Primary school

St James Church of England Primary and Nursery School

  • Free School
  • ages 2–11
  • Mixed
  • Church of England
  • Devon
  • EX20 1GJ
Ofsted Good · inspected Jan 2023

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Results · 2024/25

Ranked 14,194 of 15,057 primaries in England · top 95%

Against South West

Expected standard, RWM37% · South West 62%1/10 Well below South West
Higher standard, RWM0% · South West 6%1/10 Well below South West
Reading score100 · South West 1051/10 Well below South West
Maths score99 · South West 1041/10 Well below South West
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Expected standard, RWM
2024/25: 37% · 30 pupils · South West 62%37%
Higher standard, RWM
2024/25: 0% · 30 pupils · South West 6%0%
Reading score
2024/25: 100 · 30 pupils · South West 105100
Maths score
2024/25: 99 · 30 pupils · South West 10499

Getting in · 2026

First-choice families who got in85.3%
29 of 34 who put it first2019 · 100.0%2026 · 85.3%
By preference
ChoiceAppliedOffered
1st3429
2nd71
3rd40

Last distance offered: London only

Inspections · 2023

5 strong areas

  • Personal development
  • Quality of education
  • Behaviour and attitudes
  • Early years provision
  • Effectiveness of leadership and management

0 weak areas

5 areas graded · safeguarding effective

Pupils · 2024/25

On roll · Jan 2026244
Free school meals (past 6 years)30.1%
First language not English7.3%
SEN support7.7%
EHC plan4.8%
Absence (sessions missed)5.1%
Persistently absent pupils13.4%

Girls 50.4%Boys 49.6%

116.2% full · 210 places

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Workforce · 2025/26

Pupils per teacher25.4
Pupils per adult11.0
  • Classroom teachers 8
  • Leadership 1
  • Teaching assistants 10.9
  • Other support 5.9

Teachers 9 FTE · Whole workforce 25.8 · 33 people

Financials · 2024/25

Income per pupil£6,405
Spend per pupil£5,394
Staff spend per pupil£4,009
Reserve per pupil£0
  • £0revenue reserve
  • +£232,000in-year balance

Grants £6,863 · self-generated £105 · premises £17 per pupil

Multi-academy trust: DARTMOOR MULTI ACADEMY TRUST (19 academies) · trust reserve £1,482,000 · Reserves in a multi-academy trust belong to the trust; this academy's figures include the share of central costs the trust gives it