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Schools similar to St James' Catholic Primary School Orrell

Wigan · ages 4 to 11 · URN 106492

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1Much Woolton Catholic Primary School

Liverpool · ages 4 to 11 · URN104636

402 pupils / 347 at St James' Catholic Primary School Orrell2025/26 · Academic year

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Ungraded inspection (previous framework) · 12 February 2025
  • Outcome: Standards maintained
Why it matched
  • Free school meals: 0.7 percentage points higher
  • First language other than English: 0.7 percentage points lower
  • SEND: 3.02 percentage points lower
  • 55 more pupils
Sources, Ofsted & match details
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Matching score and calculation

Score -0.00538. A lower score means more similar pupil context. It is not a school rating or a percentage.

  • FSM eligible (current eligibility): difference 0.7 percentage points; weight 45%; contribution 0.00315.
  • First language other than English: difference 0.7 percentage points; weight 25%; contribution 0.00175.
  • SEN support and EHC plans (derived percentage): difference 3.02 percentage points; weight 20%; contribution 0.00604.
  • Total pupils: difference 55 pupils; weight 10%; contribution 0.01368.
  • region: same published context; contribution -0.01000.
  • faith: same published context; contribution -0.01000.
  • governance: same published context; contribution -0.01000.

2St Paschal Baylon Catholic Primary School

Liverpool · ages 4 to 11 · URN104679

420 pupils / 347 at St James' Catholic Primary School Orrell2025/26 · Academic year

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Ungraded inspection (previous framework) · 17 May 2023
  • Outcome: School remains Good
Why it matched
  • Free school meals: 0.7 percentage points lower
  • First language other than English: 1.5 percentage points lower
  • SEND: 2.03 percentage points higher
  • 73 more pupils
Sources, Ofsted & match details
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Matching score and calculation

Score -0.00166. A lower score means more similar pupil context. It is not a school rating or a percentage.

  • FSM eligible (current eligibility): difference 0.7 percentage points; weight 45%; contribution 0.00315.
  • First language other than English: difference 1.5 percentage points; weight 25%; contribution 0.00375.
  • SEN support and EHC plans (derived percentage): difference 2.03 percentage points; weight 20%; contribution 0.00406.
  • Total pupils: difference 73 pupils; weight 10%; contribution 0.01738.
  • region: same published context; contribution -0.01000.
  • faith: same published context; contribution -0.01000.
  • governance: same published context; contribution -0.01000.

3Ormskirk St Anne's Catholic Primary School

Lancashire · ages 4 to 11 · URN119682

363 pupils / 347 at St James' Catholic Primary School Orrell2025/26 · Academic year

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Ungraded inspection (previous framework) · 19 March 2025
  • Outcome: Standards maintained
Why it matched
  • Free school meals: 1 percentage point lower
  • First language other than English: 4 percentage points higher
  • SEND: 4.98 percentage points lower
  • 16 more pupils
Sources, Ofsted & match details
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Matching score and calculation

Score -0.00113. A lower score means more similar pupil context. It is not a school rating or a percentage.

  • FSM eligible (current eligibility): difference 1 percentage points; weight 45%; contribution 0.00450.
  • First language other than English: difference 4 percentage points; weight 25%; contribution 0.01000.
  • SEN support and EHC plans (derived percentage): difference 4.98 percentage points; weight 20%; contribution 0.00996.
  • Total pupils: difference 16 pupils; weight 10%; contribution 0.00441.
  • region: same published context; contribution -0.01000.
  • faith: same published context; contribution -0.01000.
  • governance: same published context; contribution -0.01000.

4Ursuline Catholic Primary School

Sefton · ages 4 to 11 · URN104937

408 pupils / 347 at St James' Catholic Primary School Orrell2025/26 · Academic year

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Ungraded inspection (previous framework) · 15 May 2024
  • Outcome: School remains Good
Why it matched
  • Free school meals: 1.4 percentage points lower
  • First language other than English: 1.5 percentage points lower
  • SEND: 4.19 percentage points higher
  • 61 more pupils
Sources, Ofsted & match details
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Matching score and calculation

Score 0.00338. A lower score means more similar pupil context. It is not a school rating or a percentage.

