St James' C of E Primary School, Blackburn
St James' C of E Primary School, Blackburn

Admissions

New Reception Intake

Children are admitted to school in September of the school year in which they will be five. The standard number for new entrants is 60.

Please note, all the school admissions are processed through the Local Authority. Parents should contact Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council's Children's Services.

In Year Admissions

Applications for each year group are considered by the Local Authority. If you wish for your child to attend St James' an application should be submitted to Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council's Children's Services.

Over Subscription

If there are more applicants for admission than available spaces then the admission criteria applies. The admissions criteria is detailed in the Admissions Policy.

Please see our 'Policies' page for Admissions Policy.

Parents are invited to ring the school office (01254 698335) and make an appointment with Mrs Rehman, the School Pastoral Leader, to visit the school prior to admission.

St James' C of E Primary School Earl Street, Blackburn BB1 8EG
Headteacher Mr D Stitcher
SENDCo Mr J Cameron
- email address on telephone request
Enquiries should be addressed to Mr R. Dewhurst.
Telephone 01254 698335
Office Hours Monday to Friday 7:45am to 4:00pm
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Full Re-opening of School - 8th March

Following the Government's announcement, we are preparing school for a full re-opening on Monday 8th March 2021. We will update you with more information as soon as we can. In the meantime, please check your email for details of how to download and log into our new app. This will help us communicate with you quickly and effectively.