preference
- 154
- From another Local Authority
- 80
Offers
- 1st preference
- 197
- 2nd preference
- 1
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 25
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 22.8 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 213 107 106 |
| Year 8 | 210 116 94 |
| Year 9 | 209 104 105 |
| Year 10 | 209 111 98 |
| Year 11 | 210 114 96 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 84.0% 83.0% 85.6% |
Further education | 58.0% 43.7% 35.4% |
School sixth form | 2.0% 14.9% 36.6% |
Sixth form college | 23.0% 23.9% 13.0% |
Other education destinations | SP 0.5% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 7.0% 5.3% 4.1% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 3.0% 3.6% 3.2% |
| Not in education or employment | 6.0% 6.9% 5.9% |
| Destination unknown | SP 1.1% 1.2% |