Upton St James CofE Primary School

State-Funded School

upton-st-james-cofe-primary-school-torbay-south-west

South WestRegion

TorbayLocal Authority

TorbayConstituency

TQ1 4AZPostcode

1.0

Academic Performance

Ofsted

Not judged

About the School

Upton St James CofE Primary School is a state-funded primary for pupils aged 4–11, located in Torbay, South West.

It currently serves 94 pupils. Upton St James CofE Primary School is part of St Christopher's C of E (Primary) Multi Academy Trust.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2024

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Requires improvement

Quality ofeducation

Requires improvement

Personaldevelopment

Good

Behaviour &attitudes

Good

Early yearsprovision

Good

Academic Performance

Well below average

Ranked against primary schools in England · 2023-24

Reading, writing & maths: 20%
Higher standard: 0%
Reading score: 103
Maths score: 98

Ethnicity

White

72%

Asian

Black

12%

Mixed

Any other group

Unclassified

Pupils

Total Pupils

52%Boys

48%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

46%

England average

27%

First language not English

12%

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: Most deprived
Total pupils: 94
IDACI quintile: 5 (Least deprived)
MAT name: St Christopher's C of E (Primary) Multi Academy Trust

Inspection history

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

Report published					Overall
1 Dec 2024	Requires improvement	Requires improvement	Good	Good	Not judged
11 May 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.