St James' Church of England Primary School

General Info

Education Phase
Primary
Ofsted rating
Good
Feb 3 2023 Ofsted report
Gender
Mixed
Age range
4 - 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
St. Helens
Unique reference
146429
Address
Lyme Street, Haydock, WA11 0NL

Pupils

Number of Pupils
161 (81% of total capacity)
Boys
57.8%
Girls
42.2%
First language not English
12.4%
Free school meals (FSM)
44.1%
Persistent absence
10.3%
Special education needs (SEN)
11.2%
Pupil ethnicities
White British 78.9%
African 6.2%
Other Asian 5.6%
Other White 3.7%
Mixed 3.1%
Other 2.5%
Capacity %: Year 2023-2024 Persistent absence and other Pupils data: Year 2024-2025

Exam Results

Primary Results

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

ReadingAverage-1.8
WritingAverage-0.7
MathsAverage-1.4
Year 2022-2023

Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths

School 40%
Local authority average 61%
England average 62%

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

School 4%
Local authority average 7%
England average 8%

Average score in reading

School 103
Local authority average 105
England average 106

Average score in maths

School 101
Local authority average 104
England average 105
School: Year 2023-2024
Local authority average: Year 2024-2025
National average: Year 2024-2025

Admissions

St James' Church of England Primary School

Admission Policy
n/a
Total available places
29
Status
Not oversubscribed
This school is Not Oversubscribed because there were fewer 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
20
2nd preference
16
3rd preference
11
From another Local Authority
0
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
20
2nd preference
6
3rd preference
0
To another Local Authority
0
Breakdown of offers made on National Offer Day (in-year applications are excluded)
Year 2025-2026

Class sizes

Class typeClass size
Average size of one-teacher classes23
Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher22
Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher23.8
Year 2024-2025

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Reception, Full-time
15
7
8
Year 1
28
19
9
Year 2
23
10
13
Year 3
29
17
12
Year 4
24
13
11
Year 5
22
16
6
Year 6
20
11
9
Year 2024-2025

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