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EnglandSouth WestBournemouth, Christchurch and PooleBH7 6DWSt James' Church of England Primary Academy
Primary

St James' Church of England Primary Academy

Primary

Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole · Bournemouth · BH7 6DW www.stjamescebournemouth.com

Pupils
404
cap. 420
Ages
4 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Academy
68%
RWM expected · 2024/25
17%
RWM higher · 2024/25
404
Pupils · 2024/25
30%
EAL · 2024/25
10%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
68%
RWM expected · 2024/25
17%
RWM higher · 2024/25
404
Pupils · 2024/25
30%
EAL · 2024/25
10%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Good

Ofsted inspection · 25/01/2023

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityBournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
PhasePrimary
School typeAcademy
Pupil : teacher ratio24.5:1
AdmissionsNon-selective
Religious characterChurch of England
StatusOpen

Overview of St James' Church of England Primary Academy · Primary · Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole

How does this school perform?

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

RWM expected standard
68%
0pp
75%69%62%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 68%
RWM higher standard
17%
+7pp
20%14%8%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 17%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
81%
Reading higher standard
47%
Writing expected standard
81%
Writing higher standard
20%
Maths expected standard
80%
Maths higher standard
31%
Science expected standard
86%
SPAG expected standard
80%
SPAG higher standard
36%
Reading scaled score
108.0
Maths scaled score
106.0
GPS scaled score
107.0

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
404
Pupil : teacher ratio
24.5
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
30%
FSM eligible
15%
SEN
25%
Overall absence
5%
Persistent absence
10%

Contact

Address
Pokesdown Hill, Christchurch Road, Bournemouth, BH7 6DW
Local authority
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
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
2024/2568%17%81%47%81%20%80%31%86%80%108.0106.0107.025%404
2023/2468%10%77%38%78%18%82%25%85%78%106.0105.0106.021%399
2022/2367%8%80%28%72%12%88%35%80%80%106.0107.0105.0+0.30+0.00+2.5016%409
2018/1962%13%73%32%78%22%73%30%88%72%105.0104.0104.0-0.10-1.00-1.3012%420
2017/1875%20%82%41%86%27%82%30%93%91%107.0106.0108.0-0.10-0.30-0.2012%411
2016/1773%15%81%41%81%25%93%37%86%81%106.0108.0108.0+1.90+0.80+3.4013%417

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
2024/2540424.825%30%15%5%10%
2023/2439921.021%23%17%6%17%
2022/2340922.816%22%19%6%16%
2021/2241723.314%10%19%7%19%
2020/2141022.811%9%19%
2018/1942025.112%10%16%3%8%
2017/1841122.612%8%13%4%8%
2016/1741724.513%7%12%3%6%

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