Primary school

Southam St James CofE Academy

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  • ages 4–11
  • Mixed
  • Church of England
  • Warwickshire
  • CV47 1EE
Ofsted areas (no overall grade) · inspected Jul 2025

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Results · 2024/25

Ranked 9,662 of 15,057 primaries in England · top 65%

Top % in England, by year
2015/16: top 65%65%2016/17: top 67%2017/18: top 33%2018/19: top 15%15% · 2018/192022/23: top 50%2023/24: top 79%2024/25: top 65%No exams

Against West Midlands

Expected standard, RWM59% · West Midlands 65%Small cohort: 27 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
Higher standard, RWM0% · West Midlands 7%Small cohort: 27 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
Reading score106 · West Midlands 105Small cohort: 27 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
Maths score101 · West Midlands 105Small cohort: 27 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
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No exams 2019/20–21Not published 2021/22

Expected standard, RWM
2015/16: 48% · 25 pupils · West Midlands 53%2016/17: 56% · 27 pupils · West Midlands 61%2017/18: 73% · 26 pupils · West Midlands 65%2018/19: 81% · 27 pupils · West Midlands 66%2022/23: 62% · 26 pupils · West Midlands 61%2023/24: 50% · 26 pupils · West Midlands 62%2024/25: 59% · 27 pupils · West Midlands 65%81%48%No exams
Higher standard, RWM
2015/16: 4% · 25 pupils · West Midlands 3%2016/17: 15% · 27 pupils · West Midlands 7%2017/18: 15% · 26 pupils · West Midlands 8%2018/19: 22% · 27 pupils · West Midlands 9%2022/23: 0% · 26 pupils · West Midlands 6%2023/24: 0% · 26 pupils · West Midlands 6%2024/25: 0% · 27 pupils · West Midlands 7%22%0%No exams
Reading score
2015/16: 101 · 25 pupils · West Midlands 1022016/17: 103 · 27 pupils · West Midlands 1042017/18: 107 · 26 pupils · West Midlands 1052018/19: 110 · 27 pupils · West Midlands 1042022/23: 105 · 26 pupils · West Midlands 1052023/24: 103 · 26 pupils · West Midlands 1052024/25: 106 · 27 pupils · West Midlands 105110101No exams
Maths score
2015/16: 102 · 25 pupils · West Midlands 1032016/17: 103 · 27 pupils · West Midlands 1042017/18: 106 · 26 pupils · West Midlands 1042018/19: 108 · 27 pupils · West Midlands 1052022/23: 104 · 26 pupils · West Midlands 1042023/24: 101 · 26 pupils · West Midlands 1042024/25: 101 · 27 pupils · West Midlands 105108101No exams

Getting in · 2026

First-choice families who got in100.0%
6 of 6 who put it first2014 · 90.9%2026 · 100.0%
By preference
ChoiceAppliedOffered
1st66
2nd171
3rd110

Last distance offered: London only

Inspections · 2005–2025

  • Personal developmentGood
  • Quality of educationRequires improvement
  • Behaviour and attitudesGood
  • Early years provisionGood
  • Leadership and managementRequires improvement
  • SafeguardingEffective
  1. 2005Goodas predecessor
  2. 2009Satisfactoryas predecessor
  3. 2012Goodas predecessor
  4. 2016Requires improvementas predecessor
  5. 2017Ungraded visitas predecessor
  6. 2023Requires improvement
  7. 2025Lowest Requires improvement

Pupils · 2024/25

On roll · Jan 2026149
Free school meals (past 6 years)25.3%
First language not English4.8%
SEN support15.7%
EHC plan2.4%
Absence (sessions missed)4.9%
Persistently absent pupils16.0%

Girls 43.4%Boys 56.6%

71% full · 210 places

Parent View

Earlier survey (before Nov 2025) · as at 1 Sep 2025 · 64 responses (38.5% of pupils)

  • My child is happy at this school90.6% agree
  • My child feels safe at this school87.5% agree
  • The school makes sure its pupils are well behaved70.3% agree
  • My child has been bullied and the school dealt with the bullying quickly and effectively · 57.8% not applicable44.4% agree
  • The school makes me aware of what my child will learn during the year87.5% agree
  • When I have raised concerns with the school they have been dealt with properly · 9.4% not applicable75.9% agree
  • Does your child have special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND)?21.9% yes
  • My child has SEND, and the school gives them the support they need to succeed · asked only of the 21.9% who said Yes above64.3% agree
  • The school has high expectations for my child70.3% agree
  • My child does well at this school75% agree
  • The school lets me know how my child is doing81.2% agree
  • There is a good range of subjects available to my child at this school93.8% agree
  • My child can take part in clubs and activities at this school87.5% agree
  • The school supports my child's wider personal development70.3% agree
  • I would recommend this school to another parent71.9% yes

Workforce · 2025/26

Pupils per teacher17.2
Pupils per adult12.5
  • Classroom teachers 6.6
  • Leadership 2
  • Teaching assistants 3.3
  • Other support 3.1

Teachers 8.6 FTE · Whole workforce 15 · 24 people

Financials · 2024/25

Income per pupil£7,355
Spend per pupil£6,416
Staff spend per pupil£5,090
Reserve per pupil£0
  • £0revenue reserve
  • +£156,000in-year balance

Grants £7,151 · self-generated £205 · premises £319 per pupil

Multi-academy trust: THE DIOCESE OF COVENTRY MULTI-ACADEMY TRUST (22 academies) · trust reserve £2,088,000 · Reserves in a multi-academy trust belong to the trust; this academy's figures include the share of central costs the trust gives it