St James Academy
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary
- Ofsted rating
- Good Jun 4 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
- 859 (86% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 51.1%
- Girls
- 48.9%
- First language not English
- 34.7%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 49.9%
- Persistent absence
- 34.8%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 11.8%
White British 35.6%
Pakistani 14.8%
African 11.5%
Mixed 11.3%
Other White 5.8%
Indian 5.4%
Other 4%
Caribbean 3.4%
Unclassified 3.4%
Other Asian 1.7%
Bangladeshi 1.4%
Other Black 1.4%
Chinese 0.2%
Gypsy/Roma 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Entering EBacc
School 38%
Local authority average 31%
England average 41%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 37%
Local authority average 40%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 36.7
Local authority average 42.9
England average 45.9
EBacc average point score
School 3.31
Local authority average 3.69
England average 4.08
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Health Studies | Technical Award | 1 |
| Music performance: Group | Technical Award | 6 |
| Arabic | GCSE | 3 |
| Art & Design | GCSE | 30 |
| Biology | GCSE | 24 |
| Business Studies:Single | GCSE | 56 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 23 |
| Chinese | GCSE | 1 |
| English Language | GCSE | 152 |
| English Literature | GCSE | 151 |
Admissions
St James Academy
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 174
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 118
- 2nd preference
- 99
- 3rd preference
- 42
- From another Local Authority
- 25
Offers
- 1st preference
- 118
- 2nd preference
- 26
- 3rd preference
- 7
- To another Local Authority
- 10
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 25.4 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 173 95 78 |
| Year 8 | 182 95 87 |
| Year 9 | 172 85 87 |
| Year 10 | 177 88 89 |
| Year 11 | 155 76 79 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 85.0% 84.0% 85.5% |
Further education | 75.0% 59.0% 36.9% |
School sixth form | 3.0% 12.2% 35.2% |
Sixth form college | 6.0% 12.6% 12.9% |
Other education destinations | 0.0% 0.3% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 1.0% 2.1% 2.6% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 0.0% 3.5% 3.3% |
| Not in education or employment | 11.0% 7.1% 5.7% |
| Destination unknown | 3.0% 3.2% 3.0% |