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OpenPrimaryOfsted: School remains Good (Improving) - S5 NextURN 119452

Haslingden St James Church of England Primary School

Voluntary aided school · Haslingden · BB4 5HQ

Ages 3–11 · 204 pupils · Lancashire

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Ofsted

School remains Good (Improving) - S5 Next

KS2 expected (RWM)

58%

Overall absence

6.9%

Admissions demand

1.00 · Balanced demand

Ofsted

Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.

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Headline

School remains Good (Improving) - S5 Next

Inspection date

2024-05-21

Source: Ofsted monthly management information

Performance

Official school-level results. Figures are not rankings — suppressed values are omitted.

Key stage 2 (2023/24)

Expected standard (RWM)58%
Higher standard (RWM)4%
Avg scaled score — reading
103.0
Avg scaled score — maths
104.0
Avg scaled score — GPS
107.0

Source: DfE school and college performance tables

Absence

Academic year 2023/24. Persistent absence means 10%+ of sessions missed. Lower figures are better.

Overall absence6.9%
Persistent absence (10%+)24.0%
Unauthorised3.0%
Authorised absence
3.9%
Severe absence (50%+)
0.0%
Enrolments in measure
167

Absence trend

2021/22

2022/23

2023/24

  • Overall
  • Persistent (10%+)

Source: DfE pupil absence in schools in England

Admissions demand

Coordinated admissions for primary entry (2024/25 cycle, national offer day). Demand ratio compares families who listed this school 1st with total offers made — not a catchment or distance guarantee.

Demand ratio

1.00 · Balanced demand

1st preferences

18

Places offered

18

1st-preference offers

18

Total preferences (any rank)
42
Preferred offers (top 3)
18
Applications from outside LA
0
Offers to outside-LA applicants
0

Source: DfE primary and secondary school applications and offers. Figures reflect offers on national offer day; late applications, appeals and waiting lists are not included.

Size & intake

From the GIAS school census (15 Jan 2026).

Capacity fill97%

204 pupils · 210 places

Pupils on roll
204
Boys / girls
127 / 77
School capacity
210
Capacity fill
204 / 210 (97%)
Free school meals
36.5%
FSM pupils
66
Gender
Mixed
School type
Voluntary aided school

Age range

Ages 3–11

05111619

Provision

Official GIAS characteristics

1 / 6

  • NurseryHas Nursery Classes
  • Sixth form
  • Boarding
  • Special school
  • Independent
  • Academy

School characteristics

Religious character
Church of England
Diocese
Diocese of Blackburn
Special classes
No Special Classes
Governance
Voluntary aided school
Headteacher
Miss Frances Brady

Location

Address
Regent Street, Rossendale
Postcode
BB4 5HQ
Town
Haslingden
County
Lancashire
Local authority
Lancashire
District
Rossendale
Constituency
Hyndburn
Urban/rural
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city

Local context

How this school sits among open establishments in its area, using official GIAS records. These are counts, not rankings.

Mixed voluntary aided school (primary), Ages 3–11, in Haslingden, Lancashire, 204 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: nursery. Free school meals: 36.5%. Religious character: Church of England. Diocese: Diocese of Blackburn.

Open schools in Haslingden
1
Primary schools in Haslingden
1
Academies among open schools in Haslingden
0% (0)
Open schools in BB4
27
Primary in BB4
16
Open schools in Lancashire LA
709
Primary in Lancashire LA
483

Nearby primary schools

Open schools within about 3 miles, prioritising the same phase where possible. Distances are approximate from GIAS coordinates.

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Contact

Headteacher
Miss Frances Brady
Telephone
01706214134
Website
www.haslingden-st-james.lancs.sch.uk/

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