St James' Church of England Primary School

General Info

Education Phase
Primary
Ofsted rating
Good
Oct 12 2023 Ofsted report
Gender
Mixed
Age range
4 - 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
Gloucestershire
Unique reference
144089
Address
Merestones Road, GL50 2RS

Pupils

Number of Pupils
419 (100% of total capacity)
Boys
47.3%
Girls
52.7%
First language not English
10.7%
Free school meals (FSM)
6.4%
Persistent absence
6.3%
Special education needs (SEN)
10.5%
Pupil ethnicities
White British 77.6%
Other White 7.2%
Mixed 5.5%
Other Asian 3.6%
Other 2.4%
Indian 0.7%
Chinese 0.7%
Unclassified 0.7%
Irish 0.5%
Bangladeshi 0.5%
African 0.5%
Pakistani 0.2%
Capacity %, Persistent absence: Year 2022-2023 Other Pupils data: Year 2023-2024

Exam Results

Primary Results

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

ReadingAverage0.3
WritingAverage-1.3
MathsAverage-1.5
Year 2022-2023

Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths

School 62%
Local authority average 56%
England average 61%

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

School 12%
Local authority average 7%
England average 8%

Average score in reading

School 106
Local authority average 105
England average 105

Average score in maths

School 103
Local authority average 104
England average 104
School: Year 2022-2023
Local authority average: Year 2023-2024
National average: Year 2023-2024

Admissions

St James' Church of England Primary School

Admission Policy
n/a
Total available places
56
Status
Not oversubscribed
This school is Not Oversubscribed because there were fewer 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
46
2nd preference
47
3rd preference
54
From another Local Authority
0
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
46
2nd preference
6
3rd preference
4
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 classes29.9
Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher29.8
Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher29.9
Year 2023-2024

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Reception, Part-time
1
0
1
Reception, Full-time
58
27
31
Year 1
60
26
34
Year 2
60
33
27
Year 3
60
29
31
Year 4
60
29
31
Year 5
60
31
29
Year 6
60
23
37
Year 2023-2024

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