St James' Church of England Primary School Blackburn

Primary · Blackburn with Darwen · BB1 8EG · URN 119502

Ofsted GoodLast inspected 2022-12-07Cohort 395Church of England

Exam results, in full

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Key stage 2 results

Taken by pupils at the end of Year 6, so they describe a primary school.

2024-2025 results · cohort 58

4 of 4 headline figuresArea average from 54 schools in Blackburn with Darwen

Reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths
66%
Blackburn with Darwen 60.2%England 61%
5.8 percentage points above the area average of 60.2
Overall standards
Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths
2%
Blackburn with Darwen 5.9%England 8%
3.9 percentage points below the area average of 5.9
Academic stretch
Average scaled score in reading
107
Blackburn with Darwen 104.82England 105
2.2 above the area average of 104.8
Overall standards
Average scaled score in maths
108
Blackburn with Darwen 104.39England 105
3.6 above the area average of 104.4
Overall standards
Average scaled score in grammar, punctuation and spelling
110
Blackburn with Darwen 105.61England 105
4.4 above the area average of 105.6
Overall standards
Higher standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling
55%
Blackburn with Darwen 30.3%England 32%
24.7 percentage points above the area average of 30.3
Academic stretch
Expected standard in reading
83%
Blackburn with Darwen 72.7%
10.3 percentage points above the area average of 72.7
Context only, not scored
Expected standard in writing
67%
Blackburn with Darwen 69.3%
2.3 percentage points below the area average of 69.3
Context only, not scored
Expected standard in maths
90%
Blackburn with Darwen 74.1%
15.9 percentage points above the area average of 74.1
Context only, not scored
Pupils in the results cohort
58
Blackburn with Darwen 41
17.4 above the area average of 40.6
Context only, not scored

Measure	This school	Against Blackburn with Darwen	Against national	Feeds
Reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths	66% Blackburn with Darwen 60.2%England 61%	5.8 percentage points above the area average of 60.2	5 percentage points above the national figure of 61	Overall standards
Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths	2% Blackburn with Darwen 5.9%England 8%	3.9 percentage points below the area average of 5.9	6 percentage points below the national figure of 8	Academic stretch
Average scaled score in reading	107 Blackburn with Darwen 104.82England 105	2.2 above the area average of 104.8	2 above the national figure of 105	Overall standards
Average scaled score in maths	108 Blackburn with Darwen 104.39England 105	3.6 above the area average of 104.4	3 above the national figure of 105	Overall standards
Average scaled score in grammar, punctuation and spelling	110 Blackburn with Darwen 105.61England 105	4.4 above the area average of 105.6	5 above the national figure of 105	Overall standards
Higher standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling	55% Blackburn with Darwen 30.3%England 32%	24.7 percentage points above the area average of 30.3	23 percentage points above the national figure of 32	Academic stretch
Expected standard in reading	83% Blackburn with Darwen 72.7%	10.3 percentage points above the area average of 72.7	No national comparison	Context only, not scored
Expected standard in writing	67% Blackburn with Darwen 69.3%	2.3 percentage points below the area average of 69.3	No national comparison	Context only, not scored
Expected standard in maths	90% Blackburn with Darwen 74.1%	15.9 percentage points above the area average of 74.1	No national comparison	Context only, not scored
Pupils in the results cohort	58 Blackburn with Darwen 41	17.4 above the area average of 40.6	No national comparison	Context only, not scored

Withheld figures are suppressed at source to protect small cohorts. Figures marked not published are ones the department no longer publishes for any school. Source: DfE performance tables, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Local authority average class size

Area benchmark

Blackburn with Darwen · State-funded schools · 2025/26

Primary classes: 27.1 pupils per class

This is the council-area average, not this school’s class size. It is not used in your scorecard ranking.

Source: DfE school census · 2025/26

Published figures

English as an additional language: 97.5% of pupils
Eligible for free school meals: 23.8% of pupils
Pupils on SEN support: 21.3% of pupils
Pupils per adult, including teaching assistants: 10pupils per adult
Higher standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling: 55% of pupils
Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths: 2% of pupils
Pupils per teacher (2025/26 staff census): 17.2pupils per teacher
Reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths: 66% of pupils
Teachers who stayed the following year (3-year average): 90.7% of teachers

Data last refreshed 2026-10-12. Source: DfE and Ofsted open data, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Where it is

Distances are straight-line from the centre of your outward postcode, not a walking or driving route, and never a catchment or admissions prediction.

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What is the latest Ofsted judgement?: Ofsted rated St James' Church of England Primary School Blackburn Good at its inspection on 07/12/2022.
Where is the school and which authority runs it?: St James' Church of England Primary School Blackburn is a primary school in Blackburn with Darwen, postcode BB1 8EG (URN 119502).
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