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St James' Church of England Primary School

Primary Local authority maintained school in Darwen BB3 0QP

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  • School Reference Number: 119503
  • Address: Off Stopes Brow, Lower Darwen, Darwen BB3 0QP
  • Headteacher: Mrs Melissa Tindall
  • Telephone: 01254 698656
  • Website: stjameslowerdarwen.co.uk
  • Type: Local authority maintained schools
  • Sub-Type: Voluntary aided school
  • Phase: Primary
  • Pupil Capacity: 210
  • Local Education Authority: Blackburn with Darwen
  • Gender: Mixed
  • Age Range: 4 to 11
  • Religious Ethos: Christian
  • Admissions Policy: Not applicable

Further Information

Latest Ofsted Rating

Inspected on 16/11/2011

Rating published on 08/12/2011

Overall effectiveness: Good

Effectiveness of leadership and management: Good

Early years provision: Good

All Ofsted Reports

Inspection DatePublication DateInspection TypeRatingPDF Link
29 October 2024 9 December 2024 School inspection
25 September 2019 30 October 2019 School inspection
17 November 2015 2 December 2015 Short inspection
16 November 2011 8 December 2011 Full inspection Good
30 June 2010 22 July 2010 Interim assessment
28 February 2007 16 March 2007 Full inspection Good
3 December 2001 20 March 2002 Full inspection

