At a glance
Key published figures for this school.
Ofsted inspection
Latest outcome
Report published 22 Jun 2022.
Inspection history
Improved from Requires improvement (5 Nov 2019).
- Previous gradedRequires improvement
This page shows previous graded and latest ungraded outcomes when Ofsted publishes them in the national file. Full history stays on the Ofsted report.
School figures
Coloured bars compare this school with the average for other schools in BD15. Where we have them, council (Bradford) and England figures appear under FSM, SEN and attendance. FSM, SEN and EAL are context, not quality scores. For attendance, higher is usually better.
- Pupils on roll
- 310
- Free school meals
- 48.3%
- SEN
- 19%
- EAL
- 18.7%
- Attendance
- 94.2% Autumn and spring 2024/25
Also: Bradford 27.5% · England 24.7%
Also: Bradford 18.4% · England 18.2%
Also: Bradford 94.3% · England 94.8%
Each metric uses its own colour so you can tell the rows apart. The lighter bar is the BD15 average; the darker bar is this school.
Compared with England
Persistent absence is 2024/25. Key Stage 2 is 2024/25: expected standard combined, greater depth, then reading, writing and maths. England is the state-funded average. Lower persistent absence is better.
17.9%
4.6% above England (13.3%)
49%
13% below England (62%)
2%
6% below England (8%)
68%
7% below England (75%)
66%
6% below England (72%)
59%
15% below England (74%)
Trends
Attendance
Autumn and spring 2024/25 from DfE pupil absence data (where published for this URN). The headline above uses the same period.
- 95.3%2020/21
- 91.7%2021/22
- 93.1%2022/23
- 93.5%2023/24
- 94.2%2024/25
Key Stage 2
Share meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined.
- 45%2022/23
- 38%2023/24
- 49%2024/25
Admissions
Applications and offers (September 2026 entry)
For September 2026 entry, 24 families put this school first. All of them were offered a place here.
- Named as first preference
- 24
- First-preference offers
- 24
- First preferences offered a place
- 100%
- Total offers
- 27
- Named on any preference
- 38
This is historic demand from one admissions round. It is not a guarantee of a place, and it does not show a catchment area. Admission rules and priorities differ by school.
SourceDfE applications and offers, September 2026 entryPublished 18th of June 2026.
How full the building is
- Roll versus published capacity
- Below published capacity
- Published capacity (GIAS)
- 448
- Pupils on roll
- 310
Pupils on roll compared with the capacity published in GIAS. This is about building size, not applications or offers, and it is not a guarantee of a place.
Applications and offers come from DfE. Last distance offered and catchment areas are not published nationally. Your council admissions booklet has those details.
Check your council admissions booklet via the Bradford page.
SEN support
- SEN %
- 19%
A higher SEN percentage can mean experience with support needs, or more demand on staff. Ask the SENCO what is available day to day.
Schools near The Academy At St. James
Distances are in a straight line from this school. They are not catchment areas.
- St Matthew's Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy
- Ley Top Primary School
- Beckfoot Allerton Primary School and Nursery
- Clayton St John CofE Primary School
- Crossley Hall Academy
- Clayton Village Academy
- St Anthony's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy
- Lady Royd Primary School
Other nearby schools
Sources and freshness
- School year for most DfE figures: 2024/25.
- Pipeline last checked: Oct 2026.
- Council and England attendance / FSM tables: 2024/25.
- School figures from DfE / GIAS / Ofsted where published. District averages use other schools in this postcode district. Council and England figures use DfE local authority and national tables for the matching phase.
- We do not publish school photos. The banner shows initials from the school name.
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