The Academy At St. James is a primary school located in Bradford. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's overall effectiveness, quality of education, outcomes for pupils and management effectiveness are inadequate. The school inspection was carried out on 14/04/2016. According to tests results, the school's progress in reading, progress in writing and progress in maths are average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 4.7%, which is 0.7 percentage points lower than the UK average.

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Chelwood Drive, Bradford

School Information

Address: Chelwood Drive, Bradford, BD15 7YD
Website: www.academystjames.com
Telephone: 01274777095
School Type: Academy sponsor led
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Bradford
Headteacher / Principal: Mr Chris Tolson
Religious character: Church of England
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 143847

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 14/04/2016

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 2 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 448
Number of Pupils: 320
Number of Boys: 163
Number of Girls: 157

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 4.7% 4%
Persistent absence: 13.2% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Average: 0 Confidence interval -1.8 to 1.8
Writing
Average: 1.6 Confidence interval -0.1 to 3.3
Maths
Average: 0.9 Confidence interval -0.7 to 2.5

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:57%
England Average:65%

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

School:7%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:102
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:104
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Nursery

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
St Edmund's Nursery School & Children's Centre
Washington Street , Girlington BD8 9QW 		4out of 4 2,748 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
The Academy At St. James
Chelwood Drive , Allerton BD15 7YD 		1out of 4 0 yd Academy sponsor led Yes Mixed More About School
St Matthew's Catholic Primary School
Saffron Drive , Allerton BD15 7NE 		3out of 4 515 yd Voluntary aided school Yes Mixed More About School
Ley Top Primary School
Avenel Road , Allerton BD15 7PQ 		3out of 4 612 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Beckfoot Allerton Primary School and Nursery
Garforth Street , Allerton BD15 7HB 		2out of 4 959 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
Clayton St John CofE Primary School
Bradford Road , Clayton BD14 6DD 		1out of 4 1,694 yd Academy sponsor led Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Beckfoot Thornton
Leaventhorpe Lane , Thornton BD13 3BH 		2out of 4 730 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School
Dixons Kings Academy
Northside Road , BD7 2AN 		4out of 4 2,808 yd Free schools No Mixed More About School
Beckfoot Upper Heaton
Thorn Lane , Heaton BD9 6AL 		3out of 4 2,856 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School
Belle Vue Girls' Academy
Thorn Lane , Bingley Road BD9 6NA 		3out of 4 2,950 yd Academy converter No Girls More About School

All-through

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Dixons Allerton Academy
Rhodesway , BD8 0DH 		3out of 4 1,149 yd Academy sponsor led Yes Mixed More About School
Bradford Girls' Grammar School
Squire Lane , BD9 6RB 		1out of 4 2,308 yd Free schools No Girls More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Hazelbeck Special School
Wagon Lane , BD16 1EE 		4out of 4 1,287 yd Academy special converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Jaamiatul Imaam Muhammad Zakaria
Thornton View Road , Clayton BD14 6JX 		- not rated 2,471 yd Other independent school No Girls More About School
Chellow Heights Special School
Thorn Lane , Bingley Road BD9 6AL 		3out of 4 2,794 yd Community special school Yes Mixed More About School
High Park School
Thorn Lane , Heaton BD9 6RY 		1out of 4 2,913 yd Academy special sponsor led Yes Mixed More About School
Prism Independent School
Walker Drive , Girlington BD8 9ES 		- not rated 3,218 yd Other independent special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

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