Brindle St James' Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School
Voluntary aided primary school in Chorley (Lancashire).
KS2 RWM expected
75%
▲ 13pp England 2024/25: 62%
2024/25
Reading expected
92%
▲ 17pp England 2024/25: 75%
2024/25
Maths expected
100%
▲ 26pp England 2024/25: 74%
2024/25
Writing expected
75%
▲ 3pp England 2024/25: 72%
2024/25
Attendance rate
97.2%
▲ 2pp England 2024/25: 94.8%
2024/25 academic year
Pupil : Teacher
16.1
▼ 4.6 England 2025/26: 20.7
2025/26
Eligible for free school meals
3.0%
▼ 22pp England 2025/26: 24.9%
school census 15/01/2026
Capacity
94%
66 / 70 pupils
register figure (GIAS)
Who runs this school
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- Lancashire (local council)
- Type of school
- Voluntary aided school
- Ages
- 5 to 11
- Admissions authority
- School governing body
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Diocese
- Diocese of Blackburn
- Federation
- Not part of a federation
- Trust
- Not part of an academy trust
On Governance Register
iGovernors: Get Information about Schools governance data, as held on Governance Register. School counts: Get Information about Schools, extract of 24 Oct 2026.- 11 governors are listed for this school on Governance Register. See the Overview.
- Lancashire has 703 schools on the register, including 401 council-maintained primary schools. See them all.
What this means
- Funding
- Funded by the local council from the government's school funding. The governing body pays part of the cost of building work.
- Staff and buildings
- The governing body employs the staff. The land and buildings are usually owned by a charity, often a religious body.
- Admissions
- The governing body is the admissions authority and sets the admissions policy, with applications usually coordinated by the local council.
- Governance
- A governing body, in which foundation governors are in the majority, runs the school.
General explanation of how this type of school works in England, not a statement about this school. See GOV.UK types of school.