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EnglandSouth EastBuckinghamshireMK18 5JESt James and St John CofE Primary School
Primary

St James and St John CofE Primary School

Primary

Buckinghamshire · Buckingham · MK18 5JE http://www.stjamesjohn.com

Pupils
134
cap. 166
Ages
4 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Maintained school
69%
RWM expected · 2024/25
19%
RWM higher · 2024/25
134
Pupils · 2024/25
2%
EAL · 2024/25
6%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
69%
RWM expected · 2024/25
19%
RWM higher · 2024/25
134
Pupils · 2024/25
2%
EAL · 2024/25
6%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Good

Ofsted inspection · 30/04/2024

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityBuckinghamshire
PhasePrimary
School typeMaintained school
Pupil : teacher ratio18.0:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterChurch of England
StatusOpen

Overview of St James and St John CofE Primary School · Primary · Buckinghamshire

How does this school perform?

Key Stage 2 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17

RWM expected standard
69%
+15pp
81%57%33%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 69%
RWM higher standard
19%
+5pp
19%14%8%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 19%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
88%
Reading higher standard
50%
Writing expected standard
81%
Writing higher standard
31%
Maths expected standard
75%
Maths higher standard
38%
Science expected standard
94%
SPAG expected standard
81%
SPAG higher standard
44%
Reading scaled score
108.0
Maths scaled score
106.0
GPS scaled score
106.0

DfE did not publish reading, writing or maths progress for 2023/24 or 2024/25. These year groups had no KS1 assessments (cancelled in 2020 and 2021), so progress could not be calculated. Attainment figures above are still published.

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Pupils & context

2024/25

Pupils on roll
134
Pupil : teacher ratio
18.0
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
2%
FSM eligible
8%
SEN
24%
Overall absence
4%
Persistent absence
6%

Contact

Address
Main Street, Chackmore, Buckingham, MK18 5JE
Local authority
Buckinghamshire
Telephone
Email

History

All years · Historical DfE data by academic year

Primary — Key Stage 2

Reading, writing and maths attainment and progress scores from DfE.

YearRWM expectedRWM higherReading exp.Reading hi.Writing exp.Writing hi.Maths exp.Maths hi.ScienceSPAG exp.Read. scoreMaths scoreGPS scoreReading prog.Writing prog.Maths prog.SENCohort
2024/2569%19%88%50%81%31%75%38%94%81%108.0106.0106.024%134
2023/2454%14%61%32%68%14%61%18%93%68%103.0103.0103.020%151
2022/2333%10%76%33%38%10%71%19%86%76%107.0104.0107.0+0.70-6.60-2.1019%147
2018/1962%8%85%31%88%19%69%35%88%88%105.0104.0106.0-1.50-0.90-2.5012%156
2017/1881%10%86%48%86%19%90%24%86%90%108.0106.0107.0+1.90-0.20+0.5019%153
2016/1767%19%76%52%81%24%86%33%86%95%108.0107.0108.0+3.20+0.30+1.6018%149

DfE did not publish reading, writing or maths progress for 2023/24 or 2024/25. These year groups had no KS1 assessments (cancelled in 2020 and 2021), so progress could not be calculated. Attainment figures above are still published.

Pupils & absence

YearPupilsPupil:teacherSENEALFSM everAbsencePersistent absence
2024/2513416.824%2%8%4%6%
2023/2415121.620%3%10%6%13%
2022/2314720.419%3%7%5%11%
2021/2216221.621%1%7%7%15%
2020/2116218.219%1%4%
2018/1915618.612%0%5%4%7%
2017/1815320.719%0%8%4%6%
2016/1714920.118%0%10%4%7%

School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.