The Academy At St. James
Primary schoolThe Academy At St. James is a primary school in Bradford, for pupils aged 2 to 11. It had 310 pupils at the school census in January 2026.
Ofsted
Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026Report card, July 2026: safeguarding met
- Inspection
- Report card, 7 July 2026
- Safeguarding
- Met
- Inclusion
- Expected standard
- Curriculum and teaching
- Expected standard
- Achievement
- Needs attention
- Attendance and behaviour
- Strong standard
- Personal development and wellbeing
- Expected standard
- Early years
- Expected standard
- Post-16 provision
- Not applicable
- Leadership and governance
- Expected standard
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, 49% of pupils at The Academy At St. James met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, against 60% in Bradford and 62% in England.
2% reached the higher standard (8% in England).
End of primary school (KS2)
2024/25| Measure | This school | Bradford | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 49% | 60% | 62% |
| Reached the higher standard | 2% | 7% | 8% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 104 | 105 | 106 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 102 | 104 | 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- St Matthew's Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary AcademyPrimary. Report card, June 2026: safeguarding met. 65% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)470 m
- Ley Top Primary SchoolPrimary. Report card, April 2026: safeguarding met, requires significant improvement. 40% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)560 m
- Beckfoot ThorntonSecondary. Report card, April 2026: safeguarding not met, special measures. Attainment 8 of 34.0 (2025/26, provisional)670 m
- Beckfoot Allerton Primary School and NurseryPrimary. Graded inspection, December 2024: no overall grade. 42% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)880 m
- Dixons Allerton AcademyAll-through. Requires improvement (overall), May 2024. 55% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)1.1 km
- Clayton St John CofE Primary SchoolPrimary. Graded inspection, January 2025: no overall grade. 43% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)1.6 km
Admissions and catchments are set by councils and schools, which Open Index doesn’t map. Every school in Bradford
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).