Ofsted inspection · 25/01/2023
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
Subject breakdown
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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All years · Historical DfE data by academic year
Primary — Key Stage 2
Reading, writing and maths attainment and progress scores from DfE.
| Year | RWM expected | RWM higher | Reading exp. | Reading hi. | Writing exp. | Writing hi. | Maths exp. | Maths hi. | Science | SPAG exp. | Read. score | Maths score | GPS score | Reading prog. | Writing prog. | Maths prog. | SEN | Cohort |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 68% | 17% | 81% | 47% | 81% | 20% | 80% | 31% | 86% | 80% | 108.0 | 106.0 | 107.0 | — | — | — | 25% | 404 |
| 2023/24 | 68% | 10% | 77% | 38% | 78% | 18% | 82% | 25% | 85% | 78% | 106.0 | 105.0 | 106.0 | — | — | — | 21% | 399 |
| 2022/23 | 67% | 8% | 80% | 28% | 72% | 12% | 88% | 35% | 80% | 80% | 106.0 | 107.0 | 105.0 | +0.30 | +0.00 | +2.50 | 16% | 409 |
| 2018/19 | 62% | 13% | 73% | 32% | 78% | 22% | 73% | 30% | 88% | 72% | 105.0 | 104.0 | 104.0 | -0.10 | -1.00 | -1.30 | 12% | 420 |
| 2017/18 | 75% | 20% | 82% | 41% | 86% | 27% | 82% | 30% | 93% | 91% | 107.0 | 106.0 | 108.0 | -0.10 | -0.30 | -0.20 | 12% | 411 |
| 2016/17 | 73% | 15% | 81% | 41% | 81% | 25% | 93% | 37% | 86% | 81% | 106.0 | 108.0 | 108.0 | +1.90 | +0.80 | +3.40 | 13% | 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
| Year | Pupils | Pupil:teacher | SEN | EAL | FSM ever | Absence | Persistent absence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 404 | 24.8 | 25% | 30% | 15% | 5% | 10% |
| 2023/24 | 399 | 21.0 | 21% | 23% | 17% | 6% | 17% |
| 2022/23 | 409 | 22.8 | 16% | 22% | 19% | 6% | 16% |
| 2021/22 | 417 | 23.3 | 14% | 10% | 19% | 7% | 19% |
| 2020/21 | 410 | 22.8 | 11% | 9% | 19% | — | — |
| 2018/19 | 420 | 25.1 | 12% | 10% | 16% | 3% | 8% |
| 2017/18 | 411 | 22.6 | 12% | 8% | 13% | 4% | 8% |
| 2016/17 | 417 | 24.5 | 13% | 7% | 12% | 3% | 6% |
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.