St James CofE Primary School, Farnworth

Details

Age Range	2-11 years
Gender	Mixed
Type	Academy, Academy converter
Religious Character	Church of England
Local Authority	Bolton
Address	Hillside Avenue, BL4 9QB
URN	142944

School Census

Total	358
Girls/Boys	181/177
Girls/Boys Ratio	50.6%/49.4%
% pupils where English not first language	20.9%
No. pupils eligible for free school meals	158
Percentage of eligible pupils with SEN support	13.7%

Ofsted Ratings

Ofsted Inspections

Start Date	Ofsted Rating
15/10/2024
14/05/2019	Good
03/02/2016	Requires improvement

Inspection Date	15/10/2024
Quality of Education	Good
Behaviour and Attitudes	Good
Personal Development	Good
Effectiveness of Leadership and Management	Good

Inspection Date	14/05/2019
Quality of Education	No Judgement
Behaviour and Attitudes	No Judgement
Personal Development	No Judgement
Effectiveness of Leadership and Management	Good

Inspection Date	03/02/2016
Quality of Education	No Judgement
Behaviour and Attitudes	No Judgement
Personal Development	No Judgement
Effectiveness of Leadership and Management	Good

Primary Results

Type	Score
Primary Results 2024
Pupils meeting the expected standard	45%
Pupils achieving at a higher standard	9%
Reading	102
Maths	103
Reading Progress	-
Writing Progress	-
Maths Progress	-

Type	Score
Primary Results 2023
Pupils meeting the expected standard	57
Pupils achieving at a higher standard	10
Reading	103.0
Maths	105.0
Reading Progress	-3.4
Writing Progress	-1.7
Maths Progress	-0.2

Type	Score
Primary Results 2019
Pupils meeting the expected standard	67%
Pupils achieving at a higher standard	11%
Reading	106.0
Maths	106.0
Reading Progress	-0.3
Writing Progress	-1.9
Maths Progress	0.4

Type	Score
Primary Results 2018
Pupils meeting the expected standard	66%
Pupils achieving at a higher standard	11%
Reading	107
Maths	107
Reading Progress	3.6
Writing Progress	-0.3
Maths Progress	3.2

Primary Admissions

First preference v Offers	1.13%
Total Applications	72
As First Preference	43
As second preference	17
As third preference	12

Total Offers Made	45
first preference offers	38
second preference offers	6
third preference offers	1

First preference v Offers	1.00%
Total Applications	72
As First Preference	34
As second preference	22
As third preference	16

Total Offers Made	38
first preference offers	34
second preference offers	2
third preference offers	0

First preference v Offers	1.00%
Total Applications	54
As First Preference	30
As second preference	10
As third preference	14

Total Offers Made	37
first preference offers	30
second preference offers	0
third preference offers	3

First preference v Offers	1.00%
Total Applications	62
As First Preference	33
As second preference	13
As third preference	16

Total Offers Made	39
first preference offers	33
second preference offers	3
third preference offers	2

First preference v Offers	1.00%
Total Applications	56
As First Preference	34
As second preference	13
As third preference	8

Total Offers Made	38
first preference offers	34
second preference offers	3
third preference offers	1

First preference v Offers	1.00%
Total Applications	43
As First Preference	23
As second preference	11
As third preference	9

Total Offers Made	30
first preference offers	23
second preference offers	1
third preference offers	0

First preference v Offers	1.00%
Total Applications	41
As First Preference	26
As second preference	8
As third preference	7

Total Offers Made	28
first preference offers	26
second preference offers	2
third preference offers	0

First preference v Offers	1.00%
Total Applications	50
As First Preference	29
As second preference	13
As third preference	8

Total Offers Made	37
first preference offers	29
second preference offers	4
third preference offers	0

Ethnicity

time period	2023-24
white british ethnic origin	65.4%
african ethnic origin	8.4%
any other ethnic group ethnic origin	7%
pakistani ethnic origin	5.8%
any other mixed background ethnic origin	4.4%
any other white background ethnic origin	3.2%
chinese ethnic origin	1.7%
any other black background ethnic origin	1.5%
any other asian background ethnic origin	1.2%
white and black african ethnic origin	0.6%
caribbean ethnic origin	0.6%

time period	2022-23
white british ethnic origin	67%
african ethnic origin	7.8%
pakistani ethnic origin	7%
any other ethnic group ethnic origin	6.7%
any other mixed background ethnic origin	3.6%
any other white background ethnic origin	3.4%
chinese ethnic origin	2%
any other asian background ethnic origin	1.1%
any other black background ethnic origin	0.8%
white and black african ethnic origin	0.6%

Nearby Schools

Queensbridge Primary School

(0.29 mi)

Ofsted Rating: Good

Age: 3-11, Gender: Mixed

Address: St Germain Street, , BL4 7BL

St James's Church of England High School

(0.40 mi)

Ofsted Rating: Good

Age: 11-16, Gender: Mixed

Address: Lucas Road, , BL4 9RU

The Ferns Primary Academy

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Ofsted Rating: Good

Age: 3-11, Gender: Mixed

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Harper Green School

(0.51 mi)

Ofsted Rating: Good

Age: 11-16, Gender: Mixed

Address: Harper Green Road, , BL4 0DH

Our Lady of Lourdes RC Primary School

(0.52 mi)

Ofsted Rating: Good

Age: 3-11, Gender: Mixed

Address: Beech Avenue, , BL4 0BP

St Peter's CofE Primary School

(0.54 mi)

Ofsted Rating: Outstanding

Age: 4-11, Gender: Mixed

Address: Alexandra Street, , BL4 9JT

Highfield Primary School

(0.57 mi)

Ofsted Rating: Good

Age: 4-11, Gender: Mixed

Address: Marsh Lane, , BL4 0AP