St James Church of England First School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Primary
- School rating
- Good Feb 4 2025 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 2 - 9 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
- Dorset
- Unique reference
- 148300
- Address
- Gaunts Common, BH21 4JN
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 138 (87% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 47.1%
- Girls
- 52.9%
- First language not English
- 2.9%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 5.1%
- Persistent absence
- 13.6%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 8.0%
White British 90.6%
Other White 5.8%
Mixed 2.2%
Gypsy/Roma 1.4%
Admissions
St James Church of England First School
- Admission Policy
- n/a
- Total available places
- 24
- Status
- Oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 35
- 2nd preference
- 15
- 3rd preference
- 4
- From another Local Authority
- 5
Offers
- 1st preference
- 24
- 2nd preference
- 0
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 1
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 11 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Nursery Year 1, Part-time | 7 3 4 |
| Nursery Year 2, Part-time | 19 10 9 |
| Reception, Full-time | 26 15 11 |
| Year 1 | 15 4 11 |
| Year 2 | 28 9 19 |
| Year 3 | 22 15 7 |
| Year 4 | 21 9 12 |