  • FSM eligible (current eligibility): difference 1.4 percentage points; weight 45%; contribution 0.00630.
  • First language other than English: difference 1.5 percentage points; weight 25%; contribution 0.00375.
  • SEN support and EHC plans (derived percentage): difference 4.19 percentage points; weight 20%; contribution 0.00838.
  • Total pupils: difference 61 pupils; weight 10%; contribution 0.01495.
  • region: same published context; contribution -0.01000.
  • faith: same published context; contribution -0.01000.
  • governance: same published context; contribution -0.01000.

5Balshaw Lane Community Primary School

Lancashire · ages 4 to 11 · URN150117

382 pupils / 347 at St James' Catholic Primary School Orrell2025/26 · Academic year

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Graded inspection (previous framework) · 23 April 2025
  • Overall effectiveness: Not judged
  • Quality of education: Good
  • Behaviour and attitudes: Good
  • Personal development: Outstanding
  • Leadership and management: Good
  • Safeguarding is effective: Yes
  • Early years: Good
Why it matched
  • Free school meals: 0.4 percentage points higher
  • First language other than English: 0.5 percentage points higher
  • SEND: 1.17 percentage points higher
  • 35 more pupils
Sources, Ofsted & match details
  • Graded inspection (previous framework) · inspected 23 April 2025 · published 20 May 2025 · monthly file dated 30 September 2026

    Overall effectiveness: Not judged; Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Good; Safeguarding is effective: Yes; Early years: Good

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Matching score and calculation

Score 0.00455. A lower score means more similar pupil context. It is not a school rating or a percentage.

  • FSM eligible (current eligibility): difference 0.4 percentage points; weight 45%; contribution 0.00180.
  • First language other than English: difference 0.5 percentage points; weight 25%; contribution 0.00125.
  • SEN support and EHC plans (derived percentage): difference 1.17 percentage points; weight 20%; contribution 0.00234.
  • Total pupils: difference 35 pupils; weight 10%; contribution 0.00916.
  • region: same published context; contribution -0.01000.
  • faith: no matching bonus; contribution 0.00000.
  • governance: no matching bonus; contribution 0.00000.

6Christ The King Catholic Primary School

Liverpool · ages 4 to 11 · URN104629

414 pupils / 347 at St James' Catholic Primary School Orrell2025/26 · Academic year

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Report card inspection · 25 November 2025
  • Safeguarding standards: Met
  • Inclusion: Expected standard
  • Curriculum and teaching: Expected standard
  • Achievement: Needs attention
  • Attendance and behaviour: Expected standard
  • Personal development and wellbeing: Strong standard
  • Early years: Expected standard
  • Leadership and governance: Expected standard
Why it matched
  • Free school meals: 1.6 percentage points higher
  • First language other than English: 0.8 percentage points lower
  • SEND: 4.91 percentage points higher
  • 67 more pupils
Sources, Ofsted & match details
  • Report card inspection · inspected 25 November 2025 · published 21 January 2026 · monthly file dated 30 September 2026

    Safeguarding standards: Met; Inclusion: Expected standard; Curriculum and teaching: Expected standard; Achievement: Needs attention; Attendance and behaviour: Expected standard; Personal development and wellbeing: Strong standard; Early years: Expected standard; Leadership and governance: Expected standard

  • Ungraded inspection (previous framework) · inspected 17 April 2024 · published 13 May 2024 · monthly file dated 30 September 2026

    Outcome: School remains Good (Improving) - S5 Next

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Matching score and calculation

Score 0.0052. A lower score means more similar pupil context. It is not a school rating or a percentage.

  • FSM eligible (current eligibility): difference 1.6 percentage points; weight 45%; contribution 0.00720.
  • First language other than English: difference 0.8 percentage points; weight 25%; contribution 0.00200.
  • SEN support and EHC plans (derived percentage): difference 4.91 percentage points; weight 20%; contribution 0.00981.
  • Total pupils: difference 67 pupils; weight 10%; contribution 0.01618.
  • region: same published context; contribution -0.01000.
  • faith: same published context; contribution -0.01000.
  • governance: same published context; contribution -0.01000.

