St James' CofE Academy

Nuneaton and Bedworth · CV12 9PF

General information Junior School · 7-11 years Who goes here 200 pupils, 22.5% FSM

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St James' CofE Academy

General Information

Address: Barbridge Road, Bulkington, Bedworth, CV12 9PF – View on map
Phone: 02476313227
Website: Visit school website
Headteacher: Mrs Jane Cook
Age range: 7-11 years
Sixth form: No
Intake: Mixed
Religious character: Church of England
Nursery provision: No

Who goes here

200 pupils out of 240 places

Pupils eligible for free school meals: 45
% eligible for free school meals: 22.5%
Pupil mix: 3 in 10 (less mixed than the Nuneaton and Bedworth average)
English as an additional language: 6% (England 22%)

Staff

Teachers leaving each year

Teacher turnover: 11.6% a year (Nuneaton and Bedworth 13.6%, typical in England 13.9%)
Where they went: about 41% moved to another school, 59% 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. This is a small staff, so one or two teachers leaving moves the figure a lot.

Behaviour

Awaiting Data

About this Behaviour status

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Across Warwickshire: suspensions by reason

Suspensions for sexual misconduct: 11 (0.2 per 1,000 pupils; England 0.2)
Permanent exclusions for sexual misconduct: 1
Suspensions for bullying: 27 (0.6 per 1,000 pupils; England 0.2)
Suspensions for abuse against sexual orientation or gender identity: 4 (0.1 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 Warwickshire (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: 5.8%
Persistently absent pupils: 14.6%
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: 29.5%
Pupils with an EHC Plan: 2.0%
Data year: 2025/26

Most common needs - SEN Support

Social, emotional and mental health: 25 pupils
Moderate learning difficulty: 13 pupils
Speech, language and communications needs: 11 pupils
Autistic spectrum disorder: 7 pupils
SEN support but no specialist assessment of type of need: 1 pupil

Most common needs - EHC Plan

Social, emotional and mental health: 2 pupils
Speech, language and communications needs: 1 pupil
Autistic spectrum disorder: 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 2022 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: 65% (England 62%)
Reached the higher standard: 11% (England 8%)
Compared with the area: 5 percentage points above the Nuneaton and Bedworth average (60%)
Compared with schools with similar pupils: As expected (3-year average 58% against an expected 59%)
3-year average (expected standard): 58%
Expected standard by subject: Reading 78% · Writing 75% · Maths 75% · Grammar, punctuation & spelling 73%
Average test scores: reading 105, maths 106
Based on: 55 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 schoolNuneaton and Bedworth averageEngland↗ Improving Up 10 percentage points since 2022/23. In 2024/25 this school was 5 percentage points above the Nuneaton and Bedworth average (60%).

Year 6 SATs: 9th of 25 junior and primary schools in the area

#7St Francis Catholic Academy72%
#8Wembrook Primary School71%
#9St James' CofE Academy65%
#10All Saints Bedworth CofE Academy63%
#11St Nicolas CofE Academy61%

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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

#1Race Leys Junior School81%
#2Park Lane Primary School80%
=3Our Lady & St. Joseph Catholic Academy77%
=3St Anne's Catholic Academy77%
#5The Canons C of E Primary School75%
#6Weddington Primary School73%
#7St Francis Catholic Academy72%
#8Wembrook Primary School71%
#9St James' CofE Academy65%
#10All Saints Bedworth CofE Academy63%
#11St Nicolas CofE Academy61%
=12Goodyers End Primary School60%
=12Milby Primary School60%
#14Chetwynd Junior School59%
#15St Michael's Church of England Academy58%
#16Wheelwright Lane Primary School54%
=17Newdigate Primary and Nursery School53%
=17Stockingford Academy53%
#19Croft Junior School51%
#20Queen's Church of England Academy50%
#21Keresley Newland Primary Academy44%
=22All Saints CofE Primary School and Nursery, Nuneaton41%
=22St Paul's CofE Primary School, Nuneaton41%
#24Camp Hill Primary School40%
#25Middlemarch School29%

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3rd of 4 junior schools in Nuneaton and Bedworth for Ofsted rating

#1Croft Junior SchoolGood
#2Race Leys Junior SchoolGood
#3St James' CofE AcademyGood
#4Exhall Junior SchoolRequires improvement

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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

#1Croft Junior SchoolGood
#2Race Leys Junior SchoolGood
#3St James' CofE AcademyGood
#4Exhall Junior SchoolRequires improvement

Financials

Spending per pupil: £6,115 (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.

6th of 6 junior schools in Nuneaton and Bedworth for spending per pupil

#4Queen's Church of England Academy£6,257
#5Chetwynd Junior School£6,153
#6St James' CofE Academy£6,115

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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

#1Middlemarch School£9,246
#2Race Leys Junior School£7,479
#3Croft Junior School£6,432
#4Queen's Church of England Academy£6,257
#5Chetwynd Junior School£6,153
#6St James' CofE Academy£6,115

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