Darwen St James' Church of England Primary School Darwen

Darwen St James' Church of England Primary School is a Voluntary Aided School located in Darwen, Lancashire, teaching Primary students aged between 4 and 11 years of age.

The school operates under the Blackburn with Darwen local authority.

Darwen St James' Church of England Primary School was inspected by Ofsted on 06 December 2011.

School Location

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School Information

School nameDarwen St James' Church of England Primary School
HeadteacherMiss Maggie Beck
Number of pupils149
Type of schoolVoluntary Aided School
Phase of educationPrimary
Ages4 - 11
Local authorityBlackburn with Darwen
Parliamentary constituencyRossendale and Darwen

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Geographic Data
PostcodeBB3 0EY
LocationChapels
TownDarwen West
CountyLancashire
RegionNorth West
Local AuthorityBlackburn with Darwen
Ward NameSudell
Area Type Unitary Authority
Coordinates53.701401,-2.463644

Mortgaged Houses
44%
UK AVERAGE: 34%

EU Leave Voters
59%
UK AVERAGE: 51.9%
Unemployed
12%
UK AVERAGE: 3.9%
High Earners
10%
UK AVERAGE: 22.1%

Overview

£114,932
Av. House Price

28
Population

36%
Married

£23,764
Average Salary


Data: OS © Crown copyright and database right 2021, data extracts from Census 2011.


OUTSTANDING

GOOD

REQUIRES IMPROVEMENT

INADEQUATE

Primary Schools
Ofsted RatingDistance
Darwen St James CofE Primary Academy, Rossendale and Darwen0 mi
Sudell Primary School, Rossendale and Darwen0.4 mi
Holy Trinity VC School, Rossendale and Darwen0.5 mi
Avondale Primary School, Rossendale and Darwen0.6 mi
Darwen St Peter's Church of England Primary School, Rossendale and Darwen0.8 mi
St Joseph's Roman Catholic Primary School, Darwen, Rossendale and Darwen0.8 mi
St Cuthbert's Church of England Primary School, Rossendale and Darwen0.9 mi
St Edward's Roman Catholic Primary School Blackburn, Rossendale and Darwen0.9 mi
Lower Darwen Primary School, Rossendale and Darwen1.2 mi
Hoddlesden St Paul's Church of England Primary School, Rossendale and Darwen1.3 mi
Secondary Schools
Ofsted RatingDistance
Darwen Aldridge Enterprise Studio, Rossendale and Darwen0.4 mi
Darwen Aldridge Community Academy, Rossendale and Darwen0.5 mi
Darwen Vale High School, Rossendale and Darwen1.3 mi
Tauheedul Islam Boys' High School, Blackburn2.4 mi
Blackburn Central High School, Blackburn2.5 mi
Our Lady and St John Catholic College, Blackburn2.8 mi
St Bede's Roman Catholic High School, Blackburn, Blackburn2.8 mi
St Wilfrid's Church of England Academy, Blackburn3.1 mi
Witton Park High School, Blackburn3.5 mi
Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School, Blackburn3.8 mi

OFSTED Ratings Explained

Outstanding: The school provides the highest quality education and care for children, and will not be inspected again unless concerns are raised.


Good: The school provides for all their pupils' educational needs, and prepare them well for the next stage of their lives.


Requires Improvement: The school provides an acceptable quality of education and care for children, but will have areas where they could improve.


Inadequate: The school is failing to provide an acceptable quality of education and care for children, and will need to make significant improvements immediately.



Data: Ofsted © 2021, last updated Jan 2020.


1 to 4.8
Property/Salary Ratio

Freehold
56%
1 Bedroom
17%
Owned
44%
Leasehold
44%
4 Beds+
9%
Rented
55%
7-Year Property Price Trends
2020
£114,932
2019
£111,940
2018
£111,702
2017
£105,275
2016
£101,422
2015
£99,067
2014
£95,254
Average House Prices
Detached
£253,747
Semi-Detached
£146,147
Terraced
£99,409
Flats
£91,756
Property Types
Detached
6%
Semi-Detached
20%
Terraced
54%
Flats
15%
Bedsits
1%


Data: ONS licensed under the Open Government Licence v30, Last updated Jun 2020. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2020. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Male
18%
Children
22%
Female
82%
Adults
78%
Social Grade
BB3 0EYUK
AB
10%27%
C1
27%28%
C2
20%20%
DE
44%25%


Demographic Data

£29,120
Household Income

13.71%
Degree Educated

4.54%
In Professional Jobs

£23,764
Average Salary

1,355/34,753
Deprivation Rank

0%
owning 3+ cars


Unemployed
12%
High Earners
10%


Single
39%
Unemployed
12%
Married
36%
Degrees
14%
Occupation
BB3 0EYUK
Managerial/Directors
8%11%
Professionals
9%20%
Associate Professionals
8%14%
Admin/Secretarial
11%10%
Skilled Trades
12%11%
Caring, Leisure & Service
14%9%
Sales & Customer Service
9%8%
Plant & Machine Operatives
16%6%
Elementary Occupations
14%11%


