Darwen St James CofE Primary Academy is a primary school located in Darwen. 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 07/12/2011. According to tests results, the school's progress in writing and progress in maths are average, progress in reading is well below average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 9.1%, which is 5.1 percentage points lower than the UK average.

School Information

Address: St James Crescent, Darwen, BB3 0EY
Website: http://www.darwenstjames.co.uk
Telephone: 01254703260
School Type: Academy converter
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Blackburn with Darwen
Headteacher / Principal: Miss Laura Peckson
Religious character: Church of England
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 140891

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 07/12/2011

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 3 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 265
Number of Pupils: 183
Number of Boys: 101
Number of Girls: 82

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 9.1% 4%
Persistent absence: 31.2% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Average: -4.2 Confidence interval -7.5 to -1
Writing
Average: 0.9 Confidence interval -2.1 to 3.9
Maths
Average: -1.9 Confidence interval -4.8 to 0.9

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:39%
England Average:65%

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

School:0%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:97
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:98
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Nursery

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Turncroft Nursery School
Highfield Road , BB3 2DN 		4out of 4 1,040 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Darwen St James CofE Primary Academy
St James Crescent , BB3 0EY 		3out of 4 0 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
Sudell Primary School
Sudell Road , BB3 3EB 		2out of 4 738 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Holy Trinity VC School
Bank Top , BB3 2RW 		2out of 4 960 yd Voluntary controlled school No Mixed More About School
Avondale Primary School
Durham Road , BB3 1NN 		3out of 4 1,219 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Darwen St Peter's Church of England Primary School
Turncroft Road , BB3 2BW 		2out of 4 1,287 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Darwen Aldridge Enterprise Studio
Police Street , BB3 1AF 		3out of 4 877 yd Studio schools No Mixed More About School
Darwen Aldridge Community Academy
Sudell Road , BB3 3HD 		3out of 4 918 yd Academy sponsor led Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Darwen Vale High School
Blackburn Road , BB3 0AL 		2out of 4 1,721 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Aurora Woodlands School
Woodlands , Holly Tree Close BB3 2NG 		- not rated 2,663 yd Other independent special school Not Applicable Boys More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

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