St James Church of England Controlled Primary School

Havant · PO10 7PX

General information Primary School · 4-11 years Who goes here 224 pupils, 10.3% FSM

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St James Church of England Controlled Primary School

General Information

Address: Bellevue Lane, Emsworth, PO10 7PX – View on map
Phone: 01243372715
Website: Visit school website
Headteacher: Mr Peter Edgington
Age range: 4-11 years
Demand for places (Reception, September 2026): 30 families put it first for 30 places – 10 for every 10 places. 90% of them were offered a place. No places went to families living outside the council area. Children putting it first, for every 10 places: 2023 14 · 2024 18 · 2025 18 · 2026 10
Sixth form: No
Intake: Mixed
Religious character: Church of England
Nursery provision: No

Who goes here

224 pupils out of 226 places At or near capacity

Pupils eligible for free school meals: 23
% eligible for free school meals: 10.3%
Pupil mix: 2 in 10 (similar to the Havant average)
English as an additional language: 8% (England 22%)

Staff

Teachers leaving each year

Teacher turnover: 12.5% a year (Havant 13.1%, typical in England 13.9%)
Where they went: about 3% moved to another school, 97% left state schools altogether (retirement, other careers, independent schools, abroad)
Data years: 2022/23 to 2024/25 (average of 3 years, DfE school workforce census)

Teachers who moved school or left state schools in the year after each November, as a share of all the school's teachers. Some turnover is healthy – retirements, promotions, moving house.

Behaviour

Awaiting Data

About this Behaviour status

We've asked this school for real behaviour figures under Freedom of Information and haven't had a response yet.

Across Hampshire: suspensions by reason

Suspensions for sexual misconduct: 15 (0.1 per 1,000 pupils; England 0.2)
Permanent exclusions for sexual misconduct: 0
Suspensions for bullying: 16 (0.2 per 1,000 pupils; England 0.2)
Suspensions for abuse against sexual orientation or gender identity: 0 (0.0 per 1,000 pupils; England 0.0)
Data year: 2024/25 (DfE suspensions and exclusions statistics)

These are figures for all state primary schools in Hampshire (the council area this school is in), not this school's own – the government doesn't publish them school by school. A suspension can have up to three reasons. Most sexual harassment between pupils never leads to a suspension, so these figures show only part of the picture.

Attendance

Overall absence: 3.9%
Persistently absent pupils: 5.5%
Data year: 2024/25

About persistent absence

A pupil is counted as "persistently absent" if they miss 10% or more of their possible school sessions - roughly one day in every two weeks. Schools and Ofsted both pay close attention to this figure specifically, since it can highlight a pattern the overall absence rate alone might hide.

SEN

No dedicated Unit or Resourced Provision

SEN Unit and Resourced Provision

Most mainstream schools don't have a dedicated SEN Unit or Resourced Provision - it isn't a mark against a school that doesn't, just a different kind of setup than one that does.

Pupils on SEN Support: 10.7%
Pupils with an EHC Plan: 7.1%
Data year: 2025/26

Most common needs - SEN Support

Specific learning difficulty: 11 pupils
Speech, language and communications needs: 6 pupils
Physical disability: 2 pupils
Social, emotional and mental health: 2 pupils
Moderate learning difficulty: 2 pupils

Most common needs - EHC Plan

Speech, language and communications needs: 6 pupils
Autistic spectrum disorder: 5 pupils
Specific learning difficulty: 2 pupils
Moderate learning difficulty: 1 pupil
Hearing impairment: 1 pupil

These figures show the makeup of the school.

About these SEND figures

These figures give a sense of the makeup of the school - they aren't a judgement on the quality of support provided.

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Educational Attainment

Good 2023 report

About this Ofsted rating

Ofsted changed how it rates schools in the last couple of years, so ratings from different years aren't always on the same scale - that's why we show the year alongside every rating.

Year 6 SATs results

Met the expected standard in reading, writing & maths: 69% (England 62%)
Reached the higher standard: 13% (England 8%)
Compared with the area: 10 percentage points above the Havant average (59%)
Compared with schools with similar pupils: As expected (3-year average 63% against an expected 63%)
3-year average (expected standard): 63%
Expected standard by subject: Reading 75% · Writing 78% · Maths 72% · Grammar, punctuation & spelling 69%
Average test scores: reading 105, maths 104
Based on: 32 Year 6 pupils, 2024/25

View the School Context Comparator – how this school's SATs results compare with schools teaching similar pupils.

