St James CofE Primary School, Farnworth

State-Funded School

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North WestRegion

BoltonLocal Authority

Bolton South and WalkdenConstituency

BL4 9QBPostcode

2.5

Academic Performance

Ofsted

Not judged

About the School

St James CofE Primary School, Farnworth is a state-funded primary for pupils aged 2–11, located in Bolton, North West.

It currently serves 357 pupils. St James CofE Primary School, Farnworth is part of ARCHBISHOP TEMPLE CHURCH OF ENGLAND MULTI ACADEMY TRUST.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2024

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Good

Quality ofeducation

Good

Personaldevelopment

Good

Behaviour &attitudes

Good

Early yearsprovision

Outstanding

Academic Performance

Below average

Ranked against primary schools in England · 2023-24

Reading, writing & maths: 45%
Higher standard: 9%
Reading score: 102
Maths score: 103

Ethnicity

White

59%

Asian

13%

Black

16%

Mixed

Chinese

Any other group

Unclassified

<1%

Pupils

357

Total Pupils

53%Boys

47%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

41%

England average

27%

First language not English

29%

England average

22%

Young carers

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Primary
Age range: 2 – 11
Deprivation band: Most deprived
Total pupils: 357
IDACI quintile: 5 (Least deprived)
MAT name: ARCHBISHOP TEMPLE CHURCH OF ENGLAND MULTI ACADEMY TRUST

Inspection history

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

Report published					Overall
13 Nov 2024	Good	Good	Good	Good	Not judged
11 Jun 2019	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.