St James' Church of England Primary Academy
Primary schoolSt James' Church of England Primary Academy is a primary school in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole, for pupils aged 4 to 11. It had 404 pupils at the school census in January 2026.
Ofsted
Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026School remains Good, January 2023
- Latest ungraded inspection
- School remains Good, 25 January 2023
Outcomes as Ofsted published them. Report cards (from November 2025) give no overall grade, and grades under different frameworks can’t be compared.
Results
Department for EducationIn 2024/25, 68% of pupils at St James' Church of England Primary Academy met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, against 63% in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole and 62% in England.
17% reached the higher standard (8% in England).
End of primary school (KS2)
2024/25| Measure | This school | Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 68% | 63% | 62% |
| Reached the higher standard | 17% | 11% | 8% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 108 | 106 | 106 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 106 | 105 | 105 |
- Progress scores from KS1 to KS2 were not published for 2024/25, because the KS1 tests that give the starting point were cancelled in 2020 and 2021.
- Results reflect the pupils a school admits as well as its teaching, and a year's results can move a lot in a small school.
Schools nearby
In a straight line- Pokesdown Community Primary SchoolPrimary. Good (overall), July 2024. 58% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)520 m
- Avonwood Primary SchoolPrimary. Outstanding (overall), April 2024. 84% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)780 m
- Corpus Christi Catholic Primary SchoolPrimary. Standards maintained, December 2024. 67% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)790 m
- Avonbourne Girls AcademySecondary. Graded inspection, October 2024: no overall grade. Attainment 8 of 54.0 (2025/26, provisional)800 m
- Avonbourne Boys' AcademySecondary. Outstanding (overall), November 2023. Attainment 8 of 47.4 (2025/26, provisional)820 m
- Tregonwell AcademySpecial. School remains Outstanding, May 2023900 m
Admissions and catchments are set by councils and schools, which Open Index doesn’t map. Every school in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
Where these figures come from
- Schools: the school lists of the Department for Education, the Welsh Government and the Scottish Government, with Ofsted’s latest inspections for England.
- Results: the Department for Education’s school performance tables (Open Government Licence).