St James Road, Orrell, Wigan, Lancashire WN5 7AA
10 reasons to choose St James' Catholic Primary School, Orrell
Top line
St James’ Catholic Primary School, Orrell has a Schoolsmith Score® of 72. It is one of the best state primary schools in Wigan and one of the 4 best independent or state primaries within 3 miles.
School fundamentals
St James’ Catholic Primary School, Orrell is a state primary school for boys and girls (50%/50%) between the ages of 4 and 11 years. It is a Roman Catholic voluntary aided faith school. The school was also rated as Good by Ofsted in its last (2022) inspection.
Average class size
St James’ Catholic Primary School, Orrell has two classes per year, and an average class size of 28 pupils.
Exam results
Average Year 6 SATS results from 2016-19 and 2022 show that St James’ Catholic Primary School, Orrell ranks in the top 6% of schools in the country by attainment. By the same measure, progress score rank the school in the top 11% of schools.
The St James' Catholic Primary School, Orrell curriculum
School curriculum emphasises Catholic social morality and also includes PSHE, French. It is subject based, organised by topics, and with some cross-curricular projects. The school offers each pupil over 5 different extra-curricular academic activities or hobby clubs.
More on the curriculum
There are regular educational trips for all year groups, visiting speakers and residential trips from Year 4.
Specialist teaching
Most lessons are taught by the class teacher with some peripatetic and specialist teaching.
Sport at St James' Catholic Primary School, Orrell
School offers between 10 and 15 different sports over the course of the year. Competitive teams in major sports from Year 3.
The Arts at St James' Catholic Primary School, Orrell
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
School hours are from 9.00am to 3.30pm though after school clubs can extend the day to 4.30pm.
Find another school near St James' Catholic Primary School, Orrell
Tower College, Pre-Prep, Lower & Middle (10.5 miles); Clevelands Preparatory School (12.6 miles).
Orrell Newfold Community Primary School (0.1 miles); Orrell Lamberhead Green Academy (1.8 miles); Billinge St Aidan’s Primary School (2.3 miles).
Tower College (10.1 miles); Scarisbrick Hall School (12.1 miles); Bolton School Girls’ Division (13.2 miles).
Winstanley College (0.9 miles); St Peter’s Catholic High School Visual Arts College (1.1 miles); Hawkley Hall High School (4.2 miles).