St James Church School

Academy sponsor led · Primary school · Taunton, Somerset

TA1 1XU

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2024–25 dataLast updated 19 May 2026

Composite score ?

35.4

Simplified comparison — how this is calculated. A higher score doesn’t mean a better school for every child.

#11,833

National rank

#1254

In South West

#121

In Somerset

Top 83%

Nationally

Performance (KS2 SATs)

% meeting expected RWM ?

49%

% achieving higher RWM ?

Reading average scaled score ?

103.0

National avg ≈ 105

Maths average scaled score ?

101.0

National avg ≈ 104

Reading progress ?

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Why no data?

Maths progress

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Why no data?

% RWM expected (year-on-year) 43% → 49% ▲ 6.0 pts

School profile

Pupils on roll 489 % FSM ever-6 30.4% % EAL 48.3% Age range 3–11 Gender Mixed Religious character Church of England

Official sources

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Location

Nearby primary schools

Holy Trinity Church of England Primary School Taunton · 0.3 mi 37.3 St George's Catholic School Taunton · 0.4 mi 44.4 North Town Academy Taunton · 0.6 mi 40.0 Holway Park Community Primary School Taunton · 0.7 mi 26.5 St Andrew's Church School Taunton · 0.7 mi 30.6 Minerva Primary School Taunton · 0.7 mi 43.6 Priorswood Primary School Taunton · 0.8 mi 33.3 Blackbrook Primary School Taunton · 0.9 mi 49.6