Upton St James CofE Primary School
Primary schoolUpton St James CofE Primary School is a primary school in Torbay, for pupils aged 4 to 11. It had 94 pupils at the school census in January 2026.
Ofsted
Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026Graded inspection, October 2024: no overall grade
- Inspection
- Graded inspection, 22 October 2024
- Overall effectiveness
- No overall grade (from September 2024)
- Quality of education
- Requires improvement
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Requires improvement
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, 36% of pupils at Upton St James CofE Primary School met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, against 62% in Torbay and 62% in England.
0% reached the higher standard (8% in England).
End of primary school (KS2)
2024/25| Measure | This school | Torbay | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 36% | 62% | 62% |
| Reached the higher standard | 0% | 8% | 8% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 103 | 106 | 106 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 98 | 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
In a straight line- Ellacombe Church of England AcademyPrimary. Good (overall), May 2024. 71% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)560 m
- The Spires CollegeSecondary. School remains Good, November 2022. Attainment 8 of 45.1 (2025/26, provisional)760 m
- Homelands Primary SchoolPrimary. Report card, February 2026: safeguarding met. 57% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)770 m
- Torre Church of England AcademyPrimary. Report card, January 2026: safeguarding met. 84% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)790 m
- Eat That Frog C.I.CSpecial. No outcome in Ofsted's file790 m
- Torquay AcademySecondary. Standards maintained, January 2025. Attainment 8 of 48.7 (2025/26, provisional)840 m
Admissions and catchments are set by councils and schools, which Open Index doesn’t map. Every school in Torbay
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).