St James' Church of England Primary School

State-Funded School

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East of EnglandRegion

EssexLocal Authority

ColchesterConstituency

CO1 2RAPostcode

1.3

Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

St James' Church of England Primary School is a state-funded primary for pupils aged 2–11, located in Essex, East of England.

The school is rated Good by Ofsted. It currently serves 438 pupils. St James' Church of England Primary School is part of The Diocese of Chelmsford Vine Schools Trust.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2025

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Good

Quality ofeducation

Good

Personaldevelopment

Good

Behaviour &attitudes

Good

Early yearsprovision

Good

Academic Performance

Well below average

Ranked against primary schools in England · 2023-24

Reading, writing & maths: 40%
Higher standard: 2%
Reading score: 103
Maths score: 100

Ethnicity

White

46%

Asian

13%

Black

26%

Mixed

Chinese

<1%

Any other group

Unclassified

<1%

Pupils

438

Total Pupils

49%Boys

51%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

21%

England average

27%

First language not English

31%

England average

22%

Young carers

<1%

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Primary
Age range: 2 – 11
Deprivation band: Deprived
Total pupils: 438
IDACI quintile: 4 (Less deprived)
MAT name: The Diocese of Chelmsford Vine Schools Trust

Inspection history

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

Standards maintained

Ungraded inspection on 15 January 2025. 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
9 Oct 2019	Good	Good	Good	Good	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.