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St James CofE Primary School, Daisy Hill

URN
105209
Phase
Primary
Status
Open

School overview

School name
St James CofE Primary School, Daisy Hill
URN
105209
Phase
Primary
Gender
Mixed
Age range
3-11
Status
Open

School Compass Score

Good

62 / 100

Good

Based on official data for academic year 2024/25.

Academic Outcomes

54

Inspection

58

Admissions Value

60

Destinations

—

Stability & Context

100

School Compass rankings

Below top 50% of primary schools in England

Below top 50% nationally

#54 of 88 schools in Bolton

Based on School Compass rankings calculated from performance, inspection, admissions and destination data.

School Compass recommendation

Proceed With Caution

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Based on School Compass analysis of official performance, inspection, admissions and destination data.

Admissions strategy

  • Application category: Not recommended
  • Admissions pressure: High competition
  • Admissions risk: High risk

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Crime & Safety

Safety information unavailable.

Area crime data reflects the surrounding neighbourhood — it is not a measure of school safeguarding or on-site safety.

  • Area crime data reflects the surrounding neighbourhood — it is not a measure of school safeguarding or on-site safety.
  • This section reflects police-recorded crime in the surrounding area, not incidents on school premises.
  • Figures are anonymised by the police and aggregated within approximately one mile of the school site.
  • Not all crime is reported to the police. Small areas can vary significantly year to year.
  • Source: data.police.uk under the Open Government Licence; population from ONS.

Question 1: Is it a good school?

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Your decision briefing for St James CofE Primary School, Daisy Hill

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Question 2

Can we realistically get in?

  • Data confidence: Moderate confidence
  • Admissions pressure: Competitive
  • Personalised application strategy available
  • 8 alternative schools identified

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  • Competitiveness on published admissions data
  • Demand trends over recent admission cycles
  • Application portfolio balance across your shortlist
  • Accessible alternative schools in your area

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  • Last admitted distance
  • Catchment boundaries
  • Postcode-specific likelihood
  • Offer probability
  • Waiting list position
  • Priority rules
  • Grammar / selective cut-offs

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Can we realistically get in?

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Admissions strategy for St James CofE Primary School, Daisy Hill

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Ofsted inspections

Ungraded inspection
Latest publication date
30 June 2024
Inspection date
9 May 2024
Inspection type
-
Category of concern
None recorded
SafeguardingNot available

Inspection outcomes

  • Outcome

    School remains Good

    Graded 30 June 2024

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Inspection history

Showing the last 1 inspection on record, including monitoring visits.

Admissions

High pressure

Official Department for Education applications and offers data for Reception in academic year 2025/26.

Academic year

Academic year

2025/26

Published admission number (PAN)

Published admission number (PAN)

46

Places offered by the school

Applications received

Applications received

84

Times listed as any preference

Offers made

Offers made

45

Preferred offers from this school

Oversubscription ratio

Oversubscription ratio

1.83×

Applications per place

Offer rate

Where to apply

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Local authority
Bolton
Admissions portal
GOV.UK — apply for a primary school place (Bolton)
Application deadline
15 January 2027 (on-time deadline for primary entry, September 2027)
School website
http://www.st-james-daisy-hill.bolton.sch.uk/

If the portal link opens GOV.UK, select Bolton to reach your council's application system.

Performance & outcomes

Official Department for Education attainment and outcomes data. Suppressed or unpublished figures are shown as “Not published”.

Key stage 2 (primary)

Key stage 2 (primary) data for academic year 2024/25

Official Department for Education key stage 2 attainment for academic year 2024/25.

Reading expected standard

Reading expected %

76.0%

Writing expected standard

Writing expected %

76.0%

Maths expected standard

Maths expected %

67.0%

Reading, writing and maths expected

RWM expected %

65.0%

Reading progress

Reading progress

Not published

Writing progress

Location

BL5 2JU - Hindley Road, Daisy Hill, Bolton, Lancashire

Contact details

Address
Hindley Road, Daisy Hill, Bolton, Lancashire
Postcode
BL5 2JU
Phone
1942634688
Website
http://www.st-james-daisy-hill.bolton.sch.uk/
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Administrative details

Local authority name
Bolton
Local authority code
350

School insights

Local authority context

This school is one of 252 schools in Bolton.

