St James School
Ofsted: Good
Score
C61
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Location
- Exeter, EX4 8NN
- Distance
- 3.6km away
Thomas Hall School
Cowley Bridge Road, Exeter, EX4 5AD
Local ranking39th of 41 secondary schools in Devon
Ofsted: Requires improvementUpdated— score data refreshed 15 October 2026
All-through
Phase
720
Capacity
4-16
Age range
Mixed
Gender
Latest data: 2026 GCSEs · 2025 SATs · Ofsted inspection 19 March 2024. Figures last updated .
Year:
GCSE Results
2025-26- Average Attainment 8
- 37.4 nat46.2
- Grade 5+ Eng & Maths
- 37.3% nat46.3%
- Grade 4+ Eng & Maths
- 49.2% nat64.8%
- Cohort Size
- 59
Destinations
After GCSE 2024-25
- Sustained education/employment
- 92.0%
- Continued in education
- 72.0%
- Apprenticeships
- 4.0%
- Employment
- 16.0%
- Not sustained
- 8.0%
Pupil Demographics
2024-25- Total Pupils
- 458
- Boys
- 228 (52%)
- Girls
- 210 (48%)
- Capacity
- 720 (61% full)
- SEND
- 32.1%
- FSM Eligible
- 31.0%
- EAL
- 12.9%
- SEN with EHC Plan
- 9.4%
- SEN Support
- 22.7%
- Pupil:Teacher Ratio
- 15.2:1
- Teachers (FTE)
- 30.2
- Budget per Pupil
- £7,789/yr
*Financial data not available for 2025-26 — showing 2024-25
Attendance & Absence
2024-25*Data not available for 2025-26 — showing latest available results
- Overall Absence Rate
- 13.1% nat6.2%
- Persistent Absence
- 39.2% nat15.8%
Persistent absence: pupils missing 10%+ of sessions.
School Information
- Type
- Free schools
- Phase
- All-through
- Religious Character
- Does not apply
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Sixth Form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Boarders
- Not applicable
- Admissions
- Non-selective
Pupil Ethnicity
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- White British: 77.2%
- White Other: 11.3%
- Mixed Other: 3.2%
- Black African: 2.0%
- Mixed White & Asian: 1.8%
- Mixed White & Black Caribbean: 1.6%
- Mixed White & Black African: 1.1%
- Asian Indian: 0.9%
77.2%
White British
11.3%
White Other
3.2%
Mixed Other
Historical Trends
GCSE Performance
KS2 Performance
Pupil Demographics
Attendance & Absence
Contact & Location
Cowley Bridge Road
Exeter, South West
Administrative
- URN
- 147650
- UKPRN
- 10084842
- Establishment No.
- 4029
- Trust
- REACH SOUTH ACADEMY TRUST
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