St James School

Type Secondary / Academy converter
Age Range 11-16
Religion Unknown
Address Summer Lane
Exeter
Devon
EX4 8NN
Phone 01392209922
Reference Number 142805

General Makeup

Number of pupils 989
Boy/Girl ratio Boys: 53.49%
Girls: 46.51%
Percentage of students eligible for free school meals 25%
Percentage of students where English is not their first language 19%

Class Sizes

Average size of one teacher classes 26.5

Year Groups

Year Boys Girls Total
7 102 97 199
8 102 97 199
9 115 79 194
10 102 96 198
11 108 91 199

Ethnicities

Ethnicity Percentage
White, British 71.4%
White, Other 8.3%
Unclassified 2.8%
African 2.1%
Indian 1.8%
White & Asian 1.6%
Mixed, Other 1.6%
White & Black (African) 1.1%
Chinese 0.9%
Asian, Other 0.9%
White & Black (Caribbean) 0.8%
Pakistani 0.3%

Overall Ofsted Rating As of September 2024, Ofsted no longer give a one word rating for schools. See our blog post for more details.
Last Report Date 2024-01-15
Date Report
2023-11-14 School inspectionSchool inspection, PDF - 15 January 2024
2018-01-31 Short inspectionShort inspection, PDF - 05 March 2018
2016-05-06 Academy conversion letterAcademy conversion letter, PDF - 06 May 2016
Previously as St James School
2015-03-24 Full inspection:GoodFull inspection, PDF - 27 April 2015
2013-01-15 Interim assessmentInterim assessment, PDF - 31 January 2013
2010-11-17 Curriculum and development visitCurriculum and development visit, PDF - 27 January 2011
2009-11-11 Full inspection:GoodFull inspection, PDF - 03 December 2009
2007-06-19 Full inspection:SatisfactoryFull inspection, PDF - 06 July 2007
2007-03-20 Monitoring visitMonitoring visit, PDF - 30 March 2007
2006-11-09 Monitoring visitMonitoring visit, PDF - 27 November 2006
2006-05-24 Monitoring visitMonitoring visit, PDF - 20 June 2006
2005-11-03 Full inspection:InadequateFull inspection, PDF - 03 March 2006
2005-05-25 InspectionInspection, PDF - 07 October 2006
2003-11-03 Full inspectionFull inspection, PDF - 10 June 2004
2015-03-24 Full inspection:GoodFull inspection, PDF - 27 April 2015
2013-01-15 Interim assessmentInterim assessment, PDF - 31 January 2013
2010-11-17 Curriculum and development visitCurriculum and development visit, PDF - 27 January 2011
2009-11-11 Full inspection:GoodFull inspection, PDF - 03 December 2009
2007-06-19 Full inspection:SatisfactoryFull inspection, PDF - 06 July 2007
2007-03-20 Monitoring visitMonitoring visit, PDF - 30 March 2007
2006-11-09 Monitoring visitMonitoring visit, PDF - 27 November 2006
2006-05-24 Monitoring visitMonitoring visit, PDF - 20 June 2006
2005-11-03 Full inspection:InadequateFull inspection, PDF - 03 March 2006
2005-05-25 InspectionInspection, PDF - 07 October 2006
2003-11-03 Full inspectionFull inspection, PDF - 10 June 2004

Attainment 8 Score

Attaimenment 8 is a measure of a pupil's average grade across a set of 8 subjects. The 8 subjects which make up Attainment 8 are:

  • English
  • Maths
  • 3 subjects from qualifications that count towards the English Baccalaureate (EBacc), like sciences, language and history
  • 3 more GCSE qualifications (including EBacc subjects) or technical awards from a list approved by the Department for Education

Each grade a pupil gets is assigned a point score from 9 (the highest) to 1 (the lowest). These scores are added up, with English and maths counted twice.

School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
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GCSE Results

Metric School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Grade 5 or above in English and maths 53% Unlock Unlock
5 or more GCSEs at grade 9-4 (or A-C) 63.6% Unlock Unlock

Attainment 8 Score

Attaimenment 8 is a measure of a pupil's average grade across a set of 8 subjects. The 8 subjects which make up Attainment 8 are:

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2025 Admissions

Number of Applications Number of Offers
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Second Preference 115 4
Third Preference 69 0
From another Local Authority 0 0

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1.09 miles
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1.86 miles
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0.48 miles
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