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Darwen St James CofE Primary Academy

Darwen St James CofE Primary Academy
St James Crescent
Darwen
Lancashire
England
BB30EY

📞 phone: 01254 703260

👩‍🏫 headteacher: Miss Laura Peckson

🌍 web: www.darwenstjames.co.uk

208 pupils mixed gender
265 pupils capacity: 78% full

121 boys 57%

87 girls 42%

Last updated:

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Trust school
Supported by a multi-academy trust
URN
140891
Education phase
Primary
Religious character
Church of England
Establishment type
Academy converter
Establishment #
3377
Open date
1. October 2014
Reason open
Academy Converter
OSGB coordinates
Easting: 369574, Northing: 422894
GPS coordinates
Latitude: 53.702, Longitude: -2.4623
Accepting pupils
3—11 years old
Boarders
No boarders
Census date
18. January 2024
Ofsted last inspection
22. February 2023
Diocese
Diocese of Blackburn
Region › Const. › Ward
North West › Rossendale and Darwen › Darwen East
Free school meals %
50.00
Trust
CIDARI EDUCATION LIMITED
Learning provider ref #
10046199

School governors

  • Mr Kevin Colyer, Local Governor
    (1. May 2022—30. April 2026)
  • Miss Chantelle Cooney, Local Governor
    (1. September 2021—31. August 2025)
  • Miss Laura Peckson, Local Governor
    (1. September 2018—None)
  • Mr Daniel Riley, Local Governor
    (1. January 2023—31. December 2026)
  • Mrs Tara Maynard, Chair of Local Governing Body
    (1. November 2023—31. October 2027)
  • Mr Peter Ashworth, Local Governor
    (18. September 2023—17. September 2027)
  • Mrs Michaela Underwood, Local Governor
    (18. September 2023—17. September 2027)
  • Miss Amy Sears, Local Governor
    (15. April 2024—14. April 2028)
  • Ms Imelda Hall, Local Governor
    (1. September 2024—31. August 2028)
  • Miss Philippa Kershaw, Local Governor
    (16. April 2024—16. April 2028)
  • Miss Melissa Matthews, Local Governor
    (1. September 2024—1. September 2028)
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