St James Church of England Junior School is a primary school located in Gloucester. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's overall effectiveness, quality of education, outcomes for pupils and management effectiveness requires improvement. The school inspection was carried out on 25/01/2018. According to tests results, the school's progress in reading and progress in writing are average, The overall pupil absence from this school is 5.1%, which is 1.1 percentage points lower than the UK average.

School Information

Address: Upton Street, Gloucester, GL1 4JU
Website: www.st-james-jun.gloucs.sch.uk/
Telephone: 01452520714
School Type: Voluntary controlled school
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Gloucestershire
Headteacher / Principal: Mr Simon Millington
Religious character: Church of England
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 115606

Ofsted Inspection

  • Overall Effectiveness
  • Quality Of Education
  • Outcomes For Pupils
  • Management Effectiveness

Ofsted inspection date: 25/01/2018

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 7 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 236
Number of Pupils: 134
Number of Boys: 61
Number of Girls: 73

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 5.1% 4%
Persistent absence: 13.6% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Average: -0.5 Confidence interval -2.4 to 1.5
Writing
Average: 0 Confidence interval -1.7 to 1.8
Maths
N/A: 1.7 Confidence interval 0 to 3.3

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:58%
England Average:65%

Pupils achieving at a higher standard in reading, writing and maths

School:11%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:102
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:105
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
St James Church of England Junior School
Upton Street , GL1 4JU
2out of 4 0 yd Voluntary controlled school No Mixed More About School
Hatherley Infant School
Hatherley Road , GL1 4PW
2out of 4 500 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Tredworth Infant and Nursery Academy
Victory Road , Tredworth GL1 4QF
3out of 4 577 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
Widden Primary School
Sinope Street , GL1 4AW
2out of 4 598 yd Community school - Mixed More About School
Tredworth Junior School
Tredworth Road , GL1 4QG
3out of 4 709 yd Community school No Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Ribston Hall High School
Stroud Road , GL1 5LE
3out of 4 1,576 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Girls More About School
Barnwood Park School
St Lawrence Road , Barnwood GL4 3QU
3out of 4 1,768 yd Foundation school No Mixed More About School
Gloucester Academy
Painswick Road , GL4 6RN
- not rated 1,817 yd Academy sponsor led Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Denmark Road High School
Denmark Road , GL1 3JN
4out of 4 1,882 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Girls More About School
The Crypt School
Podsmead Road , GL2 5AE
4out of 4 2,560 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Al Ashraf Primary School
Al Ashraf Cultural Centre , Stratton Road GL1 4HB
- not rated 208 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School
Al-Ashraf Secondary School for Girls
Sinope Street , GL1 4AW
- not rated 554 yd Other independent school No Girls More About School
Edward Jenner School
The Elms , 44 London Road GL1 3NZ
- not rated 1,261 yd Other independent school No Mixed More About School
OneSchool Global UK - Gloucester
7 Eastbrook Road , Gloucester GL4 3DB
- not rated 1,267 yd Other independent school No Mixed More About School
Wotton House International School Gloucestershire
Wotton House , Horton Road GL1 3PR
- not rated 1,340 yd Other independent school No Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.