St James's Church of England High School
St James's Church of England High School is a voluntary aided Church of England secondary school located on Lucas Road, Farnworth in Greater Manchester, England.
| St James's Church of England High School | |
|---|---|
| Address | |
Lucas Road , , BL4 9RU | |
| Information | |
| Type | Voluntary aided school |
| Motto | Caring For Others - Achieving Excellence |
| Religious affiliation(s) | Church of England |
| Local authority | Bolton |
| Department for Education URN | 105266 Tables |
| Ofsted | Reports |
| Headteacher | Mrs C. Anderson |
| Deputy Headteacher | Mr R. Coulson |
| Staff | ~150 |
| Gender | Coeducation |
| Age | 11 to 16 |
| Enrolment | ~1,000 pupils |
| Houses | Radcliffe,Wilkinson,Redgrave,Holmes |
| Colour(s) | Blue and Silver |
| Website | http://www.st-james.bolton.sch.uk/ |
History
The school was a secondary modern school. It became a comprehensive in the early 1970s, and effectively became the only school in the area when the former Farnworth Grammar School was demolished. There is also a St James C of E Primary School in Farnworth, on Hillside Avenue.
Exam success
The school is continually achieving high GCSE grades, with 61% of pupils attaining the equivalent to 5 GCSEs at grade C or above. The school achieved sports college status in September 2005. The new sports area includes a dance studio, a multi-use games area (MUGA) and a sports hall. St James' is a respectable school in all areas, especially in charity work, for which they raise over £5,000 each year. The sports college status has now been removed. The school recently achieved its highest ever exam success in 2008 with 73% of pupils achieving 5 or more Grade A* to C G.C.S.Es. With 65% of pupils achieving 5 or more Grade A* to C G.C.S.Es including Maths and English. But, the school has refused to publish any results for the 2015 GCSE results.
Assistant Headteachers - Mrs C. Thornton, Mr A. Leigh, Mr J. Waring and Mrs S. Gibbs
Charity work
The school has a rich history of charity work and fundraising. In 2004, the school started a fundraising project called 'B The Change'. This project was to raise money for a selection of charities including Ryan's Well and Fairtrade. It proved to be very successful - the school creating 'B THE CHANGE" wristbands as a part of this in the then school colours of blue and yellow; the proceeds of whose sale went to charity. Charities that the school has supported include Bisee Books, the Fairtrade campaign and Winter Watch. The school continues to support these charities, as well as Masooli School in Uganda. St James's recently hosted a choir from the Pearl of Africa Childcare charity during their UK tour.
Ofsted Outstanding
Following the appointment of a new headteacher, Mrs T Lewyckyj, St James was inspected by Ofsted and received an overall grade of Outstanding. This was the only secondary school in Bolton to receive this honour at the time of inspection, and places St James in the top 2% of schools nationally. This inspection is dated back in 2011.
Notable former pupils
- Laurence Robertson - Conservative MP for Tewkesbury (when a secondary modern and later transferred to Farnworth Grammar).
- Jason Wilcox - Former England, Blackburn Rovers and Leeds United footballer
- Luke Daniels - Scunthorpe United goalkeeper
- Tom Aldred - is a defender with League One side Blackpool.