St James' Church of England Primary School | School performance

59%

RWM expected · 2024/25

11%

RWM higher · 2024/25

409

Pupils · 2024/25

11%

EAL · 2024/25

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

59%

RWM expected · 2024/25

11%

RWM higher · 2024/25

409

Pupils · 2024/25

11%

EAL · 2024/25

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

59%

RWM expected · 2024/25

11%

RWM higher · 2024/25

409

Pupils · 2024/25

11%

EAL · 2024/25

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

Ofsted inspection

Good

Ofsted inspection · 11/10/2023

Inadequate

Requires improvement

Good

Outstanding

Local authorityGloucestershire

PhasePrimary

School typeAcademy

Pupil : teacher ratio23.3:1

AdmissionsNot applicable

Religious characterChurch of England

StatusOpen

Overview of St James' Church of England Primary School · Primary · Gloucestershire

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How does this school perform?

Key Stage 2 · 2024/25 · trend since 2017/18

RWM expected standard

59%

-6pp

78%69%59%

'18'19'23'24'25

'25 · 59%

RWM higher standard

11%

+4pp

20%14%7%

'18'19'23'24'25

'25 · 11%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard

79%

Reading higher standard

34%

Writing expected standard

79%

Writing higher standard

18%

Maths expected standard

77%

Maths higher standard

30%

Science expected standard

97%

SPAG expected standard

77%

SPAG higher standard

31%

Reading scaled score

106.0

Maths scaled score

105.0

GPS scaled score

105.0

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

409

Pupil : teacher ratio

23.3

Workforce data · 2025/26

EAL

11%

FSM eligible

SEN

14%

Overall absence

Persistent absence

Contact

Address

Merestones Road, Cheltenham, GL50 2RS

Local authority

Gloucestershire

Website

www.stjamescofeprimary-dgat.co.uk

Telephone

01242516836

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History

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	59%	11%	79%	34%	79%	18%	77%	30%	97%	77%	106.0	105.0	105.0	—	—	—	14%	409
2023/24	65%	7%	80%	47%	75%	17%	78%	28%	78%	78%	107.0	105.0	106.0	—	—	—	12%	419
2022/23	62%	12%	80%	40%	75%	13%	70%	22%	78%	78%	106.0	103.0	104.0	+0.30	-1.30	-1.50	10%	417
2018/19	78%	18%	85%	38%	90%	40%	85%	27%	97%	80%	107.0	106.0	107.0	+1.10	+2.50	-0.60	8%	412
2017/18	75%	20%	77%	48%	89%	30%	82%	39%	86%	89%	108.0	106.0	109.0	+1.90	+1.30	+1.10	—	403

Pupils & absence

Year	Pupils	Pupil:teacher	SEN	EAL	FSM ever	Absence	Persistent absence
2024/25	409	22.4	14%	11%	7%	4%	9%
2023/24	419	20.5	12%	11%	6%	4%	9%
2022/23	417	21.8	10%	11%	6%	4%	6%
2021/22	417	22.8	9%	7%	7%	6%	12%
2020/21	411	23.0	9%	6%	8%	—	—
2018/19	412	23.7	8%	6%	10%	3%	4%
2017/18	—	26.7	—	—	—	3%	5%