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St James' Church of England Primary School
Primary · Mixed · Ages 3–11 · Academy
Lyme Street, Haydock, St Helens WA11 0NL · stjamesceprimary.co.uk · 01744 678545
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Overview
- Ofsted
- Remains Good
- Ungraded inspection · Feb 2023
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 65%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. St. Helens 62%, England 62%
- Demand for places
- 0.7
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 161
- 77% of 210 places
- Local authority
- St. Helens
- Nursery class
- No
- Free school meals
- 43.5%
- First language not English
- 11.8%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, 13 families put the school first and 20 places were offered; 100% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
First choices against places
| Reception | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 20 | 13 | 0.7 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 29 | 20 | 0.7 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 13 | 11 | 0.8 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 27 | 24 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 21 | 16 | 0.8 | 100% |
Results
In 2024/25, 65% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 5% the higher standard. Across St. Helens it was 62%, and across England 62%.
Expected standard reading, writing and maths
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading, writing and maths | |||
| ▲65% | 62% | ||
| ▼5% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ●105 | 106 | ||
| ●107 | 105 | ||
| ●106 | 105 | ||
Some years are for the predecessor school (URN 104820)
Ofsted
At an ungraded inspection on 3 February 2023, Ofsted’s outcome for St James' Church of England Primary School was: School remains Good.
- Outcome
- Remains Good
- Inspected
- 2 Feb 2023
- Ungraded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Previously: Good, graded inspection, Feb 2012
Earlier inspections
Including inspections of the predecessor school (URN 104820), which Ofsted links to this one.
Before September 2019
Feb 2012Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 104820)
Oct 2009Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Early years Good Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 104820)
What parents said
86% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (29 replies, to 1 January 2024).
- Recommend
- 86%
- Replies
- 29
- 18% · 1 Jan 2024
based on the 79% who raised concerns
based on the 28% who had a child bullied