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Darwen St James CofE Primary Academy

URN: 140891

Address: St James Crescent, Darwen, Lancashire, BB3 0EY
CIDARI EDUCATION LIMITED

Rating and reports

Inspection outcome

The overall outcome of the inspection on 22 February 2023 was:

Inadequate

Quality of education:

Inadequate

Behaviour and attitudes:

Good

Personal development:

Good

Leadership and management:

Inadequate

Early years provision:

Requires Improvement

Inadequate

All reports

  1. Monitoring visit Monitoring visit, PDF - 06 December 2024
    PDF – Published

  2. Monitoring visit Monitoring visit, PDF - 20 June 2024
    PDF – Published

  3. School inspection: InadequateSchool inspection, PDF - 02 May 2023
    PDF – Published

  4. Short inspection Short inspection, PDF - 23 November 2017
    PDF – Published

  5. Academy conversion letter Academy conversion letter, PDF - 04 October 2014
    PDF – Published
  6. Opened
  7. Previously Darwen St James' Church of England Primary School Closed

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About Darwen St James CofE Primary Academy

  • Type: Academy
  • Boarding: No
  • Religious character: Church of England
  • Local authority: Blackburn with Darwen

Pupils

  • Age Range: 3 - 11
  • Gender: Mixed
  • Number of pupils: 208
  • School capacity: 265

Location

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  • Address: St James Crescent, Darwen, Lancashire, BB3 0EY
  • Region: North West

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