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St James CofE Primary School, Farnworth

Hillside Avenue, Farnworth, Bolton, BL4 9QB

Local ranking84th of 93 primary schools in Bolton
Ofsted: GoodUpdated— score data refreshed 2 August 2026

Primary

Phase

362

Capacity

2-11

Age range

Mixed

Gender

Ofsted Inspection

Inspected 15 October 2024 — from September 2024 Ofsted no longer gave an overall grade, but each area below was judged in full

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Safeguarding standards Met
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour & attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership & management
Good
Early years
Outstanding

Scale: Outstanding · Good · Requires improvement · Inadequate

Year:

KS2 Results (Year 6 SATs)

2024-25
Reading, Writing & Maths (Expected)
67.0% nat62.0%
Reading, Writing & Maths (Higher)
8.0% nat8.0%
Reading (Expected)
79.0%
Writing (Expected)
73.0%
Maths (Expected)
77.0%
Grammar, Punctuation & Spelling (Expected)
81.0%
Reading avg scaled score
106.0 nat106.0
Maths avg scaled score
106.0 nat105.0
GPS avg scaled score
106.0
Cohort Size
52

Pupil Demographics

2024-25
Total Pupils
359
Boys
184 (51%)
Girls
175 (49%)
Capacity
362 (99% full)
SEND
18.9%
FSM Eligible
52.9%
EAL
26.7%
SEN with EHC Plan
5.0%
SEN Support
13.9%
Pupil:Teacher Ratio
22.1:1
Teachers (FTE)
15.6
Budget per Pupil
£7,219/yr

Attendance & Absence

2024-25
Overall Absence Rate
7.5% nat6.2%
Persistent Absence
21.5% nat15.8%

Persistent absence: pupils missing 10%+ of sessions.

School Information

Type
Academy converter
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: 58.2%
  • Black African: 12.3%
  • Asian Pakistani: 10.0%
  • Other: 7.8%
  • White Other: 3.3%
  • Mixed Other: 2.5%
  • Asian Chinese: 1.7%
  • Black Other: 1.4%

58.2%

White British

12.3%

Black African

10.0%

Asian Pakistani

Historical Trends

KS2 Performance

Pupil Demographics

Attendance & Absence

Ethnicity Over Time

Contact & Location

Administrative

URN
142944
UKPRN
10057171
Establishment No.
3016
Trust
ARCHBISHOP TEMPLE CHURCH OF ENGLAND MULTI ACADEMY TRUST