Voluntary controlled school · Hampshire

St James Church of England Controlled Primary School

4–11Ages
224Pupils
PrimaryPhase
Church of EnglandReligious character
116286URN

Bellevue Lane, Emsworth, PO10 7PX · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded GoodMar 2017

School remains GoodUngraded inspection · May 2023

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.5per place

0.5 above Hampshire median (2.0)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Hampshire

76 applications for 30 places · 62nd of 287 in Hampshire

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

69%met the expected standard

Hampshire 65% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded GoodMar 2017

School remains GoodUngraded inspection · May 2023

Inspection history

11 May 2023
Ungraded inspection: School remains Good
21 March 2017
Graded inspection: Good

Full reports on the Ofsted website · How to read Ofsted grades

About these grades

Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.

How hard is it to get a place?

DfE · Sept 2026 entry

2.5applications per place, Reception

0.5 above Hampshire median (2.0) 0.3 above England median (2.2)

76 applications · 30 places offered · 30 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

2026 2.5; Hampshire median median 2.0
2025 3.5; Hampshire median median 2.0
2024 3.7; Hampshire median median 2.1
2023 3.1; Hampshire median median 2.0
2022 3.1; Hampshire median median 2.0
2021 3.0; Hampshire median median 2.0
2020 2.8; Hampshire median median 2.0
2019 3.1; Hampshire median median 2.0
2018 3.3; Hampshire median median 2.0
2017 2.7; Hampshire median median 2.0
2016 3.5; Hampshire median median 2.0
2015 3.7; Hampshire median median 2.0
2014 2.8; Hampshire median median 2.1

More applications per place than the Hampshire median in 13 of 13 years.

This school
Hampshire median

Reception applications for September 2027 close 15 January 2027, through your council

How this is measured

Applications per place: every application naming the school at any preference, divided by places offered on National Offer Day. It is not your chance of a place. Methodology.

Entry	Places	Applications	Per place	First preferences	First-pref. ratio
Sep 2026	30	76	2.5	30	1.00
Sep 2025	30	106	3.5	54	1.80
Sep 2024	30	110	3.7	53	1.77
Sep 2023	30	94	3.1	41	1.37
Sep 2022	30	92	3.1	36	1.20
Sep 2021	30	91	3.0	36	1.20
Sep 2020	30	85	2.8	37	1.23
Sep 2019	30	94	3.1	32	1.07
Sep 2018	33	108	3.3	51	1.55
Sep 2017	33	88	2.7	33	1.00
Sep 2016	34	119	3.5	53	1.56
Sep 2015	34	126	3.7	58	1.71
Sep 2014	34	96	2.8	46	1.35

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 75% · Writing 78% · Maths 72% → all three 69% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard69%101st of 300 in Hampshire

Hampshire 65% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard75%

Hampshire 79% England 78%

Higher standard38%

Hampshire 33% England 33%

Average scaled score 105 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard78%

Hampshire 75% England 75%

Greater depth19%

Hampshire 13% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard72%

Hampshire 76% England 77%

Higher standard25%

Hampshire 23% England 24%

Average scaled score 104 (100 = expected standard)

This school
Hampshire median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	69%	13%	105	104
2023/24	58%	9%	105	104
2022/23	61%	16%	106	104

Subject results are published for the latest year only. Scaled scores run from 80 to 120.

Schools nearby

The 8 nearest primary schools in a straight line, in any local authority

St James Church of England Controlled Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Remains Good2023

2.5applications per place 69%met the SATs standard
Emsworth Primary School
0.8 km · Hampshire

Remains Good2023

2.1applications per place 63%met the SATs standard
Westbourne Primary School
1.5 km · West Sussex

Not yet inspected
St Alban's Church of England Aided Primary School
2.4 km · Hampshire

2026

2.0applications per place 58%met the SATs standard
Sharps Copse Primary and Nursery School
2.5 km · Hampshire

Remains Good2022

1.7applications per place 58%met the SATs standard
Southbourne Infant School
2.7 km · West Sussex

Remains Good2023

2.1applications per place
Southbourne Junior School
2.7 km · West Sussex

Remains Good2023

56%met the SATs standard
Fairfield Infant School
2.8 km · Hampshire

Remains Good2023

1.7applications per place
Front Lawn Primary Academy
3.1 km · Hampshire

Outstanding2023

1.6applications per place 82%met the SATs standard

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement
Does not apply

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School details

Type: Voluntary controlled school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 116286 · 850/3052
Religious character: Church of England
Capacity: 226 pupils · 224 on roll
Free school meals: 10.3% of pupils (England median 23%)
Address: Bellevue Lane, Emsworth, PO10 7PX
Local authority: Hampshire · Havant

Data last changed 3 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources