Kimbolton St James CofE Primary School

Voluntary aided school·Primary school Leominster, Herefordshire, County of·HR6 0HQ
Composite score
65.0
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#2,652
National rank
#233
In West Midlands
#11
In Herefordshire, County of
Top 18%
Nationally

Performance (KS2 SATs)

% meeting expected RWM
100%
% achieving higher RWM
0%
Reading average scaled score
115.0
National avg ≈ 105
Maths average scaled score
114.0
National avg ≈ 104
Reading progress
—
Maths progress
—

Getting a place

Offered a place after putting it first
100%
13 first choices, 13 places
First choices per place
1.00
fewer first choices than places
Applications naming the school
27
any preference, for 13 places
Applications from another council area
11%
First preferences per place, last five years▲ 0.06
00.511.5
1 per place
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Red dashed line = one first choice per place. How to read this

Every child who put Kimbolton St James CofE Primary School first was offered a place in 2026, so no distance cut-off applied: living further away did not cost a place that year.

Application figures: DfE, school level applications and offers (2026 intake).

School profile

Age range
4–11
Pupils on roll
78
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
Church of England

Pupil background

% FSM ever-6
11.5%
Typical primary: 21.5%
% EAL
0.0%
Typical primary: 9.6%

Special educational needs

% SEN support
14.1%
Typical primary: 14.3%
% with an EHC plan
3.9%
Typical primary: 3.0%

Attendance

Overall absence
3.9%
Typical primary: 5.3%
Persistently absent
8.0%
Typical primary: 13.3%

Staffing & funding

Pupils per teacher
14.9
Typical primary: 20.7
Spend per pupil
£9,619
Typical primary: £6,960

“Typical” = the median primary school in England. What this means

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School overview

Kimbolton St James CofE Primary School is a primary school serving Leominster, Herefordshire, County of, classified by the DfE as a voluntary aided school with a Church of England religious character. It has 78 pupils aged 4 to 11 on roll. In the most recent Key Stage 2 SATs, 100% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined — well above the national average of 61%. That marks an improvement of 6.0 percentage points in the proportion reaching the expected standard on the previous year, though small year groups can make these figures swing sharply from year to year. On our composite score, which combines the DfE attainment measures above, this places it among the top 18% of primary schools in England.

Pupils achieved an average scaled score of 115 in reading and 114 in maths (national averages are about 105 and 104). Kimbolton St James CofE Primary School was not oversubscribed for September 2026: all 13 families who put it first were offered a place. Overall pupil absence was 3.9%. There are about 14.9 pupils per teacher. Its intake is relatively advantaged, with around 12% of pupils eligible for free school meals in the last six years versus about 24% nationally. Kimbolton St James CofE Primary School does not currently have a recent graded Ofsted judgement on record (often the case for newer or recently converted schools), so it is worth asking when its next inspection is expected. This overview is generated automatically from the latest published DfE performance tables and Ofsted data; figures are rounded, and you can check the originals via the official links above.

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