St James' Church of England Primary School is a primary school located in Cheltenham. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's overall effectiveness, quality of education, outcomes for pupils and management effectiveness are outstanding. The school inspection was carried out on 10/07/2008. According to tests results, the school's progress in writing is above average, progress in reading and progress in maths are average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 2.9%, which is 1.1 percentage points higher than the UK average.

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Merestones Road, Cheltenham

School Information

Address: Merestones Road, Cheltenham, GL50 2RS
Website: www.stjamescofeprimary.co.uk
Telephone: 01242516836
School Type: Academy converter
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Gloucestershire
Headteacher / Principal: Mrs Lisa Harford
Religious character: Church of England
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 144089

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 10/07/2008

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 4 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 420
Number of Pupils: 411
Number of Boys: 200
Number of Girls: 211

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 2.9% 4%
Persistent absence: 3.6% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Above Average: 1.1 Confidence interval -0.5 to 2.7
Writing
Above Average: 2.5 Confidence interval 1 to 4
Maths
Average: -0.6 Confidence interval -2 to 0.8

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:78%
England Average:65%

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

School:18%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:107
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:106
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
4out of 4St James' Church of England Primary School
Merestones Road, GL50 2RS
0 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
4out of 4Warden Hill Primary School
Durham Close, Warden Hill GL51 3DF
737 yd Foundation school No Mixed More About School
3out of 4Greatfield Park Primary School
Hulbert Crescent, Hatherley GL51 3FZ
1,167 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
4out of 4Leckhampton Church of England Primary School
Hall Road, Leckhampton GL53 0HP
1,476 yd Voluntary controlled school No Mixed More About School
4out of 4Naunton Park Primary School
Naunton Lane, GL53 7BT
1,492 yd Community school No Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
3out of 4Cheltenham Bournside School and Sixth Form Centre
Warden Hill Road, GL51 3EF
534 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
4out of 4Pate's Grammar School
Princess Elizabeth Way, GL51 0HG
3,034 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School

16 plus

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
- not ratedGloucestershire College
Cheltenham Campus, Princess Elizabeth Way GL51 7SJ
2,650 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
3out of 4Bettridge School
Warden Hill Road, GL51 3AT
333 yd Community special school Yes Mixed More About School
- not ratedBelmont School
Warden Hill Road, GL51 3AT
419 yd Academy special converter No Mixed More About School
- not ratedUniversity of Gloucestershire
The Park, The Park Campus GL50 2RH
431 yd Higher education institutions Not Applicable Mixed More About School
- not ratedDean Close Preparatory School
Lansdown Road, GL51 6QS
1,123 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School
- not ratedDean Close School
Shelburne Road, GL51 6HE
1,229 yd Other independent school No Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.