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St James' Church of England Academy

verifiedData: DfE 2024/25–2025/26 · Ofsted

personMiss Julia Strickland

corporate_fareHOPE SENTAMU LEARNING TRUST

location_onHull, HU7 6BD

language Visit Website phone 1482825091

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Ofsted

Good

Inspected 2018

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Students

217

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Expected Standard

63%

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Demand Ratio

1.0x

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St James' Church of England Academy is a Academy sponsor led primary school in Hull, serving ages 3-11. Rated Good by Ofsted. Ranks in the top 53% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

St James' Church of England Academy is an academy sponsor led in Hull, Kingston upon Hull, City of, admitting pupils aged 3-11. It is part of HOPE SENTAMU LEARNING TRUST. The school has approximately 210 pupils on roll, of whom 37% are eligible for free school meals.

In 2025, 63% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined, with 10% achieving the higher standard. The school ranks #48 of 70 primaries in Kingston upon Hull, City of and #6,736 of 14,143 nationally.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2018. The school's current overall rating is Good.

In the most recent admissions cycle, applications were at 1.0× capacity.

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 20.1:1. There are no current teaching vacancies.

In the 2024/25 academic year, there were no permanent exclusions. The average suspension rate was 0.0 per 1,000 pupils per term.

verified Source: DfE 2024/25–2025/26 · Ofsted

Academic Performance

verified Data: UK Gov 2024/25

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Primary Performance Trends (KS2)

2025

R/W/M Expected Standard

63%

LA 63%

Reading77% LA 72%

Writing70% LA 72%

Maths73% LA 72%

Read SS

105

Maths SS

104

GPS SS

103

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

69%

LA 62%England 61%

Reading76% LA 72% · Eng 74%

Writing72% LA 71% · Eng 72%

Maths79% LA 72% · Eng 73%

Read SS

104

Maths SS

103

GPS SS

104

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

60%

LA 59%England 60%

Reading73% LA 70% · Eng 73%

Writing73% LA 72% · Eng 71%

Maths70% LA 71% · Eng 73%

Read SS

104

Maths SS

102

GPS SS

103

Progress (0 = national avg)

-1.4

Read

LA -0.1

-3.7 to 0.9

0.5

Write

LA 0.8

-1.7 to 2.7

-3.0

Maths

LA 0.2

-5.1 to -0.8

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

73%

LA 64%England 65%

Reading77% LA 72% · Eng 73%

Writing81% LA 75% · Eng 78%

Maths81% LA 76% · Eng 79%

Read SS

104

Maths SS

105

GPS SS

105

Progress (0 = national avg)

-2.5

Read

LA 1.1

-4.9 to -0.1

0.3

Write

LA 1.0

-1.9 to 2.5

-1.3

Maths

LA 0.9

-3.4 to 0.7

2018

R/W/M Expected Standard

72%

LA 64%

Reading97% LA 73%

Writing79% LA 75%

Maths83% LA 75%

Read SS

107

Maths SS

106

GPS SS

109

Progress (0 = national avg)

2.8

Read

LA 1.0

0.6 to 5

2.9

Write

LA 0.8

0.8 to 5

1.8

Maths

LA 1.3

-0.2 to 3.8

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

14 September 2023

Inspection Report

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17 January 2018

Inspection Report

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Inspection Report

Inspection History

2 Evaluations

2018-01-17

Academy First Section 5 Legacy

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

2013-10-22

None Legacy

Requires improvement

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Requires improvement

Wellbeing, SEN & Pastoral Care

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Behaviour & Discipline (Suspensions & Exclusions)

Official Department for Education (DfE) data. Suspensions measure temporary removals due to behavior, while exclusions represent permanent removals.

Suspension Rate

0.0%per term

sentiment_satisfied Below Average (Good)

National average: 0.8% for this term (primary).

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

0.0%(0 pupils)

Spring term 2025

Represents the proportion of unique students suspended at least once in this term.

Permanent Exclusions

0pupils

verified Excellent (Zero)

National average: 1.225% of pupils excluded per term.

Pastoral Context: In the Spring term of 2025, this school served a headcount of 210 pupils. During this period, there were 0 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 0.0%, which is below the termly national average of 0.8%.

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Year / Term	Headcount	Suspensions	Susp. Rate	Nat. Avg
2024/25 (Spring term)	210	0	0.0%	0.8%
2024/25 (Autumn term)	203	0	0.0%	0.9%
2023/24 (Summer term)	218	0	0.0%	0.8%
2023/24 (Spring term)	214	0	0.0%	0.7%
2023/24 (Autumn term)	210	1	0.5%	0.8%
2022/23 (Summer term)	227	0	0.0%	0.7%
2022/23 (Spring term)	217	0	0.0%	0.6%
2022/23 (Autumn term)	213	0	0.0%	0.6%
2021/22 (Summer term)	228	0	0.0%	0.5%
2021/22 (Spring term)	224	0	0.0%	0.5%
2021/22 (Autumn term)	211	0	0.0%	0.5%
2020/21 (Summer term)	227	0	0.0%	0.4%
2020/21 (Spring term)	222	0	0.0%	0.1%
2020/21 (Autumn term)	216	0	0.0%	0.4%
2019/20 (Summer term)	230	0	0.0%	0.0%
2019/20 (Spring term)	230	0	0.0%	0.4%
2019/20 (Autumn term)	216	0	0.0%	0.6%
2018/19 (Summer term)	237	0	0.0%	0.4%
2018/19 (Spring term)	235	0	0.0%	0.5%
2018/19 (Autumn term)	229	0	0.0%	0.5%
2017/18 (Summer term)	235	0	0.0%	0.5%
2017/18 (Spring term)	230	0	0.0%	0.4%
2017/18 (Autumn term)	222	0	0.0%	0.5%
2016/17 (Summer term)	236	0	0.0%	0.4%
2016/17 (Spring term)	225	0	0.0%	0.4%
2016/17 (Autumn term)	220	0	0.0%	0.5%

Source: DfE Suspensions and Permanent Exclusions in England. Data represents termly statistics as published by the Department for Education.

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Supported Special Educational Needs (SEN)

Primary areas of need currently supported by the school. A high number often indicates specialized internal units or high staff experience in these areas.

Speech, Language & Communication 25 pupils

Autistic Spectrum Disorder 6 pupils

Social, Emotional & Mental Health 3 pupils

Specific Learning Difficulty 1 pupils