St James Church School

State-Funded School

st-james-church-school-somerset-south-west

South WestRegion

SomersetLocal Authority

Taunton and WellingtonConstituency

TA1 1XUPostcode

1.8

Academic Performance

Ofsted

Not judged

About the School

St James Church School is a state-funded primary for pupils aged 3–11, located in Somerset, South West.

It currently serves 479 pupils. St James Church School is part of The Bath and Wells Diocesan Academies 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: 43%
Higher standard: 4%
Reading score: 103
Maths score: 100

Ethnicity

White

64%

Asian

14%

Black

14%

Mixed

Any other group

<1%

Pupils

479

Total Pupils

53%Boys

47%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

21%

England average

27%

First language not English

53%

England average

22%

Young carers

<1%

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Primary
Age range: 3 – 11
Deprivation band: Deprived
Total pupils: 479
IDACI quintile: 4 (Less deprived)
MAT name: The Bath and Wells Diocesan Academies Trust

Inspection history

2 graded inspections published by Ofsted. Ungraded and monitoring visits are not shown.

Report published					Overall
13 Jan 2025	Good	Good	Good	Good	Not judged
20 Apr 2015	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.