The Academy At St. James

State-Funded School

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Yorkshire and The HumberRegion

BradfordLocal Authority

Bradford WestConstituency

BD15 7YDPostcode

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Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

The Academy At St. James is a state-funded primary for pupils aged 2–11, located in Bradford, Yorkshire and The Humber.

The school is rated Good by Ofsted. It currently serves 310 pupils. The Academy At St. James is part of Bradford Diocesan Academies Trust.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2022

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Outstanding

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: 38%
Higher standard: 0%
Reading score: 100
Maths score: 99

Ethnicity

White

47%

Asian

33%

Black

Mixed

11%

Any other group

<1%

Unclassified

<1%

Pupils

310

Total Pupils

52%Boys

48%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

43%

England average

27%

First language not English

17%

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: Most deprived
Total pupils: 310
IDACI quintile: 5 (Least deprived)
MAT name: Bradford Diocesan Academies Trust

Inspection history

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

Report published					Overall
22 Jun 2022	Outstanding	Good	Good	Good	Good
5 Dec 2019	Good	Requires improvement	Good	Good	Requires improvement

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.