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St James' CofE Academy

Main Road, Biddenham, Bedford, MK40 4BD

Local ranking8th of 51 primary schools in Bedford
Ofsted: Good

Primary

Phase

210

Capacity

5-11

Age range

Mixed

Gender

School history and successor

Continues from St James' Church of England VA Primary School (URN 109614) since 1 April 2022. Results, demographics and trends from before then are that school's, shown here so the record is unbroken.

Year:

KS2 Results (Year 6 SATs)

2024-25
Reading, Writing & Maths (Expected)
54.0% nat62.0%
Reading, Writing & Maths (Higher)
11.0% nat8.0%
Reading (Expected)
79.0%
Writing (Expected)
61.0%
Maths (Expected)
64.0%
Grammar, Punctuation & Spelling (Expected)
75.0%
Reading avg scaled score
105.0 nat106.0
Maths avg scaled score
103.0 nat105.0
GPS avg scaled score
104.0
Cohort Size
28

Pupil Demographics

2024-25
Total Pupils
192
Boys
108 (56%)
Girls
84 (44%)
Capacity
210 (91% full)
SEND
13.0%
FSM Eligible
19.3%
EAL
13.5%
SEN with EHC Plan
1.6%
SEN Support
11.5%
Pupil:Teacher Ratio
19.0:1
Teachers (FTE)
10.1
Budget per Pupil
£5,979/yr

Attendance & Absence

2024-25
Overall Absence Rate
4.9% nat6.2%
Persistent Absence
12.5% nat15.8%

Persistent absence: pupils missing 10%+ of sessions.

School Information

Type
Academy converter
Phase
Primary
Religious Character
Church of England
Nursery
No 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: 46.8%
  • Mixed Other: 7.9%
  • Mixed White & Black Caribbean: 7.4%
  • Black African: 6.8%
  • Asian Other: 4.7%
  • Asian Indian: 4.2%
  • Asian Bangladeshi: 4.2%
  • White Other: 3.7%

46.8%

White British

7.9%

Mixed Other

7.4%

Mixed White & Black Caribbean

Historical Trends

KS2 Performance

Pupil Demographics

Attendance & Absence

Ethnicity Over Time

Contact & Location

01234352721
office@stjamesvaschool.co.uk
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Main Road

Bedford, East of England

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Administrative

URN
148982
UKPRN
10090173
Establishment No.
3300
Trust
DIOCESE OF ST ALBANS MULTI-ACADEMY TRUST

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