St James' CofE Academy

Academy converter · Primary school · Bedford, Bedford

MK40 4BD

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2024–25 dataLast updated 19 May 2026

Composite score ?

47.9

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

#7,747

National rank

#839

In East of England

#14

In Bedford

Top 54%

Nationally

Performance (KS2 SATs)

% meeting expected RWM ?

54%

% achieving higher RWM ?

11%

Reading average scaled score ?

105.0

National avg ≈ 105

Maths average scaled score ?

103.0

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) 52% → 54% ▲ 2.0 pts

School profile

Pupils on roll 192 % FSM ever-6 19.3% % EAL 13.5% Age range 5–11 Gender Mixed Religious character Church of England

Official sources

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Latest Ofsted report reports.ofsted.gov.uk DfE Compare School Performance compare-school-performance.service.gov.uk GIAS school details get-information-schools.service.gov.uk

Location

Nearby primary schools

St Francis of Assisi Catholic Primary and Pre-School Bedford · 0.6 mi 28.6 Westfield Primary School Bedford · 0.7 mi 31.2 Great Denham Primary School Bedford · 0.7 mi 55.0 Queen's Park Academy Bedford · 0.9 mi 39.6 Bromham CofE Primary School Bedford · 1.2 mi 52.8 Edith Cavell Primary School Bedford · 1.4 mi 37.7 Priory Primary School Bedford · 1.4 mi 32.5 Livingstone Primary School Bedford · 1.4 mi 31.8