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Outstanding
Oversubscribed
Academy
St James's Church of England High School
Secondary
Church of England
Lucas Road Farnworth, Bolton, BL49RU
012 0433 3000


School Profile

GENDER
Mixed
AGE
11 - 16
PUPILS
1071

St James's Church of England High School is an Academy (Academy converter) with a Church of England religious character. The school consists of mixed pupils aged between 11 and 16 and has a capacity of 1050. The school was last rated as Outstanding by Ofsted on 02 Dec 2011.

This school has strong academic results. It is in the top 30% of Secondary schools in England based on Key Stage 4 GCSE performance and ranking according to the Attainment 8 score (how well pupils of the school have performed in up to 8 qualifications).


PUPIL MIX
562 boys and 509 girls
PUPILS PER TEACHER
15.4
ELIGIBLE FOR FREE SCHOOL MEALS
11%
ENGLISH NOT FIRST LANGUAGE
14.1%
PERSISTENT ABSENCE
9.6%
PUPIL DIVERSITY MIX
School census date: 16 Jan 2020

SPECIAL CLASSES
No
SEN SUPPORT
7.7%
EHC PLAN
3.8%


School Performance


Attainment 8 score

School
50.6
Local Authority
44.6
England
46.7

Progress 8 score

Average


Grade 5 or above in English & Maths GCSEs

School
51%
Local Authority
41%
England
43%


English Baccalaureate

  School Local Authority England
Pupils entering EBacc 61% 30% 40%
EBacc average point score 4.45 3.81 4.07




School Inspections


Inspectorate

The Office for Standards in Education (Ofsted)

Inspection reports

Ofsted Website  

Latest inspection rating

Latest inspection date

02 Dec 2011

Latest inspection summary:


Category Assessment
Quality of education No Judgement
Behaviour and attitudes No Judgement
Personal development No Judgement
Leadership and management Outstanding
Safeguarding is effective -




School Admissions



Demand for secondary school places
Oversubscribed

Applications and Offers  
Total preferred applications 934
Of which first preference applications 366
Of which second preference applications 359
Of which third preference applications 208
Total offers made 204
Of which first preference offers 200
Of which second preference offers 4
Of which third preference offers 0




School Destinations


The percentage of students staying in education or employment (the year) after completing their GCSEs:

School
96%
Local Authority
93%
England
94%


Breakdown of destinations:

Destination School Local Authority England
Staying in education 89% 85% 87%
Staying in employment 2% 4% 3%
Staying in Apprenticeships 5% 4% 4%
Not staying in education or employment 4% 7% 5%





School Neighbourhood


PUBLIC TRANSPORT
8
GREEN SPACE
5
ENVIRONMENT
4
SAFETY
1
PROPERTY
£131,995 Median house price as at September 2020


DIVERSITY MIX


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