Voluntary aided school · Lancashire

Brindle St James' Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School

5–11Ages
66Pupils
PrimaryPhase
Church of EnglandReligious character
119462URN

Water Street, Brindle, Chorley, PR6 8NH · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Report card · inspected Jun 2026

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement

Safeguarding standards met

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

3.3per place

0.7 above Lancashire median (2.6)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Lancashire

33 applications for 10 places

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

75%met the expected standard

Lancashire 63% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Report card · inspected 23 June 2026Published 20 July 2026 · safeguarding standards met · no overall grade
Area	Exceptional	Strong standard	Expected standard
Inclusion			Expected standard
Curriculum and teaching			Expected standard
Achievement			Expected standard
Attendance and behaviour		Strong standard
Personal development and wellbeing			Expected standard
Early years		Strong standard
Post-16 provision	Does not apply to this school
Leadership and governance			Expected standard

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement
Does not apply

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Inspection history

23 June 2026
Report card · 2 Strong standard, 5 Expected standard
13 September 2022
Ungraded inspection: School remains Good

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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

3.3applications per place, Reception

0.7 above Lancashire median (2.6) 1.1 above England median (2.2)

33 applications · 10 places offered · 12 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

2026 3.3; Lancashire median median 2.6
2025 2.8; Lancashire median median 2.7
2024 3.4; Lancashire median median 2.6
2023 3.0; Lancashire median median 2.6
2022 2.4; Lancashire median median 2.5
2021 3.1; Lancashire median median 2.6
2020 4.7; Lancashire median median 2.7
2019 4.3; Lancashire median median 2.6
2018 3.7; Lancashire median median 2.7
2017 3.0; Lancashire median median 2.5
2016 4.1; Lancashire median median 2.6
2015 5.3; Lancashire median median 2.5
2014 3.7; Lancashire median median 2.4

More applications per place than the Lancashire median in 12 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	10	33	3.3	12	1.20
Sep 2025	10	28	2.8	10	1.00
Sep 2024	10	34	3.4	10	1.00
Sep 2023	10	30	3.0	9	0.90
Sep 2022	10	24	2.4	11	1.10
Sep 2021	7	22	3.1	6	0.86
Sep 2020	6	28	4.7	5	0.83
Sep 2019	9	39	4.3	8	0.89
Sep 2018	10	37	3.7	10	1.00
Sep 2017	10	30	3.0	12	1.20
Sep 2016	9	37	4.1	9	1.00
Sep 2015	10	53	5.3	21	2.10
Sep 2014	10	37	3.7	14	1.40

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 92% · Writing 75% · Maths 100% → all three 75% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard75%80th of 444 in Lancashire

Lancashire 63% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard92%

Lancashire 77% England 78%

Higher standard50%

Lancashire 30% England 33%

Average scaled score 107 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard75%

Lancashire 74% England 75%

Greater depth17%

Lancashire 11% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard100%

Lancashire 76% England 77%

Higher standard33%

Lancashire 22% England 24%

Average scaled score 106 (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	75%	17%	107	106
2023/24	70%	30%	108	109
2022/23	50%	10%	109	103

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

Brindle St James' Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary SchoolThis school
This school

2026

3.3applications per place 75%met the SATs standard
Withnell Fold Primary School
1.6 km · Lancashire

Standards maintained2025

5.6applications per place 42%met the SATs standard
Clayton Brook Primary School
2.0 km · Lancashire

Good2022

2.1applications per place 32%met the SATs standard
Westwood Primary School
2.0 km · Lancashire

Standards maintained2024

2.5applications per place 44%met the SATs standard
St Bede's Catholic Primary School
2.1 km · Lancashire

Remains Good2022

2.4applications per place 65%met the SATs standard
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Brindle
2.2 km · Lancashire

Standards maintained2025

3.3applications per place 80%met the SATs standard
Brindle Gregson Lane Primary School
2.2 km · Lancashire

Good2023

2.7applications per place
Clayton-le-Woods Manor Road Primary School
2.6 km · Lancashire

Remains Good2023

2.9applications per place 64%met the SATs standard
Clayton-le-Woods Church of England Primary School
3.2 km · Lancashire

Standards maintained2025

3.6applications per place 42%met the SATs standard

School details

Type: Voluntary aided school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 119462 · 888/3387
Religious character: Church of England
Capacity: 70 pupils · 66 on roll
Free school meals: 3.0% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Address: Water Street, Brindle, Chorley, PR6 8NH
Local authority: Lancashire · Chorley

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