# St James' Church of England Primary Academy

St James' Church of England Primary Academy is a primary school in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole, for pupils aged 4 to 11.

It had 404 pupils at the school census in January 2026.

Primary school. Code E140760. [Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole](https://openindex.co.uk/bournemouth-christchurch-and-poole)

- Phase: Primary
- Type: Academy converter
- Ages: 4 to 11
- Pupils: 404
- Council: Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
- URN: 140760

## Latest Ofsted outcome

School remains Good, January 2023
- Latest ungraded inspection: School remains Good, 25 January 2023
Edition: Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026
Outcomes as Ofsted published them. Report cards (from November 2025) give no overall grade, and grades under different frameworks cannot be compared.

## Results

Source: Department for Education school performance tables (Open Government Licence).

In 2024/25, 68% of pupils at St James' Church of England Primary Academy met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, against 63% in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole and 62% in England.
17% reached the higher standard (8% in England).

### End of primary school (KS2): 2024/25

| Measure | This school | Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole | England |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 68% | 63% | 62% |
| Reached the higher standard | 17% | 11% | 8% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 108 | 106 | 106 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 106 | 105 | 105 |

Progress scores from KS1 to KS2 were not published for 2024/25, because the KS1 tests that give the starting point were cancelled in 2020 and 2021.
Results reflect the pupils a school admits as well as its teaching, and a year's results can move a lot in a small school.

## Schools nearby

Distances are in a straight line. Admissions and catchments are set by councils and schools.

- [Pokesdown Community Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/pokesdown-community-primary-school-e139453): 520 m. Primary. Good (overall), July 2024. 58% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Avonwood Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/avonwood-primary-school-e148357): 780 m. Primary. Outstanding (overall), April 2024. 84% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Corpus Christi Catholic Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/corpus-christi-catholic-primary-school-e113845): 790 m. Primary. Standards maintained, December 2024. 67% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Avonbourne Girls Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/avonbourne-girls-academy-e138193): 800 m. Secondary. Graded inspection, October 2024: no overall grade. Attainment 8 of 54.0 (2025/26, provisional)
- [Avonbourne Boys' Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/avonbourne-boys-academy-e147467): 820 m. Secondary. Outstanding (overall), November 2023. Attainment 8 of 47.4 (2025/26, provisional)
- [Tregonwell Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/tregonwell-academy-e137998): 900 m. Special. School remains Outstanding, May 2023

## Sources and further information

- [Schools: methods, licences and inspection sources](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/schools)
- [Get Information about Schools](https://get-information-schools.service.gov.uk/Establishments/Establishment/Details/140760)
- [Ofsted reports](https://reports.ofsted.gov.uk/provider/21/140760)

## How to cite

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Snapshot 2026.10.11. The HTML page: https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-james-church-of-england-primary-academy-e140760