St James' Church of England Primary School Blackburn

St James' Church of England Primary School Blackburn at a glance

Located in Blackburn with Darwen, St James' Church of England Primary School Blackburn is a primary school, classified by the DfE as a voluntary aided school with a Church of England religious character. The school educates roughly 436 pupils aged 2 to 11. In the most recent Key Stage 2 SATs, 66% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined — above the national average of 61%. That marks an improvement of 14.0 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 lower half of primary schools nationally.

Pupils achieved an average scaled score of 107 in reading and 108 in maths (national averages are about 105 and 104). 2% reached the higher standard across all three subjects (around 8% do so nationally). St James' Church of England Primary School Blackburn was not oversubscribed for September 2026: all 43 families who put it first were offered a place. Overall pupil absence was 6.8%. There are about 18.4 pupils per teacher. St James' Church of England Primary School Blackburn 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 above.