St James' Church of England Junior School

Academy sponsor led·Primary school Gloucestershire·GL1 4JU
Composite score
47.6
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#8,160
National rank
#802
In South West
#124
In Gloucestershire
Top 55%
Nationally

Performance (KS2 SATs)

% meeting expected RWM
57%
% achieving higher RWM
9%
Reading average scaled score
104.0
National avg ≈ 105
Maths average scaled score
105.0
National avg ≈ 104
Reading progress
—
Maths progress
—

Ofsted judgements

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Overall effectiveness
Requires improvement
Quality of education
Requires improvement
Behaviour and attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership and management
Requires improvement
Safeguarding effective?
Yes

School profile

Age range
7–11
Pupils on roll
203
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
Church of England

Pupil background

% FSM ever-6
37.4%
Typical primary: 21.5%
% EAL
60.1%
Typical primary: 9.6%

Special educational needs

% SEN support
24.1%
Typical primary: 14.3%
% with an EHC plan
2.5%
Typical primary: 3.0%

Attendance

Overall absence
8.1%
Typical primary: 5.3%
Persistently absent
27.9%
Typical primary: 13.3%

Staffing & funding

Pupils per teacher
16.9
Typical primary: 20.7
Spend per pupil
£6,586
Typical primary: £6,960

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About St James' Church of England Junior School

St James' Church of England Junior School is a primary school in Gloucestershire, classified by the DfE as a sponsor-led academy with a Church of England religious character. Around 203 pupils aged 7 to 11 attend the school. The school holds a 'Requires improvement' judgement from Ofsted. 57% of its pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of Key Stage 2, broadly in line with the national average (national figure: 61%). 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 104 in reading and 105 in maths (national averages are about 105 and 104). 9% reached the higher standard across all three subjects (around 8% do so nationally). Overall pupil absence was 8.1%. There are about 16.9 pupils per teacher. The school serves a community with above-average levels of disadvantage: about 37% of pupils have been eligible for free school meals in the last six years, compared with roughly 24% nationally — useful context when reading the results above. If you are considering St James' Church of England Junior School, it may be worth asking how leaders have responded to Ofsted's findings and what has changed since the inspection. 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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