Leyland St James Church of England Primary School

Voluntary aided school · Primary school · Leyland, Lancashire
PR26 7SH
Composite score
60.9

School overview

Leyland St James Church of England Primary School is a primary school serving Leyland, Lancashire, classified by the DfE as a voluntary aided school with a Church of England religious character. It has 202 pupils aged 4 to 11 on roll. In the most recent Key Stage 2 SATs, 74% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined — above the national average of 61%. That marks an improvement of 3.0 percentage points in the proportion reaching the expected standard on the previous year. On our composite score, which combines the DfE attainment measures above, this places it in the top 25% of primary schools nationally.

Pupils achieved an average scaled score of 108 in reading and 107 in maths (national averages are about 105 and 104). 11% reached the higher standard across all three subjects (around 8% do so nationally). Leyland St James Church of England Primary School does not currently have a recent graded Ofsted judgement on record (often the case for newer or recently converted schools), so it is worth asking when its next inspection is expected. This overview is generated automatically from the latest published DfE performance tables and Ofsted data; figures are rounded, and you can check the originals via the official links further down the page.

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#3,672
National rank
#466
In North West
#101
In Lancashire
Top 25%
Nationally

Performance (KS2 SATs)

% meeting expected RWM
74%
% achieving higher RWM
11%
Reading average scaled score
108.0
National avg ≈ 105
Maths average scaled score
107.0
National avg ≈ 104
Reading progress
Maths progress

School profile

Pupils on roll 202 % FSM ever-6 19.3% % EAL 3.0% Age range 4–11 Gender Mixed Religious character Church of England

Location

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