Primary school

Kimbolton St James CofE Primary School

  • Voluntary Aided School
  • ages 4–11
  • Mixed
  • Church of England
  • Herefordshire
  • HR6 0HQ
Ofsted Good · inspected Jul 2013

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Results · 2024/25

Ranked 56 of 15,057 primaries in England · top 1%

Top % in England, by year
2015/16: top 6%6%2016/17: top 47%2018/19: top 1%1% · 2018/192022/23: top 12%2023/24: top 1%2024/25: top 1%No exams

Against West Midlands

Expected standard, RWM100% · West Midlands 65%Small cohort: 6 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
Higher standard, RWM0% · West Midlands 7%Small cohort: 6 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
Reading score115 · West Midlands 105Small cohort: 6 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
Maths score114 · West Midlands 105Small cohort: 6 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
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No exams 2019/20–21Not published 2021/22Withheld 2017/18

Expected standard, RWM
2015/16: 83% · 6 pupils · West Midlands 53%2016/17: 65% · 17 pupils · West Midlands 61%2017/18: withheld (5 pupils)2018/19: 100% · 10 pupils · West Midlands 66%2022/23: 79% · 14 pupils · West Midlands 61%2023/24: 94% · 17 pupils · West Midlands 62%2024/25: 100% · 6 pupils · West Midlands 65%100%65%No exams
Higher standard, RWM
2015/16: 0% · 6 pupils · West Midlands 3%2016/17: 0% · 17 pupils · West Midlands 7%2017/18: withheld (5 pupils)2018/19: 10% · 10 pupils · West Midlands 9%2022/23: 0% · 14 pupils · West Midlands 6%2023/24: 18% · 17 pupils · West Midlands 6%2024/25: 0% · 6 pupils · West Midlands 7%18%0%No exams
Reading score
2015/16: 104 · 6 pupils · West Midlands 1022016/17: 103 · 17 pupils · West Midlands 1042017/18: withheld (5 pupils)2018/19: 108 · 10 pupils · West Midlands 1042022/23: 106 · 14 pupils · West Midlands 1052023/24: 111 · 17 pupils · West Midlands 1052024/25: 115 · 6 pupils · West Midlands 105115103No exams
Maths score
2015/16: 104 · 6 pupils · West Midlands 1032016/17: 100 · 17 pupils · West Midlands 1042017/18: withheld (5 pupils)2018/19: 111 · 10 pupils · West Midlands 1052022/23: 107 · 14 pupils · West Midlands 1042023/24: 111 · 17 pupils · West Midlands 1042024/25: 114 · 6 pupils · West Midlands 105114100No exams

Getting in · 2026

First-choice families who got in100.0%
13 of 13 who put it first2014 · 100.0%2026 · 100.0%
By preference
ChoiceAppliedOffered
1st1313
2nd70
3rd70

Last distance offered: London only

Inspections · 2006–2022

  1. 2006Good
  2. 2009Good
  3. 2013Good
  4. 2017Ungraded visit
  5. 2022Remains Good

4 strong areas

  • Quality of teaching
  • Achievement of pupils
  • Leadership and management
  • Behaviour and safety of pupils

0 weak areas

4 areas graded

Pupils · 2024/25

On roll · Jan 202691
Free school meals (past 6 years)11.5%
First language not English0.0%
SEN support14.1%
EHC plan3.9%
Absence (sessions missed)4.4%
Persistently absent pupils7.6%

Girls 43.6%Boys 56.4%

86.7% full · 105 places

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Workforce · 2025/26

Pupils per teacher19.8
Pupils per adult10.3
  • Classroom teachers 3.3
  • Leadership 1.3
  • Teaching assistants 4.2
  • Other support 2.7

Teachers 4.6 FTE · Whole workforce 11.5 · 22 people

Financials · 2025/26

Income per pupil£8,771
Spend per pupil£9,079
Staff spend per pupil£6,286
Reserve per pupil£391
  • +£35,571revenue reserve
  • −£28,001in-year balance

Grants £7,514 · self-generated £1,258 · premises £506 per pupil