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St James School

Summer Lane, Exeter, EX4 8NN

Local ranking9th of 40 secondary schools in Devon
Ofsted: Good

Secondary

Phase

980

Capacity

11-16

Age range

Mixed

Gender

Year:

GCSE Results

2024-25
Average Attainment 8
46.9 nat46.0
Grade 5+ Eng & Maths
53.0% nat45.4%
Grade 4+ Eng & Maths
69.2% nat64.8%
Entering EBacc
61.6% nat40.5%
EBacc APS
4.4 nat4.1
Cohort Size
198

Destinations

After GCSE 2024-25

Sustained education/employment
88.0%
Continued in education
80.0%
Apprenticeships
1.0%
Employment
7.0%
Not sustained
8.0%

Pupil Demographics

2024-25
Total Pupils
989
Boys
529 (53%)
Girls
460 (47%)
Capacity
980 (101% full)
SEND
29.4%
FSM Eligible
27.5%
EAL
19.0%
SEN with EHC Plan
5.6%
SEN Support
23.9%
Pupil:Teacher Ratio
20.3:1
Teachers (FTE)
49.0
Budget per Pupil
£7,034/yr

Attendance & Absence

2024-25
Overall Absence Rate
8.8% nat6.2%
Persistent Absence
21.9% nat15.8%

Persistent absence: pupils missing 10%+ of sessions.

School Information

Type
Academy converter
Phase
Secondary
Nursery
No Nursery Classes
Sixth Form
Does not have a sixth form
Boarders
No boarders
Admissions
Non-selective

Pupil Ethnicity

2024-25
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  • White British: 73.5%
  • White Other: 8.5%
  • Other: 5.5%
  • Black African: 2.2%
  • Asian Indian: 1.9%
  • Mixed White & Asian: 1.7%
  • Mixed Other: 1.7%
  • Mixed White & Black African: 1.1%

73.5%

White British

8.5%

White Other

5.5%

Other

Historical Trends

GCSE Performance

Pupil Demographics

Attendance & Absence

Ethnicity Over Time

Contact & Location

Administrative

URN
142805
UKPRN
10056447
Establishment No.
4016
Trust
THE TED WRAGG MULTI ACADEMY TRUST

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