Ofsted inspection · 25/01/2017
Overview of St James' CofE Academy · Primary · Bedford
How does this school perform?
Key Stage 2 · 2024/25 · trend since 2022/23
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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2024/25
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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 | 54% | 11% | 79% | 25% | 61% | 11% | 64% | 14% | 93% | 75% | 105.0 | 103.0 | 104.0 | — | — | — | 13% | 192 |
| 2023/24 | 52% | 6% | 61% | 26% | 65% | 6% | 65% | 19% | 90% | 61% | 104.0 | 102.0 | 102.0 | — | — | — | 9% | 201 |
| 2022/23 | 71% | 4% | 93% | 46% | 82% | 7% | 86% | 39% | 89% | 93% | 109.0 | 108.0 | 107.0 | +3.70 | -0.50 | +2.40 | 10% | 200 |
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 | 192 | 21.1 | 13% | 14% | 19% | 5% | 12% |
| 2023/24 | 201 | 17.9 | 9% | 15% | 17% | 5% | 12% |
| 2022/23 | 200 | 19.4 | 10% | 16% | 15% | 4% | 7% |
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.