Haslingden St James Church of England Primary School
About Haslingden St James Church of England Primary School
Haslingden St James Church of England Primary School was rated Good in its most recent Ofsted inspection, a grade it has held consistently across both its graded inspections. The school’s most informative exam metric is the proportion of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined, which sits at 58%. That is very close to the Lancashire local authority average of 60%, placing the school in the middle of the pack locally — 16th out of 31 primary schools in Rossendale and 259th out of 480 across the wider county. In the North West region it ranks 1,219th out of 2,065 primary schools, putting it in the bottom half nationally. While the combined figure is modest, individual subject results are stronger: 77% of pupils met the expected standard in reading and 77% in maths, with average scaled scores of 103 and 104 respectively. Just 4% of pupils reached the higher standard across all three subjects, though 23% did so in reading alone.
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Ofsted Inspection Breakdown
17 Apr 2024Latest monitoring visit (17 Apr 2024): School remains Good (Improving) - S5 Next
Source: Ofsted, 10 Oct 2013. Ratings: 1=Outstanding, 2=Good, 3=Requires Improvement, 4=Inadequate.
SEND Support
Source: Department for Education, 2024/25. Support availability based on current student population.
School day
Teaching hours
08:50 – 15:20
Source: haslingden-st-james.lancs.sch.uk. Extracted automatically — confirm with the school before relying on these times.
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