Lower Darwen Primary School
State · Reception–Year 6 · 382 pupils
St James' Church of England Primary School
Off Stopes Brow, Lower Darwen, Darwen BB3 0QP
Year groups
Reception–Year 6
Primary
Pupils
202
On roll
Ages
4–11
Capacity 210
Local authority
Blackburn with Darwen
North West
Schola Grade 2
GCSE-style grade (9–1) · compared with 13,602 state-funded primary schools in England · How we grade
Percentiles compare this school with other state-funded primary schools in England; the line marks the middle. Data: key stage 2 tests, GCSE results (Attainment 8) and persistent absence, 2024/25 (Department for Education).
About St James' Church of England Primary School
St James' Church of England Primary School is a state primary school in Darwen, Blackburn with Darwen, for pupils aged 4–11 (Reception–Year 6).
It has 202 pupils on roll and room for 210. Religious character: Church of England. Its Schola Grade is 2 on the GCSE-style 9–1 scale, compared with 13,602 state-funded primary schools in England.
Location & nearby schools
School details
- Type
- State School · What this means
- Level
- Primary
- Year groups
- Reception–Year 6
- Ages
- 4–11
- Official type
- Voluntary aided school
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Pupils on roll
- 202
- Capacity
- 210 pupils
- Free school meals
- 25.20% of pupils eligible
- Local authority
- Blackburn with Darwen
- Nation
- England
- URN
- 119503
Schools near St James' Church of England Primary School
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Shadsworth Junior School
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