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Schools similar to St James' Church of England Primary School, Clitheroe

Lancashire · ages 4 to 11 · URN 119419

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HeadteacherChat intake matches; separate from DfE’s official groups.

Showing the closest 10 of 5,277 eligible schools.

KS2 is reading, writing and maths combined. Published cohort counts appear with results where available.

1St Matthew's Church of England Aided Primary School

Hampshire · ages 4 to 11 · URN116352

208 pupils / 262 at St James' Church of England Primary School, Clitheroe2025/26 · Academic year

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KS2 expected standard53%St James' Church of England Primary School, Clitheroe: 51%2 percentage points higher2024/25 · Academic year · Final
KS2 higher standard0%St James' Church of England Primary School, Clitheroe: 2%2 percentage points lower2024/25 · Academic year · Final

KS2 cohort: 30 eligible pupils. DfE KS2 · 2024/25 · Academic year · Final · source 2026-05-21

Why it matched
  • Free school meals: 0.1 percentage points lower
  • First language other than English: 0.1 percentage points lower
  • SEND: 3.42 percentage points lower
  • 54 fewer pupils
Sources, Ofsted & match details
  • Graded inspection (previous framework) · inspected 13 March 2023 · published 16 May 2023 · monthly file dated 30 September 2026

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

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Matching score and calculation

Score 0.00814. A lower score means more similar pupil context. It is not a school rating or a percentage.

  • FSM eligible (current eligibility): difference 0.1 percentage points; weight 45%; contribution 0.00045.
  • First language other than English: difference 0.1 percentage points; weight 25%; contribution 0.00025.
  • SEN support and EHC plans (derived percentage): difference 3.42 percentage points; weight 20%; contribution 0.00683.
  • Total pupils: difference 54 pupils; weight 10%; contribution 0.02061.
  • region: no matching bonus; contribution 0.00000.
  • faith: same published context; contribution -0.01000.
  • governance: same published context; contribution -0.01000.

2St Gabriel's Roman Catholic Primary School, Rochdale

Rochdale · ages 4 to 11 · URN105825

197 pupils / 262 at St James' Church of England Primary School, Clitheroe2025/26 · Academic year

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KS2 expected standard48%St James' Church of England Primary School, Clitheroe: 51%3 percentage points lower2024/25 · Academic year · Final
KS2 higher standard6%St James' Church of England Primary School, Clitheroe: 2%4 percentage points higher2024/25 · Academic year · Final

KS2 cohort: 31 eligible pupils. DfE KS2 · 2024/25 · Academic year · Final · source 2026-05-21

Why it matched
  • Free school meals: 0.8 percentage points lower
  • First language other than English: 0.1 percentage points higher
  • SEND: 0.05 percentage points lower
  • 65 fewer pupils
Sources, Ofsted & match details
  • Graded inspection (previous framework) · inspected 6 February 2024 · published 24 March 2024 · monthly file dated 30 September 2026

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

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Matching score and calculation

Score 0.00875. A lower score means more similar pupil context. It is not a school rating or a percentage.

  • FSM eligible (current eligibility): difference 0.8 percentage points; weight 45%; contribution 0.00360.
  • First language other than English: difference 0.1 percentage points; weight 25%; contribution 0.00025.
  • SEN support and EHC plans (derived percentage): difference 0.05 percentage points; weight 20%; contribution 0.00009.
  • Total pupils: difference 65 pupils; weight 10%; contribution 0.02481.
  • region: same published context; contribution -0.01000.
  • faith: no matching bonus; contribution 0.00000.
  • governance: same published context; contribution -0.01000.

3Fulbourn Primary School

Cambridgeshire · ages 4 to 11 · URN110759

254 pupils / 262 at St James' Church of England Primary School, Clitheroe2025/26 · Academic year

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KS2 expected standard76%St James' Church of England Primary School, Clitheroe: 51%25 percentage points higher2024/25 · Academic year · Final
KS2 higher standard18%St James' Church of England Primary School, Clitheroe: 2%16 percentage points higher2024/25 · Academic year · Final

KS2 cohort: 45 eligible pupils. DfE KS2 · 2024/25 · Academic year · Final · source 2026-05-21

Why it matched
  • Free school meals: 0.7 percentage points lower
  • First language other than English: 1.2 percentage points higher
  • SEND: 0.18 percentage points higher
  • 8 fewer pupils
Sources, Ofsted & match details
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Matching score and calculation

Score 0.00957. 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 1.2 percentage points; weight 25%; contribution 0.00300.
  • SEN support and EHC plans (derived percentage): difference 0.18 percentage points; weight 20%; contribution 0.00037.
  • Total pupils: difference 8 pupils; weight 10%; contribution 0.00305.
  • region: no matching bonus; contribution 0.00000.
  • faith: no matching bonus; contribution 0.00000.
  • governance: no matching bonus; contribution 0.00000.

