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Altham St James Church of England Primary School

Hyndburn, BB5 5UHPrimaryAges 4–11MixedState
Ofsted Rating
Good
May 2026
KS2 Results
73%
meeting expected standard in RWM
Competition
1.0×
Not oversubscribed
14 1st-choice / 14 places
Ranking
🏆Top 25%
#3364 of 13,686 nationally

About Altham St James Church of England Primary School

Altham St James Church of England Primary School holds a Good rating from Ofsted, a grade it has maintained across both its most recent inspections. The school's most telling academic metric is its Key Stage 2 combined reading, writing and maths expected standard score of 73%, which places it second out of 31 primary schools in the Hyndburn local authority. This puts the school in the top 25% nationally and well above the Lancashire local authority average of 60%. In its most recent graded inspection in 2011, inspectors rated leadership and management, early years provision and overall effectiveness all as Good, and a subsequent ungraded inspection in 2021 confirmed the school remains Good. The school's small size — just 81 pupils against a capacity of 63 — means these results come from a very small cohort, but the consistency across subjects is notable.

Key Details

School TypePrimary (State)
Age Range4 to 11 years
GenderMixed
Religious CharacterChurch of England
AddressAltham St James CE Primary School, Altham, Accrington, Hyndburn, BB5 5UH
HeadteacherCarol Woods
Local AuthorityLancashire
Number of Pupils81
Free School Meals (FSM)7.4%
School Capacity81 / 63 (129% full)

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Ofsted Inspection Breakdown

16 Nov 2021
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Overall Effectiveness
Good
Leadership & Management
Good
Early Years Provision
Good

Latest monitoring visit (16 Nov 2021): School remains Good

Source: Ofsted, 12 Oct 2011. Ratings: 1=Outstanding, 2=Good, 3=Requires Improvement, 4=Inadequate.

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AutismDyslexiaSpeech & Language

Source: Department for Education, 2024/25. Support availability based on current student population.

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Altham St James Church of England Primary School has been rated "Good" by Ofsted. This means the school provides a good standard of education and effectively supports all pupils to succeed.