St James' Church of England Primary Academy

State-Funded School

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South WestRegion

Bournemouth, Christchurch & PooleLocal Authority

Bournemouth EastConstituency

BH7 6DWPostcode

6.9

Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

St James' Church of England Primary Academy is a state-funded primary for pupils aged 4–11, located in Bournemouth, Christchurch & Poole, South West.

The school is rated Good by Ofsted. It currently serves 404 pupils. St James' Church of England Primary Academy is part of Diocese of Chichester Academy Trust.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Rating last maintained

2023

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Good

Academic Performance

Above average

Ranked against primary schools in England · 2023-24

Reading, writing & maths: 68%
Higher standard: 10%
Reading score: 106
Maths score: 105

Ethnicity

White

78%

Asian

Black

10%

Mixed

Chinese

<1%

Any other group

<1%

Unclassified

<1%

Pupils

404

Total Pupils

52%Boys

48%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

17%

England average

27%

First language not English

23%

England average

22%

Young carers

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Primary
Age range: 4 – 11
Deprivation band: Average
Total pupils: 404
IDACI quintile: 3 (Average)
MAT name: Diocese of Chichester Academy Trust

Inspection history

Ofsted has published one graded inspection for this school. The most recent ungraded inspection is shown below.

School remains Good

Ungraded inspection on 25 January 2023. An ungraded inspection checks whether the existing grade still holds; it does not award a new one.

Read the inspection letter on Ofsted

Report published					Overall
22 Apr 2013	Good	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Good

A grey dot means Ofsted did not report that judgement in the inspection of the day — the sub-judgements shown here were introduced with the 2019 framework.

Ofsted data as at 31 December 2024. A school may have been inspected since, or had an ungraded visit that does not change its grade — check Ofsted’s own record.