Primary school

St James Church of England Primary Academy

  • Academy Sponsor Led
  • ages 3–11
  • Mixed
  • Church of England
  • Medway
  • ME3 0BS
Ofsted Good · inspected Jan 2018

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Results · 2024/25

Ranked 14,057 of 15,057 primaries in England · top 94%

Top % in England, by year
2015/16: top 61%61%2016/17: top 47%2017/18: top 90%2018/19: top 96%2022/23: top 67%2023/24: top 19%19% · 2023/242024/25: top 94%No exams

Against South East

Expected standard, RWM38% · South East 64%Small cohort: 29 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
Higher standard, RWM3% · South East 7%Small cohort: 29 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
Reading score101 · South East 106Small cohort: 29 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
Maths score99 · South East 105Small cohort: 29 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
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No exams 2019/20–21Not published 2021/22

Expected standard, RWM
2015/16: 50% · 14 pupils · South East 57%2016/17: 65% · 23 pupils · South East 65%2017/18: 45% · 20 pupils · South East 68%2018/19: 38% · 21 pupils · South East 68%2022/23: 55% · 20 pupils · South East 61%2023/24: 76% · 25 pupils · South East 62%2024/25: 38% · 29 pupils · South East 64%76%38%No exams
Higher standard, RWM
2015/16: 0% · 14 pupils · South East 5%2016/17: 0% · 23 pupils · South East 8%2017/18: 5% · 20 pupils · South East 10%2018/19: 0% · 21 pupils · South East 10%2022/23: 0% · 20 pupils · South East 7%2023/24: 4% · 25 pupils · South East 7%2024/25: 3% · 29 pupils · South East 7%5%0%No exams
Reading score
2015/16: 101 · 14 pupils · South East 1032016/17: 103 · 23 pupils · South East 1052017/18: 101 · 20 pupils · South East 1062018/19: 99 · 21 pupils · South East 1052022/23: 101 · 20 pupils · South East 1062023/24: 104 · 25 pupils · South East 1062024/25: 101 · 29 pupils · South East 10610499No exams
Maths score
2015/16: 100 · 14 pupils · South East 1032016/17: 103 · 23 pupils · South East 1042017/18: 101 · 20 pupils · South East 1052018/19: 100 · 21 pupils · South East 1052022/23: 101 · 20 pupils · South East 1042023/24: 103 · 25 pupils · South East 1042024/25: 99 · 29 pupils · South East 10510399No exams

Getting in · 2026

First-choice families who got in100.0%
12 of 12 who put it first2014 · 100.0%2026 · 100.0%
By preference
ChoiceAppliedOffered
1st1212
2nd10
3rd30

Last distance offered: London only

Inspections · 2006–2023

  1. 2006Inadequateas predecessor
  2. 2007Satisfactoryas predecessor
  3. 2010Inadequateas predecessor
  4. 2012Satisfactoryas predecessor
  5. 2014Good
  6. 2018Good
  7. 2023Remains Good

5 strong areas

  • Outcomes for pupils
  • Early years provision
  • Effectiveness of leadership and management
  • Personal development, behaviour and welfare
  • Quality of teaching, learning and assessment

0 weak areas

5 areas graded

Pupils · 2024/25

On roll · Jan 2026176
Free school meals (past 6 years)31.9%
First language not English4.2%
SEN support16.8%
EHC plan3.7%
Absence (sessions missed)5.0%
Persistently absent pupils8.9%

Girls 51.6%Boys 48.4%

83.8% full · 210 places

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Workforce · 2025/26

Pupils per teacher21.1
Pupils per adult10.1
  • Classroom teachers 4.6
  • Leadership 3.6
  • Teaching assistants 7
  • Other support 5.3

Teachers 8.2 FTE · Whole workforce 20.5 · 33 people

Financials · 2024/25

Income per pupil£5,572
Spend per pupil£6,333
Staff spend per pupil£5,172
Reserve per pupil£550
  • +£99,000revenue reserve
  • −£137,000in-year balance

Grants £6,789 · self-generated £78 · premises £361 per pupil

Multi-academy trust: MEDWAY ANGLICAN SCHOOLS TRUST (4 academies) · trust reserve £1,598,000 · Reserves in a multi-academy trust belong to the trust; this academy's figures include the share of central costs the trust gives it