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EnglandSouth WestSomersetTA1 1XUSt James Church School
Primary

St James Church School

Primary

Somerset · Taunton · TA1 1XU www.stjamessch.co.uk/

Pupils
489
cap. 420
Ages
3 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Academy
49%
RWM expected · 2024/25
3%
RWM higher · 2024/25
489
Pupils · 2024/25
48%
EAL · 2024/25
14%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
49%
RWM expected · 2024/25
3%
RWM higher · 2024/25
489
Pupils · 2024/25
48%
EAL · 2024/25
14%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Good

Ofsted inspection · 04/12/2018

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authoritySomerset
PhasePrimary
School typeAcademy
Pupil : teacher ratio24.1:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterChurch of England
StatusOpen

Overview of St James Church School · Primary · Somerset

How does this school perform?

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

RWM expected standard
49%
+6pp
69%46%22%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 49%
RWM higher standard
3%
-1pp
11%7%2%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 3%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
68%
Reading higher standard
19%
Writing expected standard
62%
Writing higher standard
10%
Maths expected standard
66%
Maths higher standard
16%
Science expected standard
82%
SPAG expected standard
65%
SPAG higher standard
29%
Reading scaled score
103.0
Maths scaled score
101.0
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
489
Pupil : teacher ratio
24.1
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
48%
FSM eligible
30%
SEN
15%
Overall absence
6%
Persistent absence
14%

Contact

Address
Cranmer Road, Taunton, TA1 1XU
Local authority
Somerset
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
2024/2549%3%68%19%62%10%66%16%82%65%103.0101.0105.015%489
2023/2443%4%65%18%57%6%57%6%75%69%103.0100.0103.016%498
2022/2322%5%44%14%39%5%36%10%59%56%100.099.0101.0-2.10-2.70-2.9014%485
2018/1969%11%78%28%76%11%80%30%74%83%105.0105.0107.0+1.20-0.70+1.3016%466
2017/1850%2%57%18%73%11%70%14%75%80%102.0103.0105.0-1.40-0.80+0.0018%434
2016/1776%10%86%14%90%24%83%21%83%86%104.0105.0107.0+3.30+5.30+4.2019%411

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
2024/2548923.515%48%30%6%14%
2023/2449825.016%43%33%7%21%
2022/2348522.114%39%40%8%21%
2021/2245526.418%31%43%7%23%
2020/2146721.817%32%37%
2018/1946623.316%30%38%4%8%
2017/1843420.318%28%36%4%9%
2016/1741121.719%27%32%4%10%

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