Authority statistics

Total schools

252

Open schools

147

Closed schools

105

Primary schools

151

Data quality

Last updated
14 June 2026
Last imported
14 June 2026

Dates reflect the latest GIAS import and any recorded closure date for this school.

The School Compass Score combines academic outcomes, inspection findings, admissions value, destinations, and school stability to help parents compare schools consistently.

PublishedInspectedTypeSummaryReport
30 June 20249 May 2024-School remains GoodView report for inspection published 30 June 2024
  • School remains Good

    Published
    30 June 2024
    Inspected
    9 May 2024
    Type
    -
    Report
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Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: Ofsted management information via GOV.UK.

Offer rate

53.6%

Offers as a share of applications

First preference offers: 39

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: Department for Education school applications and offers statistics.

Writing progress

Not published

Maths progress

Maths progress

Not published

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: Department for Education performance and outcomes statistics (England).

Secondary schools

34

Special schools

0

Phase distribution

  • Primary151 (61.4%)
  • Secondary34 (13.8%)
  • Special0 (0.0%)
  • Other61 (24.8%)

Nearby schools

School nameDistancePhaseStatus
Eatock Primary School733 mPrimaryOpen
Washacre Primary Academy1.0 kmPrimaryOpen
Washacre Primary School1.0 kmPrimaryClosed
St George's CofE Primary School1.2 kmPrimaryOpen
The Aspire Hub, Bolton1.4 kmNot applicableClosed
Compass Centre West1.5 kmNot applicableClosed
St George's CofE Infant School1.5 kmPrimaryClosed
Atherton St George's CofE Primary School1.6 kmPrimaryOpen
Westhoughton High School1.6 kmSecondaryOpen
St George's CofE Junior School1.6 kmPrimaryClosed
  • Eatock Primary School
    Distance
    733 m
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Open
  • Washacre Primary Academy
    Distance
    1.0 km
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Open
  • Washacre Primary School
    Distance
    1.0 km
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Closed
  • St George's CofE Primary School
    Distance
    1.2 km
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Open

Similar schools

Same phase (Primary) and local authority (Bolton)

School namePhasePostcodeStatus
All Saints CofE Primary SchoolPrimaryBL4 7PYOpen
Beacon Primary SchoolPrimaryBL6 7ALOpen
Beacon Primary SchoolPrimaryBL6 7ALClosed
Beaumont Primary SchoolPrimaryBL3 4RXOpen
Bishop Bridgeman CofE Primary SchoolPrimaryBL3 6PYOpen
  • All Saints CofE Primary School
    Phase
    Primary
    Postcode
    BL4 7PY
    Status
    Open
  • Beacon Primary School
    Phase
    Primary
    Postcode
    BL6 7AL
    Status
    Open
  • Beacon Primary School
    Phase
    Primary
    Postcode
    BL6 7AL
    Status
    Closed
  • Beaumont Primary School
    Phase
    Primary
    Postcode
    BL3 4RX
    Status
    Open
  • Bishop Bridgeman CofE Primary School
The Aspire Hub, Bolton
Distance
1.4 km
Phase
Not applicable
Status
Closed
  • Compass Centre West
    Distance
    1.5 km
    Phase
    Not applicable
    Status
    Closed
  • St George's CofE Infant School
    Distance
    1.5 km
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Closed
  • Atherton St George's CofE Primary School
    Distance
    1.6 km
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Open
  • Westhoughton High School
    Distance
    1.6 km
    Phase
    Secondary
    Status
    Open
  • St George's CofE Junior School
    Distance
    1.6 km
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Closed
  • Phase
    Primary
    Postcode
    BL3 6PY
    Status
    Open