St James' Church of England Primary School

Voluntary aided school · Primary school · Darwen, Blackburn with Darwen
BB3 0QP
Composite score
37.2

School overview

St James' Church of England Primary School is a primary school serving Darwen, Blackburn with Darwen, classified by the DfE as a voluntary aided school with a Church of England religious character. It has 191 pupils aged 4 to 11 on roll. 50% of its pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of Key Stage 2, below the national average (national figure: 61%). Performance is little changed year on 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 104 in reading and 104 in maths (national averages are about 105 and 104). 4% reached the higher standard across all three subjects (around 8% do so nationally). 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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#11,781
National rank
#1760
In North West
#42
In Blackburn with Darwen
Top 80%
Nationally

Performance (KS2 SATs)

% meeting expected RWM
50%
% achieving higher RWM
4%
Reading average scaled score
104.0
National avg ≈ 105
Maths average scaled score
104.0
National avg ≈ 104
Reading progress
Maths progress

Ofsted judgements

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Quality of education
Good
Behaviour and attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership and management
Good
Safeguarding effective?
Yes
Early years provision
Good

School profile

Pupils on roll 191 % FSM ever-6 26.7% % EAL 19.9% Age range 4–11 Gender Mixed Religious character Church of England

Location

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