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
- 989 (97% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 53.5%
- Girls
- 46.5%
- First language not English
- 19%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 25%
- Persistent absence
- 21.5%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 23.9%
White British 71.4%
Other White 8.3%
Other 5.4%
Mixed 5.1%
Unclassified 2.8%
African 2.1%
Indian 1.8%
Other Asian 0.9%
Chinese 0.9%
Bangladeshi 0.6%
Pakistani 0.3%
Other Black 0.2%
Gypsy/Roma 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Entering EBacc
School 62%
Local authority average 37%
England average 41%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 53%
Local authority average 46%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 46.8
Local authority average 45.3
England average 45.9
EBacc average point score
School 4.41
Local authority average 4.01
England average 4.08
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Dance: General | Technical Award | 6 |
| Health Studies | Technical Award | 54 |
| Music performance: Group | Technical Award | 16 |
| Speech & Drama | Technical Award | 17 |
| Arabic | GCSE | 1 |
| Art & Design (Fine Art) | GCSE | 44 |
| Biology | GCSE | 21 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 21 |
| Chinese | GCSE | 4 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 23 |
Admissions
St James School
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 187
- Status
- Oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 220
- 2nd preference
- 115
- 3rd preference
- 69
- From another Local Authority
- 0
Offers
- 1st preference
- 183
- 2nd preference
- 4
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 26.5 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 199 102 97 |
| Year 8 | 199 102 97 |
| Year 9 | 194 115 79 |
| Year 10 | 198 102 96 |
| Year 11 | 199 108 91 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 80.0% 81.1% 85.5% |
Further education | 77.0% 55.7% 36.9% |
School sixth form | 2.0% 23.0% 35.2% |
Sixth form college | 0.0% 1.7% 12.9% |
Other education destinations | 1.0% 0.7% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 7.0% 4.3% 2.6% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 1.0% 6.0% 3.3% |
| Not in education or employment | 8.0% 6.3% 5.7% |
| Destination unknown | 4.0% 2.3% 3.0% |