The Academy At St. James

General Info

Education Phase
Primary
Ofsted rating
Good
May 5 2022 Ofsted report
Gender
Mixed
Age range
2 - 11 y.o.
Type
Academies
Funding
State-funded primary
Admissions policy
Not applicable
Religious Character
Church of England
Sixth Form
Does not have a sixth form
Local authority
Bradford
Unique reference
143847
Address
Chelwood Drive, Allerton, BD15 7YD

Pupils

Number of Pupils
327 (64% of total capacity)
Boys
52.3%
Girls
47.7%
First language not English
17.4%
Free school meals (FSM)
41.6%
Persistent absence
16.6%
Special education needs (SEN)
15.0%
Pupil ethnicities
White British 43.1%
Pakistani 22.9%
Other White 10.1%
Mixed 10%
African 5.5%
Other Black 1.8%
Indian 1.5%
Other Asian 1.5%
Other 1.2%
Bangladeshi 0.9%
Irish 0.6%
Gypsy/Roma 0.3%
Caribbean 0.3%
Capacity %: Year 2022-2023 Persistent absence and other Pupils data: Year 2023-2024

Exam Results

Primary Results

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

ReadingAverage-0.9
WritingAverage1.2
MathsAverage-1.6
Year 2022-2023

Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths

School 45%
Local authority average 58%
England average 61%

Pupils achieving at a HIGHER standard in reading, writing and maths

School 5%
Local authority average 6%
England average 8%

Average score in reading

School 103
Local authority average 104
England average 105

Average score in maths

School 101
Local authority average 104
England average 104
School: Year 2022-2023
Local authority average: Year 2023-2024
National average: Year 2023-2024

Admissions

The Academy At St. James

Admission Policy
n/a
Total available places
30
Status
Oversubscribed
This school is Oversubscribed because there were more 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
32
2nd preference
15
3rd preference
9
From another Local Authority
0
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
30
2nd preference
0
3rd preference
0
To another Local Authority
0
Breakdown of offers made on National Offer Day (in-year applications are excluded)
Year 2024-2025

Class sizes

Class typeClass size
Average size of one-teacher classes26
Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher30
Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher29
Year 2023-2024

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Early Years 2, Full-time
3
0
3
Nursery Year 1, Part-time
16
10
6
Nursery Year 1, Full-time
7
5
2
Nursery Year 2, Part-time
18
8
10
Nursery Year 2, Full-time
8
4
4
Reception, Full-time
30
13
17
Year 1
40
23
17
Year 2
38
18
20
Year 3
42
26
16
Year 4
41
20
21
Year 5
55
29
26
Year 6
29
15
14
Year 2023-2024

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