Altham St James Church of England Primary School, Accrington

Disadvantaged pupils (%)

Ethnic minority pupils (%)

Percentages of all pupils on roll in 2022. Local figures represent the aggregate pupil populations of the ten closest nearby schools.

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Altham St James Church of England Primary School

Altham St James CE Primary School, Burnley Road, Altham, Accrington BB5 5UH

http://www.altham.lancs.sch.uk/

Altham St James Church of England Primary School is a Church of England primary school maintained by the local authority (Lancashire). It has about 70 boys and girls aged between 4 and 11. In November 2021 the school was rated ‘Good’ by Ofsted.

Particular strengths include Attendance, Environment, Progress and Attainment. Relative weaknesses include Admissions, Representation and Finances.

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Other schools nearby

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Distance (miles)	Score	Name
1.1		Read St John's CofE Primary School
1.2		Simonstone St Peter's Church of England Primary School
1.4		St Mary's Roman Catholic Primary School, Clayton-le-Moors
1.4		Accrington Huncoat Primary School
1.6		St John the Baptist Roman Catholic Primary School, Padiham
1.7		Clayton-le-Moors Mount Pleasant Primary School
1.7		Hapton Church of England/Methodist Primary School
1.7		Padiham Green Church of England Primary School
1.7		St Hubert's Roman Catholic Primary School, Great Harwood
1.7		Clayton-le-Moors All Saints' Church of England Primary School
1.7		Padiham St Leonard's Voluntary Aided Church of England Primary School
2.1		Padiham Primary School

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Attendance: Excellent. Pupil absence rates and the incidence of persistent absence are both very low.

Environment: Excellent. Air pollution, traffic accidents and crime are all quite low.

Progress: Above average. Progress in maths is about average, in reading it is below average and in writing it is excellent. (This takes into account pupils' prior performance. For actual grades, see Attainment.)

Attainment: Above average. Maths attainment is about average, reading is above average and GPS (grammar, punctuation and spelling) is above average. (This doesn't take into account pupils' prior performance. For that, see Progress.)

Finances: Poor. This is because the school budget has been in deficit

Representation: Out of balance. The socio-economic mix is out of balance with the local community, while ethnic representation is slightly out of balance with the local community.

Admissions: Poor. The occupancy rate is very high and the offer rate is quite low.

Disadvantaged pupils: There is no information about the progress of disadvantaged pupils.

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