Primary school

Leyland St James Church of England Primary School

  • Voluntary Aided School
  • ages 4–11
  • Mixed
  • Church of England
  • Lancashire
  • PR26 7SH
Ofsted Good · inspected Oct 2014

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Results · 2024/25

Ranked 3,631 of 15,057 primaries in England · top 25%

Top % in England, by year
2015/16: top 83%83%2016/17: top 69%2017/18: top 48%2018/19: top 44%2022/23: top 23%23% · 2022/232023/24: top 29%2024/25: top 25%No exams

Against North West

Expected standard, RWM74% · North West 63%Small cohort: 27 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
Higher standard, RWM11% · North West 6%Small cohort: 27 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
Reading score108 · North West 105Small cohort: 27 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
Maths score107 · North West 105Small cohort: 27 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
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No exams 2019/20–21Not published 2021/22

Expected standard, RWM
2015/16: 38% · 29 pupils · North West 55%2016/17: 55% · 33 pupils · North West 64%2017/18: 68% · 28 pupils · North West 68%2018/19: 69% · 29 pupils · North West 67%2022/23: 73% · 26 pupils · North West 61%2023/24: 71% · 31 pupils · North West 63%2024/25: 74% · 27 pupils · North West 63%74%38%No exams
Higher standard, RWM
2015/16: 0% · 29 pupils · North West 3%2016/17: 6% · 33 pupils · North West 7%2017/18: 4% · 28 pupils · North West 8%2018/19: 17% · 29 pupils · North West 9%2022/23: 4% · 26 pupils · North West 6%2023/24: 3% · 31 pupils · North West 5%2024/25: 11% · 27 pupils · North West 6%17%0%No exams
Reading score
2015/16: 101 · 29 pupils · North West 1022016/17: 105 · 33 pupils · North West 1042017/18: 103 · 28 pupils · North West 1052018/19: 106 · 29 pupils · North West 1042022/23: 106 · 26 pupils · North West 1052023/24: 106 · 31 pupils · North West 1052024/25: 108 · 27 pupils · North West 105108101No exams
Maths score
2015/16: 100 · 29 pupils · North West 1032016/17: 104 · 33 pupils · North West 1042017/18: 103 · 28 pupils · North West 1052018/19: 106 · 29 pupils · North West 1052022/23: 105 · 26 pupils · North West 1042023/24: 104 · 31 pupils · North West 1042024/25: 107 · 27 pupils · North West 105107100No exams

Getting in · 2026

First-choice families who got in87.1%
27 of 31 who put it first2014 · 80.6%2026 · 87.1%
By preference
ChoiceAppliedOffered
1st3127
2nd321
3rd230

Last distance offered: London only

Inspections · 2007–2023

  1. 2007Good
  2. 2009Good
  3. 2014Good
  4. 2018Remains Good
  5. 2023Remains Good

5 strong areas

  • Quality of teaching
  • Achievement of pupils
  • Early years provision
  • Leadership and management
  • Behaviour and safety of pupils

0 weak areas

5 areas graded

Pupils · 2024/25

On roll · Jan 2026209
Free school meals (past 6 years)19.3%
First language not English3.0%
SEN support11.9%
EHC plan2.5%
Absence (sessions missed)4.5%
Persistently absent pupils9.7%

Girls 51%Boys 49%

99.5% full · 210 places

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Workforce · 2025/26

Pupils per teacher26.8
Pupils per adult11.5
  • Classroom teachers 4.8
  • Leadership 3
  • Teaching assistants 9.7
  • Other support 2.7

Teachers 7.8 FTE · Whole workforce 20.2 · 30 people

Financials · 2025/26

Income per pupil£6,681
Spend per pupil£6,333
Staff spend per pupil£4,748
Reserve per pupil£607
  • +£126,862revenue reserve
  • +£72,665in-year balance

Grants £6,373 · self-generated £307 · premises £324 per pupil