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EnglandNorth WestRibble ValleyBB7 1EDSt James' Church of England Primary School, Clitheroe
Primary

St James' Church of England Primary School, Clitheroe

Primary

Ribble Valley · CLITHEROE · BB7 1ED http://www.stjames-clitheroe.co.uk

Pupils
277
cap. 315
Ages
4 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Maintained school
51%
RWM expected · 2024/25
2%
RWM higher · 2024/25
277
Pupils · 2024/25
9%
EAL · 2024/25
8%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
51%
RWM expected · 2024/25
2%
RWM higher · 2024/25
277
Pupils · 2024/25
9%
EAL · 2024/25
8%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Good

Ofsted inspection · 11/12/2019

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityLancashire
PhasePrimary
School typeMaintained school
Pupil : teacher ratio20.2:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterChurch of England
StatusOpen

Overview of St James' Church of England Primary School, Clitheroe · Primary · Lancashire

How does this school perform?

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

RWM expected standard
51%
-4pp
69%54%39%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 51%
RWM higher standard
2%
+2pp
7%4%0%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 2%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
73%
Reading higher standard
22%
Writing expected standard
64%
Writing higher standard
2%
Maths expected standard
64%
Maths higher standard
13%
Science expected standard
84%
SPAG expected standard
71%
SPAG higher standard
13%
Reading scaled score
104.0
Maths scaled score
101.0
GPS scaled score
103.0

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
277
Pupil : teacher ratio
20.2
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
9%
FSM eligible
18%
SEN
19%
Overall absence
4%
Persistent absence
8%

Contact

Address
Greenacre Street, CLITHEROE, BB7 1ED
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
2024/2551%2%73%22%64%2%64%13%84%71%104.0101.0103.019%277
2023/2455%0%70%13%68%0%64%9%83%62%104.0101.0102.016%287
2022/2344%2%63%15%58%4%67%19%77%50%103.0102.0100.0-1.40-2.00-1.5012%291
2018/1969%0%69%24%76%7%79%17%69%62%104.0103.0102.0+1.50+0.50+0.1014%307
2017/1839%7%61%20%71%17%46%12%71%56%102.0100.0102.0+0.20+2.70-0.4013%296
2016/1756%7%63%37%74%15%74%22%81%78%104.0104.0106.0+0.10-0.30+0.4014%282

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
2024/2527722.119%9%18%4%8%
2023/2428725.216%9%21%5%9%
2022/2329127.012%6%24%5%9%
2021/2228423.714%6%22%5%13%
2020/2130925.315%6%19%
2018/1930726.114%9%17%3%2%
2017/1829627.513%10%21%4%6%
2016/1728223.414%8%23%4%7%

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