St James Academy
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary
- Ofsted rating
- Good Jun 5 2024 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
- Dudley
- Unique reference
- 144657
- Address
- St James's Road, DY1 3JE
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 856 (80% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 49.4%
- Girls
- 50.6%
- First language not English
- 35.9%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 49.9%
- Persistent absence
- 34.2%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 11.6%
White British 37.5%
Pakistani 14.6%
Mixed 12.5%
African 10.5%
Other White 7.5%
Indian 4.7%
Caribbean 3.6%
Other 3.2%
Other Asian 1.9%
Other Black 1.3%
Bangladeshi 1.2%
Unclassified 1.1%
Gypsy/Roma 0.4%
Chinese 0.2%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Progress 8 score
- This school
- 0.03
- Local authority average, state-funded schools
- -0.11
- England average, state-funded schools
- -0.03
Entering EBacc
School 26%
Local authority average 24%
England average 39%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 38%
Local authority average 37%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 38.4
Local authority average 42.5
England average 46.3
EBacc average point score
School 3.3
Local authority average 3.56
England average 4.05
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Music performance: Group | Technical Award | 1 |
| Art & Design (Fine Art) | GCSE | 36 |
| Biology | GCSE | 21 |
| Business Studies:Single | GCSE | 57 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 20 |
| English Language | GCSE | 163 |
| English Literature | GCSE | 162 |
| French | GCSE | 49 |
| Geography | GCSE | 87 |
| History | GCSE | 74 |
Admissions
St James Academy
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 171
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 94
- 2nd preference
- 93
- 3rd preference
- 55
- From another Local Authority
- 12
Offers
- 1st preference
- 94
- 2nd preference
- 37
- 3rd preference
- 2
- To another Local Authority
- 6
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 26.6 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 184 93 91 |
| Year 8 | 168 81 87 |
| Year 9 | 179 89 90 |
| Year 10 | 162 79 83 |
| Year 11 | 163 81 82 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 77.0% 83.7% 85.6% |
Further education | 70.0% 57.7% 35.4% |
School sixth form | 2.0% 11.1% 36.6% |
Sixth form college | 6.0% 14.5% 13.0% |
Other education destinations | 0.0% 0.4% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 5.0% 3.8% 4.1% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 3.0% 3.9% 3.2% |
| Not in education or employment | 14.0% 7.5% 5.9% |
| Destination unknown | 1.0% 1.1% 1.2% |