St James School is a secondary school located in Exeter. 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 25/03/2015. The overall pupil absence from this school is 5.2%, which is 1.2 percentage points lower than the UK average.

School Information

Address: Summer Lane, Exeter, EX4 8NN
Website: http://www.stjamesexeter.co.uk/
Telephone: 01392209922
School Type: Academy converter
Education phase: Secondary
Local authority: Devon
Headteacher / Principal: Miss Lindsay Skinner
Religious character: None
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Unique reference: 142805

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 25/03/2015

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 11 - 16
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 953
Number of Pupils: 968
Number of Boys: 487
Number of Girls: 481

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 5.2% 4%
Persistent absence: 12.5% 8.2%

Education - Secondary

Progress 8 score

Average: -0.02 Confidence interval -0.23 to 0.18
Of the 158 pupils at the end of key stage 4 in this school, 151 are included in this measure.

Entering EBacc

School:70%
England Average:40%

Staying in education or entering employment

School:91%
England Average:94%

Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs

School:42%
England Average:43%

Attainment 8 score

School:47.2
England Average:46.7

EBacc average point score

School:4.33
England Average:4.07

Nearby Schools

Nursery

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
3out of 4Chestnut Nursery
Magnolia Avenue, EX2 6DJ
3,125 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
2out of 4Willowbrook School
Summer Lane, Beacon Heath EX4 8NN
264 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
3out of 4Whipton Barton Infants and Nursery School
Whipton Barton Infant and Nursery School, Hiil Lane EX1 3JP
950 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
2out of 4Whipton Barton Junior School
Whipton Barton Junior School, Hill Lane EX1 3JP
996 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
3out of 4Stoke Hill Junior School
Stoke Hill, EX4 7DP
1,404 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
4out of 4Stoke Hill Infant and Nursery School
Stoke Hill, EX4 7DB
1,438 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
3out of 4St James School
Summer Lane, EX4 8NN
0 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
- not ratedSt Luke's Church of England School
Harts Lane, EX1 3RD
1,442 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School
3out of 4St Peter's Church of England Aided School
Quarry Lane, Heavitree EX2 5AP
2,582 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School

16 plus

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
- not ratedExeter Mathematics School
Rougemont House, EX4 3PU
3,072 yd Free schools 16 to 19 No Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
- not ratedVranch House School
Pinhoe Road, EX4 8AD
846 yd Other independent special school Yes Mixed More About School
4out of 4Ellen Tinkham School
Hollow Lane, Pinhoe EX1 3RW
1,986 yd Foundation special school Yes Mixed More About School
- not ratedExeter School
Victoria Park Road, EX2 4NS
2,636 yd Other independent school No Mixed More About School
- not ratedThe Maynard School
Denmark Road, EX1 1SJ
2,755 yd Other independent school No Girls More About School
3out of 4Devon Hospitals' Short Stay School
Schoolrooms, Bramble Unit, RD&E Hospital EX2 5DW
2,789 yd Pupil referral unit Not Applicable Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.