Ethnicity
BB3 0EYUK
White
90%86%
Mixed
1%2.2%
Asian
7%7.5%
Black
2%3.4%
Arabic/Other
0%0.6%
Marital Status
BB3 0EYUK
Single
39%35%
Married
36%47%
Civil Partnership
0%0.2%
Divorced
12%9%
Christian
62%
None
24%
Buddhist
1%
Muslim
6%
Sikh
0%
Jewish
0%



Data: ONS © Crown copyright and database right 2021, data extracts from Census 2011.

HIGH
Crime
11
Burglaries
Crimes (Last 12 Months)
BB3 0EYUK
Anti-social behaviour
9836
Burglaries
1111
Robberies
12
Theft
2719
Vehicle Crimes
1212
Possession of Weapons
112
Violent Crimes
8351
Drug Offences
35
Criminal Damage & Arson
3615
Police ForceLancashire Constabulary
TypeTerritorial police force
Formed1839
Officers3,649
Budget£252.6
Area Size3,075 hectares
JurisdictionEngland and Wales


Data: ONS © Police.uk under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Last updated Jan 2020.

Jake Berry MP

2019 General Election Results
Cons
56%
Green
2%
Labour
37%
Brexit
0%
Lib Dem
4%
Pl. Cymru
0%


The Rossendale and Darwen constituency is located in Lancashire, and has a total population of 96,745, of which 72,770 (75.2%) are eligible to vote. Election turnout for the Rossendale and Darwen constituency in 2019 was 67%, lower than the average UK turnout at 67.3%.



ConstituencyRossendale and Darwen
Member of Parliament MP
Constituency TypeBorough
ResultCon hold
Declaration Date/Time12/13/2019 4:14:00 AM
GE2019 ResultCon hold
First PartyCon
Second PartyLab
Electorate72770
Valid Votes48822
Winning Majority9522
EU Leave %59%

Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council


King William Street
Town Hall
Blackburn
Lancashire
BB1 7DY

PHONE: 01254 585 585

EMAIL:
info@blackburn.gov.uk


Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council assist with matters such as council tax, housing, private problems such as neighbour disputes, landlord problems or issues such as refuse collections or street repairs. Many council websites allow you to use online services 24 hours a day.


Data: ZoomLocal. Last updated Jan 2020.

Ofsted Report

2
OVERALL EFFECTIVENESS

How good is this school?


Good - Darwen St James' Church of England Primary School is a good school, effective in delivering outcomes that provide well for all its pupils' needs. Pupils are well prepared for the next stage of their education, training or employment.


2
BEHAVIOUR

Behaviour and safety of pupils:


Good - Darwen St James' Church of England Primary School is a good school, effective in delivering outcomes that provide well for all its pupils' needs. Pupils are well prepared for the next stage of their education, training or employment.


2
LEADERSHIP & MANAGEMENT

Overall leadership and management grade:


Good - Darwen St James' Church of England Primary School is a good school, effective in delivering outcomes that provide well for all its pupils' needs. Pupils are well prepared for the next stage of their education, training or employment.


2
QUALITY OF TEACHING

Overall quality of the teaching provided:


Good - Darwen St James' Church of England Primary School is a good school, effective in delivering outcomes that provide well for all its pupils' needs. Pupils are well prepared for the next stage of their education, training or employment.


[more]
Darwen St James' Church of England Primary SchoolOfsted Report
Inspection Start Date06 December 2011
Inspection End Date07 December 2011
Inspection TypeS5 Inspection
Overall2 - Good
Achievement2 - Good
Behaviour & Safety2 - Good
Quality of Teaching2 - Good
Leadership & Management2 - Good
Category of Concern
Warning Notice0

Full Ofsted Report
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Ofsted inspects education providers, children's services and organisations that provide education or skills. One or more Ofsted inspectors visit a provider to inspect the quality of teaching, the levels of achievement that pupils achieve, the behaviour of those who are in attendance, and the effectiveness of teaching that schools provide to their pupils.

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In order to produce a useful tool for improvement, inspectors will give a school an overall grade for how good they think a school is:

  • Grade 1 - Outstanding
  • Grade 2 - Good
  • Grade 3 - Requires improvement
  • Grade 4 - Inadequate


Should a school be judged as 'requires improvement' or 'inadequate', then the Ofsted report will explain why the grade was given, as well as ways how the school can improve their grade.

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Contact Details

St James Crescent
Darwen
Lancashire
BB3 0EY

Phone: 01254 703260
Email: maggie.beck@blackburn.gov.uk

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