Water Street, Brindle, Chorley, Lancashire PR6 8NH
10 reasons to choose Brindle St James' Church of England Primary School
Top line
Brindle St James’ Church of England Primary School has a Schoolsmith Score® of 69. It is one of the best state primary schools in Chorley and one of the 3 best independent or state primaries within 3 miles.
School fundamentals
Brindle St James’ Church of England Primary School is a state primary school for boys and girls (60%/40%) between the ages of 3 and 11 years. It is a Church of England voluntary aided faith school. The school was also rated as Good by Ofsted in its last (2022) inspection. Reception places are usually oversubscribed every year, on first preference.
Average class size
Brindle St James’ Church of England Primary School has three mixed-age classes and an average class size of 22 pupils.
Exam results
Average Year 6 SATS results from 2016-19 and 2022 show that Brindle St James’ Church of England Primary School ranks in the top 9% of schools in the country by attainment. By the same measure, progress score rank the school in the top 36% of schools.
The Brindle St James' Church of England Primary School curriculum
School curriculum emphasises Christian social morality and also includes PSHE, French. There is topic-based and thematic teaching for some foundation subjects. The school offers each child a handful of extra-curricular academic activities or hobby clubs.
More on the curriculum
There are regular educational trips for all year groups, visiting speakers and residential trip for Years 5 and 6.
Specialist teaching
Most lessons are taught by the class teacher with some peripatetic and specialist teaching.
Sport at Brindle St James' Church of England Primary School
School offers PE and up to 10 seasonal sports. Representative teams in major sports from Year 3. School Games Mark Gold Award.
The Arts at Brindle St James' Church of England Primary School
Art and music are taught as discrete subjects to all pupils. DT, drama, dance integrated into other subjects. Choir. The school offers each pupil over 5 different extra-curricular creative and performing arts clubs.
Wraparound care
Out of school hours care from 7.45am to 5.45pm.
Find another school near Brindle St James' Church of England Primary School
Westholme Junior & Infants School (7.1 miles); Highfield Priory School (7.2 miles); Ashbridge Preparatory School (7.3 miles).
St Bede’s Catholic Primary School, Chorley (1.7 miles); St Joseph’s Catholic Primary School, Withnell (2.3 miles); Withnell Fold Primary School (4 miles).
Abrar Academy (6.7 miles); Westholme School (7.1 miles).
Balshaw’s Church of England High School (4.2 miles); St Michael’s Church of England High School (4.5 miles); Runshaw College (4.7 miles).