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Brindle St James' Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School

Water Street, Brindle, Chorley, PR6 8NH

Local ranking101st of 466 primary schools in Lancashire
Ofsted: Expected

Primary

Phase

70

Capacity

5-11

Age range

Mixed

Gender

Ofsted Report Card

Inspected 23 June 2026 under Ofsted's renewed framework

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Safeguarding standards Met
Achievement
Expected standard
Curriculum & teaching
Expected standard
Attendance & behaviour
Strong standard
Personal development & wellbeing
Expected standard
Leadership & governance
Expected standard
Inclusion
Expected standard
Early years
Strong standard

Scale: Exceptional · Strong · Expected · Needs attention · Urgent improvement

Year:

KS2 Results (Year 6 SATs)

2024-25
Reading, Writing & Maths (Expected)
75.0% nat62.0%
Reading, Writing & Maths (Higher)
17.0% nat8.0%
Reading (Expected)
92.0%
Writing (Expected)
75.0%
Maths (Expected)
100.0%
Grammar, Punctuation & Spelling (Expected)
75.0%
Reading avg scaled score
107.0 nat106.0
Maths avg scaled score
106.0 nat105.0
GPS avg scaled score
104.0
Cohort Size
12

Pupil Demographics

2024-25
Total Pupils
70
Boys
43 (61%)
Girls
27 (39%)
Capacity
70 (100% full)
SEND
5.7%
FSM Eligible
1.4%
EAL
0.0%
SEN with EHC Plan
2.9%
SEN Support
2.9%
Pupil:Teacher Ratio
20.0:1
Teachers (FTE)
3.5
Budget per Pupil
£8,852/yr

Attendance & Absence

2024-25
Overall Absence Rate
2.8% nat6.2%
Persistent Absence
3.3% nat15.8%

Persistent absence: pupils missing 10%+ of sessions.

School Information

Type
Voluntary aided school
Phase
Primary
Religious Character
Church of England
Nursery
Has Nursery Classes
Sixth Form
Does not have a sixth form
Boarders
No boarders
Admissions
Not applicable

Pupil Ethnicity

2024-25
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  • White British: 91.4%
  • Mixed White & Asian: 5.7%
  • Mixed Other: 1.4%
  • Asian Chinese: 1.4%

91.4%

White British

5.7%

Mixed White & Asian

1.4%

Mixed Other

Historical Trends

KS2 Performance

Pupil Demographics

Attendance & Absence

Ethnicity Over Time

Contact & Location

Administrative

URN
119462
UKPRN
10073455
Establishment No.
3387

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