St James CofE Primary School, Daisy Hill

Type Primary / Voluntary controlled school
Age Range 3-11
Religion Church of England
Address Hindley Road
Daisy Hill
Westhoughton
Bolton
Lancashire
BL5 2JU
Phone 01942634688
Reference Number 105209

General Makeup

Number of pupils 411
Boy/Girl ratio Boys: 52.31%
Girls: 47.69%
Percentage of students eligible for free school meals 11.7%
Percentage of students where English is not their first language 5.8%

Class Sizes

Average size of one teacher classes 27.9
Average size of Key Stage 1 classes taught by one teacher 27.8
Average size of Key Stage 2 classes taught by one teacher 26.7

Year Groups

Year Boys Girls Total
1 26 30 56
2 27 28 55
3 24 34 58
4 29 28 57
5 31 20 51
6 26 16 42

Ethnicities

Ethnicity Percentage
White, British 85.6%
African 2.9%
Chinese 1.7%
White & Asian 1.5%
Indian 1.5%
White, Other 1.2%
White & Black (Caribbean) 1.2%
Mixed, Other 1.2%
Unclassified 1%
White & Black (African) 0.7%
Pakistani 0.5%
Asian, Other 0.5%

Overall Ofsted Rating Good
Last Inspection Date 2024-07-01
Date Description Report
2024-05-08 School inspection School inspection
2019-01-30 Full inspection: Full inspection:
2018-03-15 Short inspection Short inspection
2013-11-26 Full inspection: Full inspection:
2011-06-14 Full inspection: Full inspection:
2009-06-29 Curriculum and development visit Curriculum and development visit
2008-02-21 Full inspection: Full inspection:
2005-03-14 Full inspection Full inspection

How many students meet the standards

Reading, Writing & Maths School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Pupils meeting the expected standard 80% Unlock Unlock
Pupils meeting a higher standard 14% Unlock Unlock

Average Scaled Score

Results are converted into scaled scores to allow accurate comparisons of performance over time even if the difficulty of the test varies over time. Scaled scores range from 80 to 120.

Subject School Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Reading 107 Unlock Unlock
Maths 106 Unlock Unlock

Progress Scores

A progress score is a way to measure how well a student progressed in comparison to other students of a similar starting ability. A score of zero means would mean that a student made the same progress as others that had a similar starting a ability. A positive score would mean that the student made more progress than other students of similar starting ability. The scores below are for the whole school so is the average progress score across all students.

Metric School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Reading 0.7 Unlock Unlock
Writing 0.8 Unlock Unlock
Maths 0.5 Unlock Unlock

How many students meet the standards

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Average Scaled Score

Results are converted into scaled scores to allow accurate comparisons of performance over time even if the difficulty of the test varies over time. Scaled scores range from 80 to 120.

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Progress Scores

A progress score is a way to measure how well a student progressed in comparison to other students of a similar starting ability. A score of zero means would mean that a student made the same progress as others that had a similar starting a ability. A positive score would mean that the student made more progress than other students of similar starting ability. The scores below are for the whole school so is the average progress score across all students.

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2024 Admissions

Number of Applications Number of Offers
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Second Preference 24 4
Third Preference 17 1
From another Local Authority 14 12

