St James' CofE Academy

State-Funded School

st-james-cofe-academy-bedford-east-of-england

East of EnglandRegion

BedfordLocal Authority

North BedfordshireConstituency

MK40 4BDPostcode

2.6

Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

St James' CofE Academy is a state-funded primary for pupils aged 5–11, located in Bedford, East of England.

The school is rated Good by Ofsted. It currently serves 194 pupils. St James' CofE Academy is part of Diocese of St Albans Multi-Academy Trust.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Rating last maintained

2025

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Good

Academic Performance

Below average

Ranked against primary schools in England · 2023-24

Reading, writing & maths: 52%
Higher standard: 6%
Reading score: 104
Maths score: 102

Ethnicity

White

53%

Asian

12%

Black

11%

Mixed

23%

Chinese

<1%

Unclassified

Pupils

194

Total Pupils

56%Boys

44%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

18%

England average

27%

First language not English

11%

England average

22%

Young carers

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Primary
Age range: 5 – 11
Deprivation band: Less deprived
Total pupils: 194
IDACI quintile: 2 (More deprived)
MAT name: Diocese of St Albans Multi-Academy 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 5 February 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
24 Apr 2012	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.