SCHOOL PROFILE

St James' Church of England Junior School

Primary Academy sponsor led URN 150509
Open
Pupils 8,834,192 Latest school census
Capacity 236 Published school capacity
Capacity used 78.8% Pupils as a share of capacity
Age range 7 – 11 Statutory age range
OFSTED

Latest graded inspection

15 September 2021
Latest published outcome Requires improvement
OEIF
Quality of education Requires improvement
Behaviour & attitudes Good
Personal development Good
Leadership & management Requires improvement
SCHOOL DETAILS

About this school

School type Academy sponsor led
Phase Primary
Gender Mixed
Religious character Church of England
Local authority Gloucestershire
Trust THE DIOCESE OF GLOUCESTER ACADEMIES TRUST
Census date 15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE

School community

Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.

2025/26
Total pupils 186 186 full-time · 0 part-time
Female pupils 109 58.6% of pupils
Male pupils 77 41.4% of pupils

Free school meals

Pupils eligible for free school meals.

43.0%
18.2 pts above England
School 43.0%
Gloucester 21.4%
South West 20.1%
England 24.8%

English as an additional language

Pupils whose first language is not English.

73.7%
53.4 pts above England
School 73.7%
Gloucester 19.4%
South West 10.7%
England 20.3%

Young carers

Pupils recorded as young carers.

0.5%
0.5 pts below England
School 0.5%
Gloucester 1.2%
South West 1.5%
England 1.0%

Ethnicity

Largest recorded pupil groups.

White British
17.7%
33
Any other White background
16.7%
31
Indian
16.7%
31
African
10.2%
19
Any other Asian background
8.6%
16
Bangladeshi
6.5%
12
Council, regional and national comparisons are pupil-weighted using published school census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS

Special educational needs

Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.

2025/26
Pupils with SEN 28.5% 53 of 186 pupils
7.7 pts above England England: 20.8%
School 28.5%
Gloucester 21.1%
South West 21.7%
England 20.8%
SEN support 24.2% 45 pupils
England 14.8% 9.4 pts above
EHC plans 4.3% 8 pupils
England 6.0% 1.7 pts below
PRIMARY NEEDS

Most common identified needs

Pupils
Specific learning difficulty 22
Moderate learning difficulty 17
Speech, language & communication 14

SEN comparisons are pupil-weighted using published 2025/26 Department for Education school-level data. Primary needs combine pupils receiving SEN support and pupils with EHC plans.

ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE

Key stage 2 outcomes

Published Department for Education results for 2024/25.

2024/25
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading, writing & maths

57.0% 3.4 pts below England
School 57.0%
Gloucester 55.5%
South West 58.4%
England 60.4%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading

68.0%

5.8 pts below England

School 68.0%
Gloucester 69.8%
South West 73.1%
England 73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Writing

66.0%

4.3 pts below England

School 66.0%
Gloucester 66.4%
South West 69.4%
England 70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Maths

74.0%

2.0 pts above England

School 74.0%
Gloucester 68.4%
South West 70.5%
England 72.0%
School results show the percentage of pupils meeting the expected standard. Council, regional and national comparisons are averages of published school-level percentages and are not pupil-weighted official attainment rates.
ATTENDANCE & ABSENCE

Attendance profile

Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.

2024/25
ABSENCE RATE

Overall absence

6.12%

Percentage of possible sessions missed.

0.10 pts lower than England
School 6.12%
Gloucester 6.34%
South West 6.20%
England 6.22%
ABSENCE RATE

Persistent absence

20.94%

Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.

5.12 pts higher than England
School 20.94%
Gloucester 16.04%
South West 15.08%
England 15.82%
ABSENCE RATE

Severe absence

0.85%

Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.

0.95 pts lower than England
School 0.85%
Gloucester 1.71%
South West 1.90%
England 1.80%
Council, regional and national comparisons are averages of published school-level percentages rather than pupil-weighted official absence rates.
HOW DOES IT COMPARE?

School context

Comparison with open primary schools.

CAPACITY

Capacity utilisation

78.8% 9.4 pts below England
St James' Church of England Junior School
78.8%
Gloucester
88.7%
South West
84.2%
England
88.2%
Benchmarks use open schools in the same phase. Capacity utilisation is calculated from published pupil and capacity figures.
Sources: Department for Education · Get Information about Schools · Ofsted monthly management information