St James' Church of England Primary School

State-Funded School

st-james-church-of-england-primary-school-herefordshire-west-midlands

West MidlandsRegion

HerefordshireLocal Authority

Hereford and South HerefordshireConstituency

HR1 2QNPostcode

9.4

Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

St James' Church of England Primary School is a state-funded primary for pupils aged 4–11, located in Herefordshire, West Midlands.

The school is rated Outstanding by Ofsted. It currently serves 219 pupils. St James' Church of England Primary School is part of ORCHARD MULTI-ACADEMY TRUST.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2023

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Outstanding

Quality ofeducation

Outstanding

Personaldevelopment

Outstanding

Behaviour &attitudes

Outstanding

Early yearsprovision

Outstanding

Ethnicity

White

87%

Asian

Black

<1%

Mixed

Any other group

Pupils

219

Total Pupils

54%Boys

46%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

17%

England average

27%

First language not English

14%

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: Less deprived
Total pupils: 219
IDACI quintile: 2 (More deprived)
MAT name: ORCHARD MULTI-ACADEMY TRUST

Inspection history

Ofsted has published one graded inspection for this school. Ungraded and monitoring visits are not shown.

Report published					Overall
24 Jul 2023	Outstanding	Outstanding	Outstanding	Outstanding	Outstanding

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.