St James' CofE Primary School is a primary school located in Hereford. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's overall effectiveness, quality of education, outcomes for pupils and management effectiveness are good. The school inspection was carried out on 18/10/2013. According to tests results, the school's progress in writing is average, progress in reading and progress in maths are well below average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 3.6%, which is 0.4 percentage points higher than the UK average.

School Information

Address: Vicarage Road, Hereford, HR1 2QN
Website: https://www.stjamesceschool.org/
Telephone: 01432273961
School Type: Voluntary aided school
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Herefordshire, County of
Headteacher / Principal: Mr Ben Caldicott
Religious character: Church of England
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 116885

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 18/10/2013

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 4 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 218
Number of Pupils: 216
Number of Boys: 116
Number of Girls: 100

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 3.6% 4%
Persistent absence: 2.7% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Average: -4.1 Confidence interval -6.4 to -1.7
Writing
Average: 0.1 Confidence interval -2.1 to 2.2
Maths
Well Below Average: -5.6 Confidence interval -7.6 to -3.6

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:37%
England Average:65%

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

School:11%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:101
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:100
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
St James' CofE Primary School
Vicarage Road , HR1 2QN
3out of 4 0 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
St Martin's Primary School
Holly Bush Walk , HR2 6AF
3out of 4 837 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Lord Scudamore Primary Academy
Friar Street , HR4 0AS
3out of 4 1,177 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
Our Lady's RC Primary School
Boycott Road , HR2 7RN
3out of 4 1,183 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
St Thomas Cantilupe CofE Academy
Coningsby Street , HR1 2DY
1out of 4 1,192 yd Academy sponsor led Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Aylestone School
Broadlands House , Broadlands Lane HR1 1HY
2out of 4 1,948 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
The Hereford Academy
Marlbrook Road , Redhill HR2 7NG
1out of 4 2,049 yd Academy sponsor led Not Applicable Mixed More About School
The Bishop of Hereford's Bluecoat School
Hampton Dene Road , Tupsley HR1 1UU
2out of 4 2,137 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
Whitecross Hereford
Three Elms Road , HR4 0RN
3out of 4 3,260 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School

16 plus

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Hereford College of Arts
Folly Lane , HR1 1LT
- not rated 1,610 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Herefordshire, Ludlow and North Shropshire College
Folly Lane , HR1 1LS
- not rated 1,649 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Hereford Sixth Form College
Folly Lane , HR1 1LU
- not rated 1,705 yd Academy 16-19 converter No Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Hereford Cathedral Junior School
28 Castle Street , HR1 2NW
- not rated 496 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School
Hereford Cathedral School
Old Deanery , The Cathedral Close HR1 2NG
- not rated 638 yd Other independent school No Mixed More About School
Herefordshire Pupil Referral Service
Coningsby Street , HR1 2DY
3out of 4 1,111 yd Pupil referral unit Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Barrs Court School
Barrs Court Road , HR1 1EQ
4out of 4 1,399 yd Academy special converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Blackmarston School
Honddu Close , HR2 7NX
3out of 4 1,681 yd Community special school Yes Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.