Primary
St James CofE Primary School, Farnworth
Hillside Avenue, Farnworth, Bolton, BL4 9QB
Key facts
- Phase
- Primary
- Type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 2 to 11
- Intake
- Mixed
- Pupils
- 357 of 362 places
- Pupils per teacher
- 21.8
- Local authority
- Bolton
- Religious character
- Yes
- Nursery
- Yes
- Trust
- ARCHBISHOP TEMPLE CHURCH OF ENGLAND MULTI ACADEMY TRUST
- Diocese
- Diocese of Manchester
Staffing23/24
- Teachers (FTE)
- 14.8
- All staff (FTE)
- 32.8
- Pupils per adult
- 9.8
- Pupils
- 323
Staff are counted as full-time equivalents in the November school workforce census, so the pupil figure here is that census’s own and will differ a little from the roll above, which is counted in January.
Ofsted
Last inspected October 2024
- Behaviour and attitudesGood
- Early yearsOutstanding
- Leadership and governanceGood
- Personal developmentGood
- Quality of educationGood
Inspected under the previous framework, which used its own four-point scale. Ofsted now publishes a report card grading several areas separately, so these grades are not directly comparable with a recent inspection’s.
SafeguardingMet
Read the full Ofsted report (opens in a new tab)Earlier inspections1
May 2019
Previous framework
Good
- Leadership and governanceGood
SATs results
67%
1 points above the Bolton average (66% across 89 schools)
106.0
0.6 above the Bolton average (105.4 across 89 schools)
28th of 89 by our score, among the primary schools in Bolton we can score - 103 in total, the rest without enough published data. Local and same-phase on purpose: a national table mostly measures who attends.
All published measures2024/2025
| Measure | Result |
|---|---|
| Average maths score | 106 |
| Average reading score | 106 |
| Reading, writing and maths | 67% |
| Working at a higher standard | 8% |
From the Department for Education. Measures are published per year and suppressed where a cohort is too small, so some schools show fewer. There are no results for 2019/20 or 2020/21, when exams and assessments were cancelled.
Results over time3 years
Each measure on its own scale, over every year we hold.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 22/23 | 57% |
| 23/24 | 45% |
| 24/25 | 67% |
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 22/23 | 103.0 |
| 23/24 | 102.0 |
| 24/25 | 106.0 |
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 22/23 | 105.0 |
| 23/24 | 103.0 |
| 24/25 | 106.0 |
Hillside Avenue, Farnworth, Bolton, BL4 9QB
Admissions
How to apply (opens in a new tab)
You apply through your council, not the school - even for academies and free schools. Applications close on 15 January, the year before starting.
Bolton admissions (opens in a new tab)
The council publishes the oversubscription criteria and last year’s offer distances, which is the closest thing to knowing your chances.
If you are refused a place (opens in a new tab)
You can appeal, and you can join a waiting list at the same time. Accept whatever offer you get first - declining it can leave you with no place at all.
This school’s own admissions (opens in a new tab)
Schools that set their own criteria - faith schools, grammars, academies - publish them on their own site.
Contact
- Principal
- Chris Booth
- Address
- Hillside Avenue, Farnworth, Bolton, BL4 9QB
- Telephone
- 01204572587