St James' Church of England Primary School

State-Funded School

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North WestRegion

Blackburn with DarwenLocal Authority

Rossendale and DarwenConstituency

BB3 0QPPostcode

3.4

Academic Performance

Ofsted

Not judged

About the School

St James' Church of England Primary School is a state-funded primary for pupils aged 4–11, located in Blackburn with Darwen, North West.

It currently serves 202 pupils.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2024

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Good

Quality ofeducation

Good

Personaldevelopment

Good

Behaviour &attitudes

Good

Early yearsprovision

Good

Academic Performance

Below average

Ranked against primary schools in England · 2023-24

Reading, writing & maths: 50%
Higher standard: 7%
Reading score: 108
Maths score: 102

Ethnicity

White

79%

Asian

17%

Black

<1%

Mixed

Chinese

<1%

Unclassified

<1%

Pupils

202

Total Pupils

49%Boys

51%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

25%

England average

27%

First language not English

24%

England average

22%

Young carers

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Primary
Age range: 4 – 11
Deprivation band: Most deprived
Total pupils: 202
IDACI quintile: 5 (Least deprived)

Inspection history

2 graded inspections published by Ofsted. Ungraded and monitoring visits are not shown.

Report published					Overall
8 Dec 2024	Good	Good	Good	Good	Not judged
8 Dec 2011	Good	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Good

A grey dot means Ofsted did not report that judgement in the inspection of the day — the sub-judgements shown here were introduced with the 2019 framework.

Ofsted data as at 31 December 2024. A school may have been inspected since, or had an ungraded visit that does not change its grade — check Ofsted’s own record.