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St James' Church of England Primary School, Clitheroe

verifiedData: DfE 2024/25–2025/26 · Ofsted

personMr Jonathan Leeming

location_onCLITHEROE, BB7 1ED

language Visit Website phone 1200423599

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Ofsted

Good

Inspected 2015

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Students

291

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Expected Standard

51%

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Demand Ratio

0.9x

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St James' Church of England Primary School, Clitheroe is a Voluntary aided school primary school in CLITHEROE, serving ages 4-11. Rated Good by Ofsted. Ranks in the top 80% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

St James' Church of England Primary School, Clitheroe is a voluntary aided school in CLITHEROE, Lancashire, admitting pupils aged 4-11. The school has approximately 277 pupils on roll, of whom 18% are eligible for free school meals.

In 2025, 51% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined, with 2% achieving the higher standard. The school ranks #306 of 444 primaries in Lancashire and #10,707 of 14,143 nationally.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2015. The school's current overall rating is Good.

In the most recent admissions cycle, applications were at 0.9× capacity.

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 20.2:1. There are no current teaching vacancies.

In the 2024/25 academic year, there were no permanent exclusions. The average suspension rate was 1.1 per 1,000 pupils per term.

verified Source: DfE 2024/25–2025/26 · Ofsted

Academic Performance

verified Data: UK Gov 2024/25

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Primary Performance Trends (KS2)

2025

R/W/M Expected Standard

51%

LA 59%

Reading73% LA 73%

Writing64% LA 69%

Maths64% LA 72%

Read SS

104

Maths SS

101

GPS SS

103

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

55%

LA 58%England 61%

Reading70% LA 73% · Eng 74%

Writing68% LA 70% · Eng 72%

Maths64% LA 71% · Eng 73%

Read SS

104

Maths SS

101

GPS SS

102

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

44%

LA 58%England 60%

Reading63% LA 72% · Eng 73%

Writing58% LA 71% · Eng 71%

Maths67% LA 73% · Eng 73%

Read SS

103

Maths SS

102

GPS SS

100

Progress (0 = national avg)

-1.4

Read

LA -0.2

-3.2 to 0.4

-2.0

Write

LA 0.1

-3.7 to -0.3

-1.5

Maths

LA -0.3

-3.2 to 0.1

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

69%

LA 64%England 65%

Reading69% LA 72% · Eng 73%

Writing76% LA 77% · Eng 78%

Maths79% LA 77% · Eng 79%

Read SS

104

Maths SS

103

GPS SS

102

Progress (0 = national avg)

1.5

Read

LA -0.2

-0.4 to 3.5

0.5

Write

LA 0.1

-1.3 to 2.3

0.1

Maths

LA -0.2

-1.6 to 1.8

2018

R/W/M Expected Standard

39%

LA 65%

Reading61% LA 76%

Writing71% LA 78%

Maths46% LA 75%

Read SS

102

Maths SS

100

GPS SS

102

Progress (0 = national avg)

0.2

Read

LA 0.1

-1.7 to 2.1

2.7

Write

LA 0.1

0.9 to 4.5

-0.4

Maths

LA 0.0

-2.1 to 1.3

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

No digital report timeline available.

Inspection History

2 Evaluations

2015-06-30

S5 Inspection EIF

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

2012-01-31

None EIF

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

Wellbeing, SEN & Pastoral Care

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Behaviour & Discipline (Suspensions & Exclusions)

Official Department for Education (DfE) data. Suspensions measure temporary removals due to behavior, while exclusions represent permanent removals.

Suspension Rate

0.7%per term

sentiment_satisfied Below Average (Good)

National average: 0.8% for this term (primary).

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

0.7%(2 pupils)

Spring term 2025

Represents the proportion of unique students suspended at least once in this term.

Permanent Exclusions

0pupils

verified Excellent (Zero)

National average: 1.225% of pupils excluded per term.

Pastoral Context: In the Spring term of 2025, this school served a headcount of 277 pupils. During this period, there were 2 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 0.7%, which is below the termly national average of 0.8%.

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Year / Term	Headcount	Suspensions	Susp. Rate	Nat. Avg	Perm. Excl.
2024/25 (Spring term)	277	2	0.7%	0.8%	0
2024/25 (Autumn term)	275	4	1.5%	0.9%	0
2023/24 (Summer term)	288	5	1.7%	0.8%	0
2023/24 (Spring term)	287	8	2.8%	0.7%	0
2023/24 (Autumn term)	281	3	1.1%	0.8%	0
2022/23 (Summer term)	291	2	0.7%	0.7%	0
2022/23 (Spring term)	291	0	0.0%	0.6%	0
2022/23 (Autumn term)	288	0	0.0%	0.6%	0
2021/22 (Summer term)	282	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2021/22 (Spring term)	284	3	1.1%	0.5%	0
2021/22 (Autumn term)	279	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2020/21 (Summer term)	308	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2020/21 (Spring term)	309	0	0.0%	0.1%	0
2020/21 (Autumn term)	307	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2019/20 (Summer term)	316	0	0.0%	0.0%	0
2019/20 (Spring term)	316	2	0.6%	0.4%	0
2019/20 (Autumn term)	309	1	0.3%	0.6%	0
2018/19 (Summer term)	308	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2018/19 (Spring term)	307	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2018/19 (Autumn term)	304	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2017/18 (Summer term)	300	2	0.7%	0.5%	1
2017/18 (Spring term)	296	1	0.3%	0.4%	0
2017/18 (Autumn term)	299	1	0.3%	0.5%	0
2016/17 (Summer term)	285	0	0.0%	0.4%	1
2016/17 (Spring term)	282	3	1.1%	0.4%	0
2016/17 (Autumn term)	281	0	0.0%	0.5%	0

Source: DfE Suspensions and Permanent Exclusions in England. Data represents termly statistics as published by the Department for Education.

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Supported Special Educational Needs (SEN)

Primary areas of need currently supported by the school. A high number often indicates specialized internal units or high staff experience in these areas.

Speech, Language & Communication 19 pupils

Social, Emotional & Mental Health 14 pupils

Autistic Spectrum Disorder 1 pupils

Specific Learning Difficulty 1 pupils

Visual Impairment 1 pupils

Physical Disability 1 pupils