St James' CofE Academy
Primary schoolSt James' CofE Academy is a primary school in Bedford, for pupils aged 5 to 11. It had 194 pupils at the school census in January 2026.
Ofsted
Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026Standards maintained, February 2025
- Latest ungraded inspection
- Standards maintained, 5 February 2025
Outcomes as Ofsted published them. Report cards (from November 2025) give no overall grade, and grades under different frameworks can’t be compared.
Results
Department for EducationIn 2024/25, 54% of pupils at St James' CofE Academy met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, against 57% in Bedford and 62% in England.
11% reached the higher standard (8% in England).
End of primary school (KS2)
2024/25| Measure | This school | Bedford | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 54% | 57% | 62% |
| Reached the higher standard | 11% | 3% | 8% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 105 | 105 | 106 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 103 | 103 | 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
In a straight line- Biddenham International School and Sports CollegeSecondary. Standards maintained, November 2024. Attainment 8 of 40.3 (2025/26, provisional)740 m
- Great Denham Primary SchoolPrimary. Outstanding (overall), May 2024. 72% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)780 m
- St Francis of Assisi Catholic Primary and Pre-SchoolPrimary. Good (overall), October 2023. 44% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)940 m
- Westfield Primary SchoolPrimary. Report card, June 2026: safeguarding met. 48% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)1.1 km
- Queen's Park AcademyPrimary. Good (overall), May 2022. 61% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)1.2 km
- Great Ouse Primary AcademyPrimary. Report card, June 2026: safeguarding met. 67% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)1.3 km
Admissions and catchments are set by councils and schools, which Open Index doesn’t map. Every school in Bedford
Where these figures come from
- Schools: the school lists of the Department for Education, the Welsh Government and the Scottish Government, with Ofsted’s latest inspections for England.
- Results: the Department for Education’s school performance tables (Open Government Licence).