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St James Church School

Cranmer Road, Taunton, TA1 1XU

Local ranking119th of 209 primary schools in Somerset
Ofsted: Good

Primary

Phase

420

Capacity

3-11

Age range

Mixed

Gender

Ofsted Inspection

Inspected 26 November 2024 — from September 2024 Ofsted no longer gave an overall grade, but each area below was judged in full

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Safeguarding standards Met
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour & attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership & management
Good
Early years
Good

Scale: Outstanding · Good · Requires improvement · Inadequate

Year:

KS2 Results (Year 6 SATs)

2024-25
Reading, Writing & Maths (Expected)
49.0% nat62.0%
Reading, Writing & Maths (Higher)
3.0% nat8.0%
Reading (Expected)
68.0%
Writing (Expected)
62.0%
Maths (Expected)
66.0%
Grammar, Punctuation & Spelling (Expected)
65.0%
Reading avg scaled score
103.0 nat106.0
Maths avg scaled score
101.0 nat105.0
GPS avg scaled score
105.0
Cohort Size
62

Pupil Demographics

2024-25
Total Pupils
489
Boys
253 (53%)
Girls
226 (47%)
Capacity
420 (114% full)
SEND
15.1%
FSM Eligible
30.4%
EAL
48.3%
SEN with EHC Plan
1.8%
SEN Support
13.3%
Pupil:Teacher Ratio
23.5:1
Teachers (FTE)
20.8
Budget per Pupil
£6,078/yr

Attendance & Absence

2024-25
Overall Absence Rate
6.2% nat6.2%
Persistent Absence
14.2% nat15.8%

Persistent absence: pupils missing 10%+ of sessions.

School Information

Type
Academy sponsor led
Phase
Primary
Religious Character
Church of England
Nursery
Has Nursery Classes
Sixth Form
Does not have a sixth form
Boarders
No boarders
Admissions
Not applicable

Pupil Ethnicity

2024-25
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  • White British: 49.0%
  • White Other: 20.3%
  • Black African: 12.7%
  • Asian Other: 5.4%
  • Asian Indian: 4.4%
  • Mixed Other: 3.9%
  • Asian Bangladeshi: 1.4%
  • Mixed White & Asian: 1.0%

49.0%

White British

20.3%

White Other

12.7%

Black African

Historical Trends

KS2 Performance

Pupil Demographics

Attendance & Absence

Ethnicity Over Time

Contact & Location

Administrative

URN
139324
UKPRN
10040574
Establishment No.
2002
Trust
THE BATH AND WELLS DIOCESAN ACADEMIES TRUST

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