Southam St James CofE Academy

General Info

Education Phase
Primary
School rating
Requires improvement
Jul 15 2025 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
Warwickshire
Unique reference
146151
Address
Tollgate Road, CV47 1EE

Pupils

Number of Pupils
166 (86% of total capacity)
Boys
56.6%
Girls
43.4%
First language not English
4.8%
Free school meals (FSM)
25.3%
Persistent absence
16.0%
Special education needs (SEN)
15.7%
Pupil ethnicities
White British 81.3%
Unclassified 6.6%
Mixed 6%
Irish Traveller 1.8%
Other White 1.8%
African 1.2%
Irish 0.6%
Other Asian 0.6%
Capacity %: Year 2023-2024 Persistent absence and other Pupils data: Year 2024-2025

Exam Results

Primary Results

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

ReadingAverage-0.5
WritingAverage-1.7
MathsAverage-1.1
Year 2022-2023

Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths

School 50%
Local authority average 61%
England average 62%

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

School 0%
Local authority average 7%
England average 8%

Average score in reading

School 103
Local authority average 106
England average 106

Average score in maths

School 101
Local authority average 104
England average 105
School: Year 2023-2024
Local authority average: Year 2024-2025
National average: Year 2024-2025

Admissions

Southam St James CofE Academy

Admission Policy
n/a
Total available places
14
Status
Not oversubscribed
This school is Not Oversubscribed because there were fewer 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
14
2nd preference
15
3rd preference
10
From another Local Authority
0
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
14
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 2025-2026

Class sizes

Class typeClass size
Average size of one-teacher classes24
Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher19
Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher26.5
Year 2024-2025

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Reception, Full-time
17
10
7
Year 1
23
7
16
Year 2
19
10
9
Year 3
26
11
15
Year 4
29
18
11
Year 5
25
20
5
Year 6
27
18
9
Year 2024-2025

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