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Haslingden St James Church of England Primary School

Rossendale, BB4 5HQPrimaryAges 3–11MixedState
Ofsted Rating
Good
Apr 2024
KS2 Results
58%
meeting expected standard in RWM
Competition
0.9×
Not oversubscribed
21 1st-choice / 22 places
Ranking
#8,562
of 13,686 nationally

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.

Key Details

School TypePrimary (State)
Age Range3 to 11 years
GenderMixed
Religious CharacterChurch of England
AddressRegent Street, Haslingden, Rossendale, BB4 5HQ
HeadteacherFrances Brady
Local AuthorityLancashire
Number of Pupils207
Free School Meals (FSM)32.8%
School Capacity207 / 210 (99% full)
Nursery ClassesYes

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Ofsted Inspection Breakdown

17 Apr 2024
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Overall Effectiveness
Good
Leadership & Management
Good

Latest 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.

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AutismDyslexiaMental HealthSpeech & LanguageOther

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

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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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Haslingden 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.