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Unique Reference Number119503
Local Authority Code889
Local Authority NameBlackburn with Darwen
Establishment Number3469
School / College NameSt James' Church of England Primary School
Establishment Type Code02
Establishment typeVoluntary aided school
Establishment Type Group Code4
Establishment Type GroupLocal authority maintained schools
Establishment Status Code1
Establishment statusOpen
Reason Establishment Opened Code00
Reason establishment openedNot applicable
Open date
Reason Establishment Closed Code00
Reason establishment closedNot applicable
Close date
Phase Of Education Code 2
Phase of educationPrimary
Age range Low4
Age range High11
Boarders Code1
BoardersNo boarders
Nursery provisionNo Nursery Classes
Official Sixth Form Code2
Official sixth formDoes not have a sixth form
Gender Code3
Gender of entryMixed
Religious Character Code02
Religious characterChurch of England
Religious ethosDoes not apply
Diocese CodeCE03
DioceseDiocese of Blackburn
Admissions Policy Code0
Admissons policyNot applicable
School capacity210
Special Classes Code2
Special classesNo Special Classes
Census Date18-01-2024
Number of Pupils191
Number of Boys102
Number of Girls89
Percentage Free School Meals28.80
Trust School Flag Code0
Trust School Flag Not applicable
Trusts Code
Academy trust or Trust
School Sponsor FlagNot applicable
Academy sponsor
Federation FlagNot under a federation
Federations Code
Federation
UKPRN10080243
FEHE Identifier
Further education typeNot applicable
Last Changed Date29-11-2024
StreetOff Stopes Brow
LocalityLower Darwen
Address3
TownDarwen
County (name)Lancashire
PostcodeBB3 0QP
Websitewww.stjameslowerdarwen.co.uk
Telephone01254698656
Headteacher/Principal titleMrs
Headteacher/Principal first nameMelissa
Headteacher/Principal last nameTindall
Headteacher/Principal Job TitleHeadteacher
BSO Inspectorate NameNot applicable
Inspectorate Report
Date of Last Inspection Visit
Next Inspection Visit
Teenage mothers provisionNot applicable
Teenage mothers capacity
Childcare facilities provisionNot applicable
SEN facilitiesNot applicable
Pupils with EBDNot applicable
Number of places
Full time provision
Pupils educated by other providersNot applicable
Section 41 approvedNot applicable
SEN provision
Type of resourced provision
Resourced provision number on roll
Resourced provision capacity
SEN unit number on roll
SEN unit capacity
Government Office Region CodeB
Government Office RegionNorth West
District CodeE06000008
DistrictBlackburn with Darwen
Ward CodeE05011512
WardBlackburn South & Lower Darwen
Parliamentary Constituency CodeE14001450
Parliamentary ConstituencyRossendale and Darwen
Urban/Rural CodeC1
Urban/Rural Description(England/Wales) Urban city and town
GSS LA CodeE06000008
Easting369508
Northing425377
Middle Super Output Area (MSOA)Blackburn with Darwen 011
Lower Super Output Area (LSOA)Blackburn with Darwen 011C
Inspectorate Name
Number of special pupils under a special educational needs (SEN) statement/education, health and care (EHC) plan
Number of special pupils not under a special educational needs (SEN) statement/education, health and care (EHC) plan
Boarding Establishment
Proprietor's Name
Previous Local Authority Code923
Previous local authorityPre LGR (1998) Lancashire
Previous establishment number3469
Country
UPRN200004504093
Site Name
QAB Code0
QAB NameNot applicable
Establishment Accredited Code0
Establishment AccreditedNot applicable
QAB Report
CH Number
MSOA CodeE02002625
LSOA CodeE01012602
Free School Meals55
Accreditation Expiry Date
URN119503
Web Linkhttp://reports.ofsted.gov.uk/inspection-reports/find-inspection-report/provider/ELS/119503
LAESTAB8893469
School nameSt James' Church of England Primary School
Ofsted phasePrimary
Type of educationVoluntary Aided School
School open dateN/A
Admissions policyNot applicable
Sixth formDoes not have a sixth form
Designated religious characterChurch of England
Religious ethosDoes not apply
Faith groupingChristian
Ofsted regionNorth West
RegionNorth West
Local authorityBlackburn with Darwen
Parliamentary constituencyRossendale and Darwen
Multi-academy trust UIDN/A
Multi-academy trust nameN/A
Academy sponsor UIDN/A
Academy sponsor nameN/A
PostcodeBB3 0QP
Number of warning notices issued in 2023/24 academic yearN/A
The income deprivation affecting children index (IDACI) quintile5
Total number of pupils191
Statutory lowest age4
Statutory highest age11
Latest ungraded inspection number since last graded inspection10111003
Does the ungraded inspection relate to the URN of the current school?Yes
URN at time of the ungraded inspection119503
LAESTAB at time of the ungraded inspection8893469
School name at time of the ungraded inspectionSt James' Church of England Primary School
School type at time of the ungraded inspectionVoluntary Aided School
Number of ungraded inspections since the last graded inspection2
Date of latest ungraded inspection26/09/2019
Ungraded inspection publication date29/10/2019
Did the latest ungraded inspection convert to a graded inspection?No
Ungraded inspection overall outcomeSchool remains Good
Number of monitoring and urgent inspections since last graded inspectionN/A
Inspection number of latest graded inspectionITS379819
Inspection typeS5 Inspection
Inspection type groupingS5 Inspection
Event type groupingSchools - S5
Inspection start date16/11/2011
Publication date08/12/2011
Does the latest graded inspection relate to the URN of the current school?Yes
URN at time of latest graded inspection119503
LAESTAB at time of latest graded inspection8893469
School name at time of latest graded inspectionSt James' Church of England Primary School
School type at time of latest graded inspectionVoluntary Aided School
Current school type used for chart C6Maintained school
Overall effectivenessGood
Category of concernN/A
Quality of educationN/A
Behaviour and attitudesN/A
Personal developmentN/A
Effectiveness of leadership and managementGood
Safeguarding is effective?N/A
Early years provisionGood
Sixth form provisionN/A
Previous inspection numberITS291441
Previous inspection start date28/02/2007
Previous publication date16/03/2007
Does the previous graded inspection relate to the URN of the current school?Yes
URN at time of previous graded inspection119503
LAESTAB at time of previous graded inspection8893469
School name at time of previous graded inspectionSt James' Church of England Primary School
School type at time of previous graded inspectionVoluntary Aided School
Previous graded inspection overall effectiveness2
Previous category of concernN/A
Previous quality of educationN/A
Previous behaviour and attitudesN/A
Previous personal developmentN/A
Previous effectiveness of leadership and managementGood
Previous safeguarding is effective?N/A
Previous early years provisionGood
Previous sixth form provisionN/A

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