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School · PrimaryiSource and licenceOfficial record from Get Information about Schools (DfE). Results, attendance, pupil numbers, finance and inspection outcomes are from the Department for Education and Ofsted, as published.Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.Governance Register calculates the connections.How we handle data

St James' Church of England Primary School

Voluntary aided primary school in Darwen (Blackburn with Darwen).

KS2 RWM expected
50%
▼ 12pp England 2024/25: 62%
2024/25
Reading expected
68%
▼ 7pp England 2024/25: 75%
2024/25
Maths expected
61%
▼ 13pp England 2024/25: 74%
2024/25
Writing expected
54%
▼ 18pp England 2024/25: 72%
2024/25
Attendance rate
94.7%
▼ 0.1pp England 2024/25: 94.8%
2024/25 academic year
Pupil : Teacher
24.0
▲ 3.3 England 2025/26: 20.7
2025/26
Eligible for free school meals
25.2%
▲ 0.3pp England 2025/26: 24.9%
school census 15/01/2026
Capacity
96%
202 / 210 pupils
register figure (GIAS)

Enrichment found on the school website

9Clubs and activitiesfound on the website
1Awards and marksnamed by the school

By areaiFound on the school website by WhatSchool, March 2026. Not verified; the school website is the authority. Counts show what a website mentions, not how much a school offers.

  • 5 Sports and active
  • 1 STEM and digital
  • 1 Creative arts
  • 2 Music and performance

Clubs, activities and programmes

9 listediActivities are as listed on the school website. Programme descriptions are Governance Register summaries; where none is given, WhatSchool's category is shown. Found on the school website by WhatSchool, March 2026. Not verified; the school website is the authority.

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ActivityTypeAreaAbout
ChoirClubMusic and performance-
Creative WritingClubCreative arts-
Cross CountryClubSports and active-
DanceClubSports and active-
DramaClubMusic and performance-
FootballClubSports and active-
LegoClubSTEM and digital-
NetballClubSports and active-
YogaClubSports and active-

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