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EnglandNorth WestHyndburnBB5 5UHAltham St James Church of England Primary School
Primary

Altham St James Church of England Primary School

Primary

Hyndburn · Accrington · BB5 5UH http://www.altham.lancs.sch.uk

Pupils
81
cap. 63
Ages
4 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Maintained school
64%
RWM expected · 2024/25
9%
RWM higher · 2024/25
81
Pupils · 2024/25
0%
EAL · 2024/25
1%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
64%
RWM expected · 2024/25
9%
RWM higher · 2024/25
81
Pupils · 2024/25
0%
EAL · 2024/25
1%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Local authorityLancashire
PhasePrimary
School typeMaintained school
Pupil : teacher ratio16.8:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterChurch of England
StatusOpen

Overview of Altham St James Church of England Primary School · Primary · Lancashire

Finance£7532 spend / pupil£7599 income / pupil2024-25 · CFRView on FBIT

How does this school perform?

Key Stage 2 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17

RWM expected standard
64%
-9pp
88%76%64%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 64%
RWM higher standard
9%
+9pp
10%5%0%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 9%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
73%
Reading higher standard
27%
Writing expected standard
100%
Writing higher standard
18%
Maths expected standard
82%
Maths higher standard
27%
Science expected standard
100%
SPAG expected standard
91%
LA AVG 73.4%
SPAG higher standard
18%
LA AVG 26.71%
Reading scaled score
106.0
LA AVG 105.15
Maths scaled score
105.0
LA AVG 104.17
GPS scaled score
105.0

DfE did not publish reading, writing or maths progress for 2023/24 or 2024/25. These year groups had no KS1 assessments (cancelled in 2020 and 2021), so progress could not be calculated. Attainment figures above are still published.

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Pupils & context

2024/25

Pupils on roll
81
Pupil : teacher ratio
16.8
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
0%
FSM eligible
7%
SEN
7%
Overall absence
3%
Persistent absence
1%

Contact

Address
Altham St James CE Primary School, Burnley Road, Accrington, BB5 5UH
Local authority
Lancashire
Telephone
Email

History

All years · Historical DfE data by academic year

Primary — Key Stage 2

Reading, writing and maths attainment and progress scores from DfE.

YearRWM expectedRWM higherReading exp.Reading hi.Writing exp.Writing hi.Maths exp.Maths hi.ScienceSPAG exp.Read. scoreMaths scoreGPS scoreReading prog.Writing prog.Maths prog.SENCohort
2024/2564%9%73%27%100%18%82%27%100%91%106.0105.0105.07%81
2023/2473%0%73%45%91%36%82%9%91%82%107.0105.0107.05%79
2022/2370%10%80%10%80%20%70%20%80%70%102.0101.0100.0-1.10+3.40-1.107%74
2018/1988%0%88%0%100%25%100%38%100%88%103.0107.0106.0-1.80+1.40+2.307%59
2017/1880%10%90%30%100%30%90%10%100%100%107.0106.0107.0+1.30+3.30+1.206%63
2016/17SuppressedSuppressedSuppressedSuppressedSuppressedSuppressedSuppressedSuppressedSuppressedSuppressedSuppressedSuppressedSuppressedSuppressedSuppressedSuppressed7%57

DfE did not publish reading, writing or maths progress for 2023/24 or 2024/25. These year groups had no KS1 assessments (cancelled in 2020 and 2021), so progress could not be calculated. Attainment figures above are still published.

Pupils & absence

YearPupilsPupil:teacherSENEALFSM everAbsencePersistent absence
2024/258117.87%0%7%3%1%
2023/247917.45%0%9%4%8%
2022/237420.87%0%12%4%0%
2021/227020.37%0%4%4%8%
2020/216520.15%0%3%
2018/195918.37%0%2%2%
2017/186319.56%0%10%4%
2016/175717.67%0%14%3%

School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.