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EnglandNorth WestChorleyPR6 8NHBrindle St James' Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School
Primary

Brindle St James' Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School

Primary

Chorley · Chorley · PR6 8NH www.brindle-st-james.lancs.sch.uk

Pupils
70
cap. 70
Ages
5 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Maintained school
75%
RWM expected · 2024/25
17%
RWM higher · 2024/25
70
Pupils · 2024/25
0%
EAL · 2024/25
3%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
75%
RWM expected · 2024/25
17%
RWM higher · 2024/25
70
Pupils · 2024/25
0%
EAL · 2024/25
3%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Local authorityLancashire
PhasePrimary
School typeMaintained school
Pupil : teacher ratio16.1:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterChurch of England
StatusOpen

Overview of Brindle St James' Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School · Primary · Lancashire

Finance£8852 spend / pupil£8737 income / pupil2024-25 · CFRView on FBIT

How does this school perform?

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

RWM expected standard
75%
+5pp
78%64%50%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 75%
RWM higher standard
17%
-13pp
44%27%10%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 17%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
92%
Reading higher standard
50%
Writing expected standard
75%
Writing higher standard
17%
Maths expected standard
100%
Maths higher standard
33%
Science expected standard
100%
SPAG expected standard
75%
LA AVG 73.4%
SPAG higher standard
17%
LA AVG 26.71%
Reading scaled score
107.0
LA AVG 105.15
Maths scaled score
106.0
LA AVG 104.17
GPS scaled score
104.0

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
70
Pupil : teacher ratio
16.1
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
0%
FSM eligible
1%
SEN
6%
Overall absence
3%
Persistent absence
3%

Contact

Address
Water Street, Brindle, Chorley, PR6 8NH
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
2024/2575%17%92%50%75%17%100%33%100%75%107.0106.0104.06%70
2023/2470%30%90%40%70%30%70%50%90%80%108.0109.0109.06%68
2022/2350%10%90%30%70%10%70%20%100%90%109.0103.0104.0+3.60-0.60-0.909%69
2018/1960%10%90%30%60%10%100%40%100%100%107.0109.0112.0+0.10-5.80+2.109%70
2017/1878%44%78%44%78%44%100%56%78%89%109.0110.0110.0+1.20-0.80+2.804%68
2016/1790%10%100%20%90%20%90%40%80%100%106.0107.0108.0+0.60+1.00+2.305%64

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
2024/257020.16%0%1%3%3%
2023/246817.86%0%0%3%2%
2022/236911.49%0%0%3%5%
2021/226616.88%0%2%3%
2020/216814.810%0%3%
2018/197018.99%0%4%3%
2017/186818.34%0%4%2%
2016/176413.65%0%6%2%5%

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