7Lawford Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School

Essex · ages 4 to 11 · URN115297

349 pupils / 347 at St James' Catholic Primary School Orrell2025/26 · Academic year

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Report card inspection · 16 June 2026
  • Safeguarding standards: Met
  • Inclusion: Expected standard
  • Curriculum and teaching: Expected standard
  • Achievement: Expected standard
  • Attendance and behaviour: Expected standard
  • Personal development and wellbeing: Expected standard
  • Early years: Expected standard
  • Leadership and governance: Expected standard
Why it matched
  • Free school meals: 3.2 percentage points lower
  • First language other than English: 0.3 percentage points lower
  • SEND: 0.36 percentage points lower
  • 2 more pupils
Sources, Ofsted & match details
  • Report card inspection · inspected 16 June 2026 · published 19 July 2026 · monthly file dated 30 September 2026

    Safeguarding standards: Met; Inclusion: Expected standard; Curriculum and teaching: Expected standard; Achievement: Expected standard; Attendance and behaviour: Expected standard; Personal development and wellbeing: Expected standard; Early years: Expected standard; Leadership and governance: Expected standard

  • Graded inspection (previous framework) · inspected 1 March 2022 · published 8 May 2022 · monthly file dated 30 September 2026

    Overall effectiveness: Good; Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Good; Safeguarding is effective: Yes; Early years: Good

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Matching score and calculation

Score 0.00644. A lower score means more similar pupil context. It is not a school rating or a percentage.

  • FSM eligible (current eligibility): difference 3.2 percentage points; weight 45%; contribution 0.01440.
  • First language other than English: difference 0.3 percentage points; weight 25%; contribution 0.00075.
  • SEN support and EHC plans (derived percentage): difference 0.36 percentage points; weight 20%; contribution 0.00072.
  • Total pupils: difference 2 pupils; weight 10%; contribution 0.00057.
  • region: no matching bonus; contribution 0.00000.
  • faith: no matching bonus; contribution 0.00000.
  • governance: same published context; contribution -0.01000.

8St George's Church of England Primary School, Chorley

Lancashire · ages 4 to 11 · URN119466

317 pupils / 347 at St James' Catholic Primary School Orrell2025/26 · Academic year

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Graded inspection (previous framework) · 4 October 2023
  • Overall effectiveness: Outstanding
  • Quality of education: Outstanding
  • Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding
  • Personal development: Outstanding
  • Leadership and management: Outstanding
  • Safeguarding is effective: Yes
  • Early years: Outstanding
Why it matched
  • Free school meals: 1.2 percentage points higher
  • First language other than English: 1.9 percentage points lower
  • SEND: 4.7 percentage points higher
  • 30 fewer pupils
Sources, Ofsted & match details
  • Graded inspection (previous framework) · inspected 4 October 2023 · published 19 November 2023 · monthly file dated 30 September 2026

    Overall effectiveness: Outstanding; Quality of education: Outstanding; Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Outstanding; Safeguarding is effective: Yes; Early years: Outstanding

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Matching score and calculation

Score 0.00819. A lower score means more similar pupil context. It is not a school rating or a percentage.

  • FSM eligible (current eligibility): difference 1.2 percentage points; weight 45%; contribution 0.00540.
  • First language other than English: difference 1.9 percentage points; weight 25%; contribution 0.00475.
  • SEN support and EHC plans (derived percentage): difference 4.7 percentage points; weight 20%; contribution 0.00939.
  • Total pupils: difference 30 pupils; weight 10%; contribution 0.00865.
  • region: same published context; contribution -0.01000.
  • faith: no matching bonus; contribution 0.00000.
  • governance: same published context; contribution -0.01000.

9St Anne's Catholic Primary School

Surrey · ages 4 to 11 · URN125219

406 pupils / 347 at St James' Catholic Primary School Orrell2025/26 · Academic year

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Ungraded inspection (previous framework) · 6 December 2023
  • Outcome: School remains Good
Why it matched
  • Free school meals: 0.6 percentage points lower
  • First language other than English: 4.7 percentage points higher
  • SEND: 0.16 percentage points lower
  • 59 more pupils
Sources, Ofsted & match details
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Matching score and calculation

Score 0.0093. A lower score means more similar pupil context. It is not a school rating or a percentage.

  • FSM eligible (current eligibility): difference 0.6 percentage points; weight 45%; contribution 0.00270.
  • First language other than English: difference 4.7 percentage points; weight 25%; contribution 0.01175.
  • SEN support and EHC plans (derived percentage): difference 0.16 percentage points; weight 20%; contribution 0.00032.
  • Total pupils: difference 59 pupils; weight 10%; contribution 0.01453.
  • region: no matching bonus; contribution 0.00000.
  • faith: same published context; contribution -0.01000.
  • governance: same published context; contribution -0.01000.