SATs results over time

This schoolHavant averageEngland↗ Improving Up 8 percentage points since 2022/23. In 2024/25 this school was 10 percentage points above the Havant average (59%).

Year 6 SATs: 3rd of 21 junior and primary schools in the area

#1Front Lawn Primary Academy82%
#2Padnell Junior School72%
#3St James Church of England Controlled Primary School69%
#4Warren Park Primary School68%
=5Bosmere Junior School66%

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Year 6 SATs ranking

Junior and primary schools in this area, ranked by the % of Year 6 pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (official DfE results, 2024/25). Schools with the same result share a place (shown as =). In small schools one or two children can move a school several places, so treat close positions as roughly equal.

Rank School Score

#1Front Lawn Primary Academy82%
#2Padnell Junior School72%
#3St James Church of England Controlled Primary School69%
#4Warren Park Primary School68%
=5Bosmere Junior School66%
=5Purbrook Junior School66%
#7Queen's Inclosure Primary School64%
#8Emsworth Primary School63%
#9Mill Rythe Junior School62%
=10Sharps Copse Primary and Nursery School58%
=10St Alban's Church of England Aided Primary School58%
=10St Thomas More's Catholic Primary School, Havant58%
#13Barncroft Primary School57%
#14Springwood Junior School55%
#15Mengham Junior School51%
#16Bidbury Junior School49%
#17Hart Plain Junior School47%
#18Trosnant Junior School44%
=19Mill Hill Primary School43%
=19Morelands Primary School43%
#21Woodcroft Primary39%

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9th of 12 primary schools in Havant for Ofsted rating

#7Queen's Inclosure Primary SchoolGood
#8Sharps Copse Primary and Nursery SchoolGood
#9St James Church of England Controlled Primary SchoolGood
#10St Peter's Catholic Primary School, WaterloovilleGood
#11St Thomas More's Catholic Primary School, HavantGood

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Ofsted Rating ranking

Based on real Ofsted ratings (via official DfE data) for schools on the same four-word grading scale.

Rank School Score

#1Front Lawn Primary AcademyOutstanding
#2Barncroft Primary SchoolGood
#3Emsworth Primary SchoolGood
#4Mill Hill Primary SchoolGood
#5Morelands Primary SchoolGood
#6Park Community SchoolGood
#7Queen's Inclosure Primary SchoolGood
#8Sharps Copse Primary and Nursery SchoolGood
#9St James Church of England Controlled Primary SchoolGood
#10St Peter's Catholic Primary School, WaterloovilleGood
#11St Thomas More's Catholic Primary School, HavantGood
#12Woodcroft PrimaryGood

Financials

Spending per pupil: £5,981 (2024-25)

About this spending figure

A higher or lower position here isn't a sign of a better or worse school - schools have different needs and circumstances - but it can help reassure you that a school has sufficient funding behind your child's education.

11th of 13 primary schools in Havant for spending per pupil

#9St Thomas More's Catholic Primary School, Havant£7,053
#10St Alban's Church of England Aided Primary School£6,502
#11St James Church of England Controlled Primary School£5,981
#12Emsworth Primary School£5,968
#13Queen's Inclosure Primary School£5,831

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Spending Per Pupil ranking

Based on official DfE financial return data (Consistent Financial Reporting / Academies Accounts Return) - not a ranking of school quality.

Rank School Score

#1Park Community School£10,964
#2Mill Hill Primary School£8,650
#3Morelands Primary School£8,400
#4Woodcroft Primary£8,085
#5Sharps Copse Primary and Nursery School£8,060
#6Barncroft Primary School£7,424
#7Front Lawn Primary Academy£7,414
#8Warren Park Primary School£7,290
#9St Thomas More's Catholic Primary School, Havant£7,053
#10St Alban's Church of England Aided Primary School£6,502
#11St James Church of England Controlled Primary School£5,981
#12Emsworth Primary School£5,968
#13Queen's Inclosure Primary School£5,831

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