4St John the Evangelist CofE Primary School Macclesfield

Cheshire East · ages 4 to 11 · URN111331

237 pupils / 262 at St James' Church of England Primary School, Clitheroe2025/26 · Academic year

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KS2 expected standard62%St James' Church of England Primary School, Clitheroe: 51%11 percentage points higher2024/25 · Academic year · Final
KS2 higher standard7%St James' Church of England Primary School, Clitheroe: 2%5 percentage points higher2024/25 · Academic year · Final

KS2 cohort: 45 eligible pupils. DfE KS2 · 2024/25 · Academic year · Final · source 2026-05-21

Why it matched
  • Free school meals: 3.2 percentage points higher
  • First language other than English: 5.8 percentage points lower
  • SEND: 0.6 percentage points lower
  • 25 fewer pupils
Sources, Ofsted & match details
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Matching score and calculation

Score 0.00964. 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 5.8 percentage points; weight 25%; contribution 0.01450.
  • SEN support and EHC plans (derived percentage): difference 0.6 percentage points; weight 20%; contribution 0.00120.
  • Total pupils: difference 25 pupils; weight 10%; contribution 0.00954.
  • region: same published context; contribution -0.01000.
  • faith: same published context; contribution -0.01000.
  • governance: same published context; contribution -0.01000.

5St Peter's Roman Catholic Primary School, Rochdale

Rochdale · ages 4 to 11 · URN105817

213 pupils / 262 at St James' Church of England Primary School, Clitheroe2025/26 · Academic year

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KS2 expected standard59%St James' Church of England Primary School, Clitheroe: 51%8 percentage points higher2024/25 · Academic year · Final
KS2 higher standard9%St James' Church of England Primary School, Clitheroe: 2%7 percentage points higher2024/25 · Academic year · Final

KS2 cohort: 32 eligible pupils. DfE KS2 · 2024/25 · Academic year · Final · source 2026-05-21

Why it matched
  • Free school meals: 1.4 percentage points lower
  • First language other than English: 2.3 percentage points lower
  • SEND: 0.01 percentage points lower
  • 49 fewer pupils
Sources, Ofsted & match details
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Matching score and calculation

Score 0.01077. 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 2.3 percentage points; weight 25%; contribution 0.00575.
  • SEN support and EHC plans (derived percentage): difference 0.01 percentage points; weight 20%; contribution 0.00002.
  • Total pupils: difference 49 pupils; weight 10%; contribution 0.01870.
  • region: same published context; contribution -0.01000.
  • faith: no matching bonus; contribution 0.00000.
  • governance: same published context; contribution -0.01000.

6The Batt Church of England Primary School

Oxfordshire · ages 4 to 11 · URN142377

289 pupils / 262 at St James' Church of England Primary School, Clitheroe2025/26 · Academic year

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KS2 expected standard56%St James' Church of England Primary School, Clitheroe: 51%5 percentage points higher2024/25 · Academic year · Final
KS2 higher standard2%St James' Church of England Primary School, Clitheroe: 2%Same published figure2024/25 · Academic year · Final

KS2 cohort: 57 eligible pupils. DfE KS2 · 2024/25 · Academic year · Final · source 2026-05-21

Why it matched
  • Free school meals: 1.4 percentage points lower
  • First language other than English: 1.2 percentage points lower
  • SEND: 1.71 percentage points lower
  • 27 more pupils
Sources, Ofsted & match details
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Matching score and calculation

Score 0.01207. 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 1.2 percentage points; weight 25%; contribution 0.00300.
  • SEN support and EHC plans (derived percentage): difference 1.71 percentage points; weight 20%; contribution 0.00342.
  • Total pupils: difference 27 pupils; weight 10%; contribution 0.00934.
  • region: no matching bonus; contribution 0.00000.
  • faith: same published context; contribution -0.01000.
  • governance: no matching bonus; contribution 0.00000.

7St Martin's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, Scarborough

North Yorkshire · ages 4 to 11 · URN121615

275 pupils / 262 at St James' Church of England Primary School, Clitheroe2025/26 · Academic year

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KS2 expected standard77%St James' Church of England Primary School, Clitheroe: 51%26 percentage points higher2024/25 · Academic year · Final
KS2 higher standard10%St James' Church of England Primary School, Clitheroe: 2%8 percentage points higher2024/25 · Academic year · Final

KS2 cohort: 39 eligible pupils. DfE KS2 · 2024/25 · Academic year · Final · source 2026-05-21

Why it matched
  • Free school meals: 4.3 percentage points lower
  • First language other than English: 3.4 percentage points higher
  • SEND: 0.95 percentage points higher
  • 13 more pupils
Sources, Ofsted & match details
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Matching score and calculation

Score 0.01448. A lower score means more similar pupil context. It is not a school rating or a percentage.

  • FSM eligible (current eligibility): difference 4.3 percentage points; weight 45%; contribution 0.01935.
  • First language other than English: difference 3.4 percentage points; weight 25%; contribution 0.00850.
  • SEN support and EHC plans (derived percentage): difference 0.95 percentage points; weight 20%; contribution 0.00190.
  • Total pupils: difference 13 pupils; weight 10%; contribution 0.00473.
  • region: no matching bonus; contribution 0.00000.
  • faith: same published context; contribution -0.01000.
  • governance: same published context; contribution -0.01000.

