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Darwen St James CofE Primary Academy

URN 140891 · Blackburn with DarwenOpen
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Inspection history (5)

  1. 10 Jul 2025

    School inspection (EIF)

    Behaviour and attitudesGood
    Early yearsGood
    Leadership and managementRequires improvement
    Personal developmentGood
    Quality of educationRequires improvement

    Rebecca Jewitt (lead), Sarah Midgley

  2. 23 Feb 2023

    School inspection (EIF)

    Inadequate
    Behaviour and attitudesGood
    Early yearsRequires improvement
    Leadership and managementInadequate
    Personal developmentGood
    Quality of educationInadequate

    Jo Olsson (lead), Louise McArdle

  3. 24 Oct 2017

    Short school inspection · Short inspection

    Good

    Naomi Taylor

  4. —

    School monitoring visit

    Gaynor Rennie (lead), Rebecca Jewitt

  5. —

    School monitoring visit

    Rebecca Jewitt

Academy trust

Cidari Education Limited

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Details

URN
140891
Type
Academy converter
Local authority
Blackburn with Darwen
Region
North West
Address
St James Crescent, Darwen, Lancashire, BB3 0EY
Reports on record
5
Earliest report
24 Oct 2017
Phase
Primary
Opened
01-10-2014
Status
Open
Diocese
Diocese of Blackburn
Website
darwenstjames.co.uk
Boarding
No boarders
Capacity
265
Age range
3 to 11
Telephone
01254703260
Sixth form
Does not have a sixth form
Headteacher
Miss Laura Peckson
Pupils on roll
203
Pupils' gender
Mixed
Nursery provision
Has Nursery Classes
Religious character
Church of England
Free school meals (%)
41.50
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