St James's Church of England High School
Coordinates: 53°32′42″N 2°25′05″W / 53.545°N 2.418°W
| Motto | Caring for each other - achieving excellence |
|---|---|
| Type | Voluntary aided school |
| Religion | Church of England |
| Headmistress | Mrs T. Lewyckyj |
| Location |
Lucas Road Farnworth Greater Manchester BL4 9RU England |
| Local authority | Bolton |
| DfE URN | 105266 Tables |
| Ofsted | Reports |
| Staff | ~150 |
| Students | ~1,000 |
| Gender | Coeducation |
| Ages | 11–16 |
| Houses | Radcliffe,Wilkinson,Redgrave,Holmes |
| Colours |
blue, yellow and silver |
| Website | 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.
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 £5000 each year. The School recently achieved its highest ever exam success in 2008 with 73% of students achieving 5 or more Grade A* to C G.C.S.Es. With 65% of students achieving 5 or more Grade A* to C G.C.S.Es including Maths and English.
Assistant Heads - Mr R. Coulson, Mrs. Thornton, Mr A. Leigh, Mr J.W. Waring and Mrs S. Gibbs.
Charity work
In 2004, the school started a fundraising project called 'B The Change'. This project was to raise money for many charities including Ryan's Well and Fairtrade. It proved to be very successful and raised thousands of pounds for the charities. Also, the school has their very own wristband for this project. It is blue and yellow (the school colours) and says 'B THE CHANGE' on it. The proceeds of these wristbands also went to charity.They are now helping Masooli School In Uganda. Helps raise money for charities such as Fairtrade,Pearl of Africa Child Care,Bisee Books. They do lots of fundraisers within the school.
Ofsted Outstanding
Following the appointment of the new headteacher, Mrs T Lewyckyj, St James has recently been inspected by Ofsted and received an overall grade of Outstanding. This is the only secondary school in Bolton to receive this honour and this places St James in the top 2% of schools nationally.
Notable former pupils
- Laurence Robertson - Conservative MP for Tewkesbury (when a secondary modern and later transferred to Farnworth Grammar).
- Jason Wilcox - Former England footballer
- Luke Daniels - Motherwell F.C. goalkeeper
- Tom Aldred - is a defender with League One side Acrington Stanley.