Primary school

Brindle St James' Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School

  • Voluntary Aided School
  • ages 5–11
  • Mixed
  • Church of England
  • Lancashire
  • PR6 8NH
Ofsted report card · inspected Jun 2026

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Results · 2024/25

Ranked 3,221 of 15,057 primaries in England · top 22%

Top % in England, by year
2015/16: top 17%17%2016/17: top 4%4% · 2016/172017/18: top 22%2018/19: top 68%2022/23: top 75%2023/24: top 29%2024/25: top 22%No exams

Against North West

Expected standard, RWM75% · North West 63%Small cohort: 12 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
Higher standard, RWM17% · North West 6%Small cohort: 12 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
Reading score107 · North West 105Small cohort: 12 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
Maths score106 · North West 105Small cohort: 12 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
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No exams 2019/20–21Not published 2021/22

Expected standard, RWM
2015/16: 71% · 7 pupils · North West 55%2016/17: 90% · 10 pupils · North West 64%2017/18: 78% · 9 pupils · North West 68%2018/19: 60% · 10 pupils · North West 67%2022/23: 50% · 10 pupils · North West 61%2023/24: 70% · 10 pupils · North West 63%2024/25: 75% · 12 pupils · North West 63%90%50%No exams
Higher standard, RWM
2015/16: 14% · 7 pupils · North West 3%2016/17: 10% · 10 pupils · North West 7%2017/18: 44% · 9 pupils · North West 8%2018/19: 10% · 10 pupils · North West 9%2022/23: 10% · 10 pupils · North West 6%2023/24: 30% · 10 pupils · North West 5%2024/25: 17% · 12 pupils · North West 6%44%10%No exams
Reading score
2015/16: 105 · 7 pupils · North West 1022016/17: 106 · 10 pupils · North West 1042017/18: 109 · 9 pupils · North West 1052018/19: 107 · 10 pupils · North West 1042022/23: 109 · 10 pupils · North West 1052023/24: 108 · 10 pupils · North West 1052024/25: 107 · 12 pupils · North West 105109105No exams
Maths score
2015/16: 108 · 7 pupils · North West 1032016/17: 107 · 10 pupils · North West 1042017/18: 110 · 9 pupils · North West 1052018/19: 109 · 10 pupils · North West 1052022/23: 103 · 10 pupils · North West 1042023/24: 109 · 10 pupils · North West 1042024/25: 106 · 12 pupils · North West 105110103No exams

Getting in · 2026

First-choice families who got in83.3%
10 of 12 who put it first2014 · 64.3%2026 · 83.3%
By preference
ChoiceAppliedOffered
1st1210
2nd120
3rd90

Last distance offered: London only

Inspections · 2008–2026

  • InclusionExpected
  • AchievementExpected
  • Curriculum and teachingExpected
  • Attendance and behaviourStrong
  • Leadership and governanceExpected
  • Early yearsStrong
  • Personal development and wellbeingExpected
  • SafeguardingMet
  1. 2008Good
  2. 2012Good
  3. 2017Ungraded visit
  4. 2022Remains Good
  5. 2026Lowest Expected

Pupils · 2024/25

On roll · Jan 202666
Free school meals (past 6 years)1.4%
First language not English0.0%
SEN support2.9%
EHC plan2.9%
Absence (sessions missed)2.8%
Persistently absent pupils3.3%

Girls 38.6%Boys 61.4%

94.3% full · 70 places

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Workforce · 2025/26

Pupils per teacher16.1
Pupils per adult9.3
  • Classroom teachers 3.1
  • Leadership 1
  • Teaching assistants 2.7
  • Other support 1.2

Teachers 4.1 FTE · Whole workforce 8 · 14 people

Financials · 2025/26

Income per pupil£10,636
Spend per pupil£10,671
Staff spend per pupil£8,066
Reserve per pupil£568
  • +£37,494revenue reserve
  • −£2,324in-year balance

Grants £9,359 · self-generated £1,277 · premises £504 per pupil