St James School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary
- Ofsted rating
- Good Nov 15 2023 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 11 - 16 y.o.
- Type
- Academies
- Funding
- State-funded secondary
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious Character
- None
- Sixth Form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Local authority
- Devon
- Unique reference
- 142805
- Address
- Summer Lane, EX4 8NN
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 979 (97% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 52.7%
- Girls
- 47.3%
- First language not English
- 17.9%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 22.3%
- Persistent absence
- 28.8%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 23.4%
White British 73.7%
Other White 8.3%
Mixed 5.2%
Other 4.6%
Unclassified 2.1%
Indian 1.7%
African 1%
Chinese 1%
Bangladeshi 0.8%
Other Asian 0.7%
Other Black 0.3%
Pakistani 0.2%
Irish 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Progress 8 score
- This school
- 0.01
- Local authority average, state-funded schools
- -0.09
- England average, state-funded schools
- -0.03
Entering EBacc
School 70%
Local authority average 37%
England average 39%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 48%
Local authority average 46%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 46.2
Local authority average 45.7
England average 46.3
EBacc average point score
School 4.3
Local authority average 4.01
England average 4.05
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Dance: General | Technical Award | 9 |
| Health Studies | Technical Award | 66 |
| Music performance: Group | Technical Award | 23 |
| Speech & Drama | Technical Award | 22 |
| Arabic | GCSE | 2 |
| Art & Design (Fine Art) | GCSE | 26 |
| Biology | GCSE | 28 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 28 |
| Chinese | GCSE | 2 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 23 |
Admissions
St James School
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 182
- Status
- Oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 235
- 2nd preference
- 133
- 3rd preference
- 80
- From another Local Authority
- 1
Offers
- 1st preference
- 176
- 2nd preference
- 5
- 3rd preference
- 1
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 25.8 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 198 104 94 |
| Year 8 | 193 112 81 |
| Year 9 | 194 99 95 |
| Year 10 | 197 105 92 |
| Year 11 | 197 96 101 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 76.0% 80.5% 85.6% |
Further education | 74.0% 55.9% 35.4% |
School sixth form | 3.0% 22.3% 36.6% |
Sixth form college | 0.0% 1.6% 13.0% |
Other education destinations | 0.0% 0.7% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 10.0% 6.8% 4.1% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 7.0% 5.6% 3.2% |
| Not in education or employment | 6.0% 6.2% 5.9% |
| Destination unknown | 1.0% 0.8% 1.2% |