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EnglandNorth WestBoltonBL5 2JUSt James CofE Primary School, Daisy Hill
Primary

St James CofE Primary School, Daisy Hill

Primary

Bolton · Bolton · BL5 2JU http://www.st-james-daisy-hill.bolton.sch.uk/

Pupils
424
cap. 450
Ages
3 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Maintained school
65%
RWM expected · 2024/25
4%
RWM higher · 2024/25
424
Pupils · 2024/25
5%
EAL · 2024/25
11%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
65%
RWM expected · 2024/25
4%
RWM higher · 2024/25
424
Pupils · 2024/25
5%
EAL · 2024/25
11%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Good

Ofsted inspection · 09/05/2024

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityBolton
PhasePrimary
School typeMaintained school
Pupil : teacher ratio25.1:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterChurch of England
StatusOpen

Overview of St James CofE Primary School, Daisy Hill · Primary · Bolton

How does this school perform?

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

RWM expected standard
65%
+2pp
91%77%63%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 65%
RWM higher standard
4%
-11pp
20%12%4%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 4%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
76%
Reading higher standard
38%
Writing expected standard
76%
Writing higher standard
13%
Maths expected standard
67%
Maths higher standard
15%
Science expected standard
89%
SPAG expected standard
73%
SPAG higher standard
25%
Reading scaled score
106.0
Maths scaled score
102.0
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
424
Pupil : teacher ratio
25.1
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
5%
FSM eligible
11%
SEN
15%
Overall absence
5%
Persistent absence
11%

Contact

Address
Hindley Road, Daisy Hill, Bolton, BL5 2JU
Local authority
Bolton
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
2024/2565%4%76%38%76%13%67%15%89%73%106.0102.0105.015%424
2023/2463%15%83%27%83%24%71%37%85%78%107.0105.0107.015%411
2022/2380%14%88%45%84%20%88%29%95%88%107.0106.0107.0+0.70+0.80+0.5014%405
2018/1969%10%81%25%83%19%90%27%90%88%106.0106.0108.0+1.30+0.00+1.7013%391
2017/1891%20%95%39%93%27%93%45%95%91%109.0109.0112.0+1.70+1.30+2.009%383
2016/1761%9%76%22%72%11%78%31%89%80%104.0106.0107.0-1.70-2.10+0.6013%370

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
2024/2542422.815%5%11%5%11%
2023/2441122.615%6%13%5%10%
2022/2340526.014%4%14%5%14%
2021/2240722.413%3%14%6%22%
2020/2140625.113%3%14%
2018/1939123.813%3%16%4%8%
2017/1838323.19%3%19%5%10%
2016/1737021.213%4%20%4%11%

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