Previous Years

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Name Distance
Eatock Primary School
St George's Avenue, Daisy Hill, Westhoughton, Bolton, Lancashire, BL5 2ER
0.46 miles
Washacre Primary Academy
Clough Avenue, Westhoughton, Bolton, Lancashire, BL5 2NJ
0.62 miles
St George's CofE Primary School
The Hoskers, Westhoughton, Bolton, Lancashire, BL5 2FB
0.76 miles
Atherton St George's CofE Primary School
Derby Street, Atherton, Manchester, M46 0HJ
0.98 miles
St Bartholomew's CofE Primary School
The Fairways, Westhoughton, Bolton, Lancashire, BL5 3NZ
1.03 miles
St Richard's Roman Catholic Primary School Atherton
Flapper Fold Lane, Atherton, Manchester, M46 0HA
1.16 miles
Meadowbank Primary School & Children's Centre
Formby Avenue, Atherton, Manchester, M46 0HX
1.24 miles
St Michael's CofE Primary School, Howe Bridge
Leigh Road, Atherton, Manchester, Lancashire, M46 0PA
1.24 miles
Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School, Hindley Green
Swan Lane, Hindley Green, Wigan, Lancashire, WN2 4HD
1.25 miles
Sacred Heart R.C. Primary School
Central Drive, Westhoughton, Bolton, Lancashire, BL5 3DU
1.26 miles
St Thomas CofE Primary School
Molyneux Road, Westhoughton, Bolton, Lancashire, BL5 3HP
1.26 miles
Hindley Green Community Primary School
Thomas Street, Hindley Green, Wigan, Lancashire, WN2 4SS
1.36 miles
St John's Church of England Primary School, Hindley Green
Atherton Road, Hindley Green, Wigan, Lancashire, WN2 4SD
1.39 miles
Leigh Westleigh Methodist Primary School
Westleigh Lane, Leigh, Lancashire, WN7 5NJ
1.53 miles
Westleigh St Paul's CofE Primary School
School Street, Leigh, Lancashire, WN7 5JN
1.58 miles
The Gates Primary School
Bristle Hall Way, Westhoughton, Bolton, Lancashire, BL5 3QA
1.59 miles
Parklee Community School
Wardour Street, Atherton, Wigan, Greater Manchester, M46 0AR
1.61 miles
Twelve Apostles Catholic Primary School
Nel Pan Lane, Leigh, Select, Lancashire, WN7 5JS
1.63 miles
St Philip's CofE Primary School, Atherton
Bolton Old Road, Atherton, Manchester, Greater Manchester, M46 9FD
1.65 miles
Chowbent Primary School
Laburnum Street, Atherton, Manchester, M46 9FP
1.67 miles
Name Distance
Westhoughton High School
Bolton Road, Westhoughton, Bolton, Lancashire, BL5 3BZ
0.99 miles
The Westleigh School
Westleigh Lane, Leigh, Lancashire, WN7 5NL
1.43 miles
Atherton High School
Hamilton Street, Atherton, Greater Manchester, M46 0AY
1.44 miles
Oakfield High School and College
Long Lane, Hindley Green, Wigan, Greater Manchester, WN2 4XA
1.45 miles
Outwood Academy Hindley
Mornington Road, Hindley, Wigan, Lancashire, WN2 4LG
1.78 miles
Fred Longworth High School
Printshop Lane, Tyldesley, Manchester, M29 8JN
2.24 miles
The Parks School
Market Street, Hindley, Hindley, WN2 3AN
2.36 miles
The Holden School
Firs Lane, Leigh, Leigh, Greater Manchester, Greater Manchester, WN7 4SB
2.57 miles
Cambian Tyldesley School
Shuttle Street, Tyldesley, Wigan, Manchester, M29 8BS
2.59 miles
Ladybridge High School
New York, Junction Road, Deane, Bolton, Lancashire, BL3 4NG
2.88 miles
Rumworth School
Armadale Road, Ladybridge, Bolton, Lancashire, BL3 4TP
2.93 miles
Bedford High School
Manchester Road, Leigh, Lancashire, WN7 2LU
3.06 miles
Newbridge Learning Community
Moss Lane, Platt Bridge, Wigan, Lancashire, WN2 3TL
3.32 miles
Thomasson Memorial School
Lever Edge Lane, Bolton, BL3 3LA
3.39 miles
Essa Academy
Lever Edge Lane, Bolton, Greater Manchester, BL3 3HH
3.39 miles
Al Jamiah Al Islamiyyah
Willows Lane, Bolton, Lancashire, BL3 4HE
3.42 miles
St Mary's Catholic High School
Manchester Road, Astley, Tyldesley, Manchester, M29 7EE
3.55 miles
King's Leadership Academy Bolton
Freshfield Avenue, Bolton, BL3 3HL
3.6 miles
Raise Education and Wellbeing School
54-56 Holmeswood Road, Great Lever, Bolton, BL3 3HS
3.6 miles
St Joseph's RC High School
Sefton Lane, Horwich, Bolton, Lancashire, BL6 6HW
3.61 miles
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