10Mary Elton Primary School

North Somerset · ages 4 to 11 · URN143991

347 pupils / 347 at St James' Catholic Primary School Orrell2025/26 · Academic year

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Graded inspection (previous framework) · 19 March 2024
  • Overall effectiveness: Good
  • Quality of education: Good
  • Behaviour and attitudes: Good
  • Personal development: Good
  • Leadership and management: Good
  • Safeguarding is effective: Yes
  • Early years: Good
Why it matched
  • Free school meals: the same
  • First language other than English: 0.3 percentage points lower
  • SEND: 4.32 percentage points higher
  • Pupils: the same
Sources, Ofsted & match details
  • Graded inspection (previous framework) · inspected 19 March 2024 · published 8 May 2024 · monthly file dated 30 September 2026

    Overall effectiveness: Good; Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Good; Safeguarding is effective: Yes; Early years: Good

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Matching score and calculation

Score 0.0094. A lower score means more similar pupil context. It is not a school rating or a percentage.

  • FSM eligible (current eligibility): difference 0 percentage points; weight 45%; contribution 0.00000.
  • First language other than English: difference 0.3 percentage points; weight 25%; contribution 0.00075.
  • SEN support and EHC plans (derived percentage): difference 4.32 percentage points; weight 20%; contribution 0.00865.
  • Total pupils: difference 0 pupils; weight 10%; contribution 0.00000.
  • region: no matching bonus; contribution 0.00000.
  • faith: no matching bonus; contribution 0.00000.
  • governance: no matching bonus; contribution 0.00000.

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St James' Catholic Primary School Orrell

Wigan · ages 4 to 11 · URN106492

KS2 cohort: 60 eligible pupils. DfE KS2 · 2024/25 · Academic year · Final · source 2026-05-21

St James' Catholic Primary School Orrell: published figures and their sources
MeasureSt James' Catholic Primary School Orrell
Pupils3472025/26
Free school meals9.5%2025/26
First language other than English3.2%2025/26
SEND (SEN support or EHC plan)12.97%2025/26+ source
KS2 expected standard80%2024/25 · Academic year · Final
KS2 higher standard20%2024/25 · Academic year · Final
Overall absence4.04546%2025/26 · Autumn and spring term
Persistent absence6.75241%2025/26 · Autumn and spring term
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How schools are matched

We compare open primary schools in England that teach through to age 11. We match current eligibility for free school meals first, then first language other than English, SEND and pupil numbers. The same age range is preferred. Region, faith and school type have a smaller influence.

A similar intake does not explain a difference in results. Use this list to choose schools to investigate, then check their reports and local circumstances.

View the matching calculation and data sources

SEND is calculated from pupils with SEN support or an EHC plan, divided by the school roll. We only calculate it when the source counts, year and coverage agree. It is rounded to two decimal places here.

Matching weights: FSM 45%, EAL 25%, SEND 20%, pupil numbers 10%. Lower matching scores mean more similar pupil context. Context bonuses can take a score below zero; a score is not a rating or a percentage.

Open England GIAS Primary; statutory low age at most 5 (including nursery ages 2/3) and high age 11. All four inputs required in the same academic year. Prefer exact low/high ages when at least 10 candidates remain after the report-card filter; otherwise disclose relaxation. Outcomes never select or rank peers. Context bonuses require nonmissing exact region, religious character and establishment type code; missing context earns no bonus. Lower distance is closer, including negative totals after bonuses.

5277 schools were eligible; 10 are shown.

  • fsm: Absolute percentage-point difference / 100
  • eal: Absolute percentage-point difference / 100; First language other than English
  • send: Absolute percentage-point difference / 100
  • size: Absolute pupil-count difference / max(target pupils, candidate pupils)

SEND formula: 100 * (SEN_support + EHC_plan) / characteristics.pupils; same school, Academic year and year; SEN total_pupils must equal characteristics.pupils. Ties are resolved by URN ascending.

Schools can be excluded for more than one reason:

  • Not a primary school: 21888
  • Does not cover the full primary age range: 28649
  • Not open: 25399
  • The selected school: 1
  • England location unverified: 3045
  • FSM percentage missing: 192
  • First-language percentage missing: 192
  • Pupil number missing: 192
  • SEND: published SEN support, EHC plan or pupil total missing: 192
  • Different age range: 8819

Missing means no usable figure was provided. Suppressed means the publisher withheld it. Unavailable means no usable value can be shown; check the source and published code. Not applicable and low reliability retain the publisher’s stated limits.

Comparison reference: htc-full-primary-v1:2026-10-19.

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