8Two Rivers Church of England Primary

Bath and North East Somerset · ages 4 to 11 · URN147861

227 pupils / 262 at St James' Church of England Primary School, Clitheroe2025/26 · Academic year

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KS2 expected standardNot applicableSt James' Church of England Primary School, Clitheroe: 51%2024/25 · Academic year · Final
KS2 higher standardNot applicableSt James' Church of England Primary School, Clitheroe: 2%2024/25 · Academic year · Final

KS2 cohort count unavailable (not-applicable; published code z). Small-cohort check unavailable. DfE KS2 · 2024/25 · Academic year · Final · source 2026-05-21

Why it matched
  • Free school meals: 1.4 percentage points higher
  • First language other than English: 2 percentage points lower
  • SEND: 1.14 percentage points lower
  • 35 fewer pupils
Sources, Ofsted & match details
  • Graded inspection (previous framework) · inspected 14 June 2023 · published 30 July 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 0.01694. 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 2 percentage points; weight 25%; contribution 0.00500.
  • SEN support and EHC plans (derived percentage): difference 1.14 percentage points; weight 20%; contribution 0.00228.
  • Total pupils: difference 35 pupils; weight 10%; contribution 0.01336.
  • region: no matching bonus; contribution 0.00000.
  • faith: same published context; contribution -0.01000.
  • governance: no matching bonus; contribution 0.00000.

9St Alban's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy

Cheshire East · ages 4 to 11 · URN141811

268 pupils / 262 at St James' Church of England Primary School, Clitheroe2025/26 · Academic year

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KS2 expected standard48%St James' Church of England Primary School, Clitheroe: 51%3 percentage points lower2024/25 · Academic year · Final
KS2 higher standard0%St James' Church of England Primary School, Clitheroe: 2%2 percentage points lower2024/25 · Academic year · Final

KS2 cohort: 54 eligible pupils. DfE KS2 · 2024/25 · Academic year · Final · source 2026-05-21

Why it matched
  • Free school meals: 3 percentage points higher
  • First language other than English: 4.6 percentage points higher
  • SEND: 0.34 percentage points higher
  • 6 more pupils
Sources, Ofsted & match details
  • Graded inspection (previous framework) · inspected 4 February 2025 · published 19 March 2025 · monthly file dated 30 September 2026

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

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Matching score and calculation

Score 0.01791. A lower score means more similar pupil context. It is not a school rating or a percentage.

  • FSM eligible (current eligibility): difference 3 percentage points; weight 45%; contribution 0.01350.
  • First language other than English: difference 4.6 percentage points; weight 25%; contribution 0.01150.
  • SEN support and EHC plans (derived percentage): difference 0.34 percentage points; weight 20%; contribution 0.00067.
  • Total pupils: difference 6 pupils; weight 10%; contribution 0.00224.
  • region: same published context; contribution -0.01000.
  • faith: no matching bonus; contribution 0.00000.
  • governance: no matching bonus; contribution 0.00000.

10St Andrew's CofE Primary School

Wirral · ages 4 to 11 · URN152082

205 pupils / 262 at St James' Church of England Primary School, Clitheroe2025/26 · Academic year

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KS2 expected standardMissingSt James' Church of England Primary School, Clitheroe: 51%
2024/25 · Academic year · Final
KS2 higher standardMissingSt James' Church of England Primary School, Clitheroe: 2%
2024/25 · Academic year · Final

KS2 cohort count unavailable. Small-cohort check unavailable.

Why it matched
  • Free school meals: 1.3 percentage points lower
  • First language other than English: 1.4 percentage points lower
  • SEND: 3.69 percentage points lower
  • 57 fewer pupils
Sources, Ofsted & match details
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Matching score and calculation

Score 0.01848. A lower score means more similar pupil context. It is not a school rating or a percentage.

  • FSM eligible (current eligibility): difference 1.3 percentage points; weight 45%; contribution 0.00585.
  • First language other than English: difference 1.4 percentage points; weight 25%; contribution 0.00350.
  • SEN support and EHC plans (derived percentage): difference 3.69 percentage points; weight 20%; contribution 0.00737.
  • Total pupils: difference 57 pupils; weight 10%; contribution 0.02176.
  • region: same published context; contribution -0.01000.
  • faith: same published context; contribution -0.01000.
  • governance: no matching bonus; contribution 0.00000.

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St James' Church of England Primary School, Clitheroe

Lancashire · ages 4 to 11 · URN119419

KS2 cohort: 45 eligible pupils. DfE KS2 · 2024/25 · Academic year · Final · source 2026-05-21

St James' Church of England Primary School, Clitheroe: published figures and their sources
MeasureSt James' Church of England Primary School, Clitheroe
Pupils2622025/26
Free school meals14.5%2025/26
First language other than English12.6%2025/26
SEND (SEN support or EHC plan)18.32%2025/26+ source
KS2 expected standard51%2024/25 · Academic year · Final
KS2 higher standard2%2024/25 · Academic year · Final
Overall absence3.99325%2025/26 · Autumn and spring term
Persistent absence9.74576%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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