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St James' Church of England Junior School

Gloucester, GL1 4JU · Gloucestershire · primary school

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Ofsted: Requires improvement · 2021 Inspected 4 years ago Mixed Primary Church of England
3.0/10 Below average

178th of 219 primary schools in Gloucestershire we can score, 242 in total — the rest without enough published data. Local and same-phase on purpose: a national table mostly measures who attends.

Narrow the comparison to schools whose pupils have similar backgrounds and it does better still — 5.1/10 against 1,912 of them, against 4.3/10 nationally. Both figures are results only, without the inspection grade. A lower figure here means a stronger comparison group, not a weaker school.

How this is worked out
MeasurePercentileWeightAdds
Expected standard (RWM) 2024/25 57.0 · 32 42% 1.35
Ofsted 3 32% 0.10
Higher standard (RWM) 2024/25 9.0 · 61 26% 1.60

Each measure is read as a position among comparable schools, so a school in the middle of the country scores 5. Full method.

Get to know the school

How it's doing. In 2024/25, 57.0% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing, and maths, compared to the national median of 64%. Only 9.0% reached the higher standard. Ofsted rated the school "Requires improvement" in September 2021. Narrow the comparison to schools whose pupils have similar backgrounds and it does better still (5.1 out of 10 against similar schools, 4.3 out of 10 against all schools).

Beyond the classroom. Pupils visit PGL Liddington and Croft Farm. A breakfast club is available, but there is no after-school club.

Getting in. The school has 203 pupils in a capacity of 236 places, leaving 33 spare places. This means the school has a little room, but is fairly full.

Worth asking on a visit. How does the school support pupils who do not reach the expected standard in maths? What specific actions have been taken since the 2021 inspection to address the "Requires improvement" rating? How do parents manage the transition if their child needs care after school, given the absence of an after-school club?

Written by AI from this school's published results, inspection record and its own website — not by Ofsted, the school, or SchoolsGPT staff. Every figure above comes from the sources on this page. Check anything that matters with the school.

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