Voluntary aided school · Lancashire

Haslingden St James Church of England Primary School

3–11Ages
204Pupils
PrimaryPhase
Church of EnglandReligious character
119452URN

Regent Street, Rossendale, Haslingden, BB4 5HQ · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded GoodSep 2013

School remains Good (Improving)Ungraded inspection · Apr 2024

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.9per place

0.6 below Lancashire median (2.6)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Lancashire

50 applications for 26 places · 319th of 366 in Lancashire

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

52%met the expected standard

Lancashire 63% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded GoodSep 2013

School remains Good (Improving)Ungraded inspection · Apr 2024

Inspection history

17 April 2024
Ungraded inspection: School remains Good (Improving)
18 September 2013
Graded inspection: Good

Full reports on the Ofsted website · How to read Ofsted grades

About these grades

Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.

How hard is it to get a place?

DfE · Sept 2026 entry

1.9applications per place, Reception

0.6 below Lancashire median (2.6) 0.3 below England median (2.2)

50 applications · 26 places offered · 25 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

2026 1.9; Lancashire median median 2.6
2025 2.5; Lancashire median median 2.7
2024 2.3; Lancashire median median 2.6
2023 2.0; Lancashire median median 2.6
2022 2.0; Lancashire median median 2.5
2021 1.7; Lancashire median median 2.6
2020 1.6; Lancashire median median 2.7
2019 1.9; Lancashire median median 2.6
2018 1.9; Lancashire median median 2.7
2017 1.4; Lancashire median median 2.5
2016 2.4; Lancashire median median 2.6
2015 2.2; Lancashire median median 2.5
2014 1.6; Lancashire median median 2.4

More applications per place than the Lancashire median in 0 of 13 years.

This school
Lancashire median

Reception applications for September 2027 close 15 January 2027, through your council

How this is measured

Applications per place: every application naming the school at any preference, divided by places offered on National Offer Day. It is not your chance of a place. Methodology.

Entry	Places	Applications	Per place	First preferences	First-pref. ratio
Sep 2026	26	50	1.9	25	0.96
Sep 2025	22	54	2.5	21	0.95
Sep 2024	18	42	2.3	18	1.00
Sep 2023	22	44	2.0	21	0.95
Sep 2022	21	41	2.0	20	0.95
Sep 2021	23	40	1.7	21	0.91
Sep 2020	29	45	1.6	29	1.00
Sep 2019	22	41	1.9	20	0.91
Sep 2018	28	53	1.9	25	0.89
Sep 2017	30	43	1.4	19	0.63
Sep 2016	19	45	2.4	18	0.95
Sep 2015	20	44	2.2	20	1.00
Sep 2014	25	41	1.6	25	1.00

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 59% · Writing 70% · Maths 67% → all three 52% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard52%321st of 444 in Lancashire

Lancashire 63% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard59%

Lancashire 77% England 78%

Higher standard19%

Lancashire 30% England 33%

Average scaled score 102 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard70%

Lancashire 74% England 75%

Greater depth11%

Lancashire 11% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard67%

Lancashire 76% England 77%

Higher standard15%

Lancashire 22% England 24%

Average scaled score 102 (100 = expected standard)

This school
Lancashire median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	52%	4%	102	102
2023/24	58%	4%	103	104
2022/23	56%	0%	103	105

Subject results are published for the latest year only. Scaled scores run from 80 to 120.

Schools nearby

The 8 nearest primary schools in a straight line, in any local authority

Haslingden St James Church of England Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Remains Good · improving2024

1.9applications per place 52%met the SATs standard
Haslingden Primary School
0.6 km · Lancashire

Remains Good2024

1.8applications per place 58%met the SATs standard
St Mary's Roman Catholic Primary School, Haslingden
0.9 km · Lancashire

Outstanding2024

3.6applications per place 71%met the SATs standard
St John's Stonefold CofE Primary School
1.9 km · Lancashire

Good2022

2.9applications per place 71%met the SATs standard
Haslingden Broadway Primary School
1.9 km · Lancashire

Graded · no overall grade2025

4.7applications per place 48%met the SATs standard
Helmshore Primary School
2.1 km · Lancashire

Good2024

2.5applications per place 88%met the SATs standard
St Veronica's Roman Catholic Primary School, Helmshore
2.2 km · Lancashire

Good2024

4.9applications per place 81%met the SATs standard
St James-the-Less Roman Catholic Primary School, Rawtenstall
2.4 km · Lancashire

Remains Good2023

3.4applications per place 81%met the SATs standard
St Mary's CofE Primary School Rawtenstall
2.5 km · Lancashire

Standards maintained2025

2.9applications per place 50%met the SATs standard

School details

Type: Voluntary aided school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 119452 · 888/3357
Religious character: Church of England
Capacity: 210 pupils · 204 on roll
Free school meals: 36.5% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Address: Regent Street, Rossendale, Haslingden, BB4 5HQ
Local authority: Lancashire · Rossendale

Data last changed 3 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources