St James' Church of England Primary School 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.

St James' Church of England Primary School was inspected by Ofsted on 16 November 2011.

School Location

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School Information

School nameSt James' Church of England Primary School
HeadteacherMrs Susan Patricia Cliffe
Number of pupils181
Type of schoolVoluntary Aided School
Phase of educationPrimary
Ages4 - 11
Local authorityBlackburn with Darwen
Parliamentary constituencyBlackburn

Local Information


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Geographic Data
PostcodeBB3 0QP
LocationHigher Audley
TownQueen's Park & Higher Croft
CountyLancashire
RegionNorth West
Local AuthorityBlackburn with Darwen
Ward NameHigher Croft
Area Type Unitary Authority
Coordinates53.723677,-2.465177

Mortgaged Houses
88%
UK AVERAGE: 34%

EU Leave Voters
54%
UK AVERAGE: 51.9%
Unemployed
3%
UK AVERAGE: 3.9%
High Earners
23%
UK AVERAGE: 22.1%

Overview

£114,932
Av. House Price

87
Population

49%
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
St James' Church of England Primary School, Blackburn0 mi
Lower Darwen Primary School, Rossendale and Darwen0.4 mi
Our Lady of Perpetual Succour Roman Catholic Primary School Blackburn, Blackburn0.5 mi
Longshaw Infant School, Blackburn0.8 mi
Longshaw Community Junior School, Blackburn1 mi
Blackburn the Redeemer CofE Primary, Rossendale and Darwen1.1 mi
St Mary's and St Joseph's Roman Catholic Primary School Blackburn, Blackburn1.2 mi
St Edward's Roman Catholic Primary School Blackburn, Rossendale and Darwen1.2 mi
Shadsworth Junior School, Blackburn1.2 mi
Audley Infant School, Blackburn1.2 mi
Secondary Schools
Ofsted RatingDistance
Tauheedul Islam Boys' High School, Blackburn1 mi
Darwen Vale High School, Rossendale and Darwen1 mi
Blackburn Central High School, Blackburn1 mi
Our Lady and St John Catholic College, Blackburn1.3 mi
St Wilfrid's Church of England Academy, Blackburn1.8 mi
Darwen Aldridge Enterprise Studio, Rossendale and Darwen1.9 mi
Darwen Aldridge Community Academy, Rossendale and Darwen2 mi
St Bede's Roman Catholic High School, Blackburn, Blackburn2.1 mi
Witton Park High School, Blackburn2.3 mi
Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School, Blackburn2.4 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
1%
Owned
88%
Leasehold
44%
4 Beds+
14%
Rented
12%
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
30%
Semi-Detached
46%
Terraced
22%
Flats
2%
Bedsits
0%


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
46%
Children
20%
Female
54%
Adults
80%
Social Grade
BB3 0QPUK
AB
23%27%
C1
39%28%
C2
21%20%
DE
17%25%


Demographic Data

£31,720
Household Income

29.27%
Degree Educated

12.84%
In Professional Jobs

£23,764
Average Salary

22,074/34,753
Deprivation Rank

0%
owning 3+ cars


Unemployed
3%
High Earners
23%


Single
33%
Unemployed
3%
Married
49%
Degrees
29%
Occupation
BB3 0QPUK
Managerial/Directors
14%11%
Professionals
18%20%
Associate Professionals
11%14%
Admin/Secretarial
14%10%
Skilled Trades
10%11%
Caring, Leisure & Service
12%9%
Sales & Customer Service
7%8%
Plant & Machine Operatives
8%6%
Elementary Occupations
6%11%


Ethnicity
BB3 0QPUK
White
96%86%
Mixed
0%2.2%
Asian
2%7.5%
Black
1%3.4%
Arabic/Other
0%0.6%
Marital Status
BB3 0QPUK
Single
33%35%
Married
49%47%
Civil Partnership
0%0.2%
Divorced
10%9%
Christian
74%
None
18%
Buddhist
0%
Muslim
1%
Sikh
0%
Jewish
0%



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

LOW
Crime
5
Burglaries
Crimes (Last 12 Months)
BB3 0QPUK
Anti-social behaviour
1436
Burglaries
511
Robberies
02
Theft
419
Vehicle Crimes
3012
Possession of Weapons
012
Violent Crimes
1951
Drug Offences
05
Criminal Damage & Arson
915
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.

Kate Hollern MP

2019 General Election Results
Cons
24%
Green
2%
Labour
65%
Brexit
6%
Lib Dem
3%
Pl. Cymru
0%


The Blackburn constituency is located in Lancashire, and has a total population of 107,531, of which 71,234 (66.2%) are eligible to vote. Election turnout for the Blackburn constituency in 2019 was 63%, lower than the average UK turnout at 67.3%.



ConstituencyBlackburn
Member of Parliament MP
Constituency TypeBorough
ResultLab hold
Declaration Date/Time12/13/2019 2:25:00 AM
GE2019 ResultLab hold
First PartyLab
Second PartyCon
Electorate71234
Valid Votes44736
Winning Majority18304
EU Leave %54%

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 - 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 - 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 - 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 - 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]
St James' Church of England Primary SchoolOfsted Report
Inspection Start Date16 November 2011
Inspection End Date17 November 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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http://www.ofsted.gov.uk/inspection-reports/find-inspection-report/provider/ELS/114884.

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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.

A typical Ofsted report will contain information about how well their inspectors think that a school is performing, as well as ways that it can improve certain areas. It also includes data on how well students are performing, both in their general education and their well-being. In addition, Ofsted inspectors will include feedback from parents and carers about their views and opinions of the school.

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

Off Stopes Brow
Lower Darwen
Darwen
Lancashire
BB3 0QP

Phone: 01254 698656
Email: st.james.lower.darwen@blackburn.gov.uk