Altham St James Church of England Primary School is a primary school located in Accrington. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's overall effectiveness, quality of education, outcomes for pupils and management effectiveness are good. The school inspection was carried out on 21/09/2011. According to tests results, the school's progress in reading, progress in writing and progress in maths are average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 2.4%, which is 1.6 percentage points higher than the UK average.

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Burnley Road, Accrington

School Information

Address: Burnley Road, Accrington, BB5 5UH
Website: http://www.altham.lancs.sch.uk
Telephone: 01282772174
School Type: Voluntary aided school
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Lancashire
Headteacher / Principal: Mrs Carol Woods
Religious character: Church of England
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 119577

Ofsted Inspection

  • Overall Effectiveness
  • Quality Of Education
  • Outcomes For Pupils
  • Management Effectiveness

Ofsted inspection date: 21/09/2011

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 4 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 63
Number of Pupils: 65
Number of Boys: 40
Number of Girls: 25

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 2.4% 4%
Persistent absence: SUPP% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Average: -1.8 Confidence interval -6.4 to 2.8
Writing
Average: 1.4 Confidence interval -2.8 to 5.7
Maths
Average: 2.3 Confidence interval -1.7 to 6.3

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:88%
England Average:65%

Pupils achieving at a higher standard in reading, writing and maths

School:0%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:103
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:107
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Altham St James Church of England Primary School
Burnley Road , Altham BB5 5UH 		3out of 4 0 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
Simonstone St Peter's Church of England Primary School
School Lane , Simonstone BB12 7HR 		3out of 4 2,019 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
Read St John's CofE Primary School
Straits Lane , READ BB12 7PE 		3out of 4 2,021 yd Voluntary controlled school No Mixed More About School
Accrington Huncoat Primary School
Lynwood Road , Huncoat BB5 6LR 		3out of 4 2,457 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
St Mary's Roman Catholic Primary School, Clayton-le-Moors
Devonshire Drive , Clayton-le-Moors BB5 5RJ 		3out of 4 2,589 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

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