Syresham St James CofE Primary School and Nursery

School overview

Syresham St James CofE Primary School and Nursery is a primary school serving Brackley, West Northamptonshire, classified by the DfE as a voluntary controlled school with a Church of England religious character. It has 124 pupils aged 2 to 11 on roll. 33% of its pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of Key Stage 2, well below the national average (national figure: 61%). The proportion reaching the expected standard has fallen by 42.0 percentage points compared with 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 in the lower half of primary schools nationally.

Pupils achieved an average scaled score of 107 in reading and 101 in maths (national averages are about 105 and 104). Getting a place is straightforward: for the September 2026 intake every family who made Syresham St James CofE Primary School and Nursery their first choice was offered one of its 10 Reception places. Overall pupil absence was 3.8%. There are about 29.2 pupils per teacher. Its intake is relatively advantaged, with around 11% of pupils eligible for free school meals in the last six years versus about 24% nationally. Syresham St James CofE Primary School and Nursery 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.