# St James' Church of England Primary School

St James' Church of England Primary School is a primary school in St. Helens, for pupils aged 3 to 11.

It had 161 pupils at the school census in January 2026.

Primary school. Code E146429. [St. Helens](https://openindex.co.uk/st-helens)

- Phase: Primary
- Type: Academy converter
- Ages: 3 to 11
- Pupils: 161
- Council: St. Helens
- URN: 146429

## Latest Ofsted outcome

School remains Good, February 2023
- Latest ungraded inspection: School remains Good, 3 February 2023
Edition: Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026
Outcomes as Ofsted published them. Report cards (from November 2025) give no overall grade, and grades under different frameworks cannot be compared.

## Results

Source: Department for Education school performance tables (Open Government Licence).

In 2024/25, 65% of pupils at St James' Church of England Primary School met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, against 62% in St. Helens and 62% in England.
5% reached the higher standard (8% in England).

### End of primary school (KS2): 2024/25

| Measure | This school | St. Helens | England |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 65% | 62% | 62% |
| Reached the higher standard | 5% | 8% | 8% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 105 | 105 | 106 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 107 | 104 | 105 |

Progress scores from KS1 to KS2 were not published for 2024/25, because the KS1 tests that give the starting point were cancelled in 2020 and 2021.
Results reflect the pupils a school admits as well as its teaching, and a year's results can move a lot in a small school.

## Schools nearby

Distances are in a straight line. Admissions and catchments are set by councils and schools.

- [Haydock English Martyrs' Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/haydock-english-martyrs-primary-school-e104818): 220 m. Primary. Good (overall), June 2024. 59% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Grange Valley Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/grange-valley-primary-school-e104774): 670 m. Primary. School remains Outstanding, May 2024. 71% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Outwood Academy Haydock](https://openindex.co.uk/school/outwood-academy-haydock-e148522): 1.1 km. Secondary. Graded inspection, October 2024: no overall grade. Attainment 8 of 42.9 (2025/26, provisional)
- [Lyme Community Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/lyme-community-primary-school-e104776): 1.2 km. Primary. Graded inspection, November 2024: no overall grade. 62% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Legh Vale Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/legh-vale-primary-school-e104782): 1.5 km. Primary. Graded inspection, October 2024: no overall grade. 47% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Willow Bank School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/willow-bank-school-e104843): 1.9 km. Special. Report card, May 2026: safeguarding met

## Sources and further information

- [Schools: methods, licences and inspection sources](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/schools)
- [Get Information about Schools](https://get-information-schools.service.gov.uk/Establishments/Establishment/Details/146429)
- [Ofsted reports](https://reports.ofsted.gov.uk/provider/21/146429)

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