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Academy sponsor led · Warwickshire

St James' CofE Academy

  • 7–11Ages
  • 200Pupils
  • PrimaryPhase
  • Church of EnglandReligious character
  • 140694URN

Barbridge Road, Bulkington, Bedworth, CV12 9PF · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school
Latest Ofsted

Report card · inspected Jul 2026

  • Exceptional
  • Strong standard
  • Expected standard
  • Needs attention
  • Urgent improvement

Safeguarding standards met

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25
65%met the expected standard

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026
Report card · inspected 15 July 2026Published 15 September 2026 · safeguarding standards met · no overall grade
AreaExceptionalStrong standardExpected standardNeeds attentionUrgent improvement
InclusionStrong standard
Curriculum and teachingExpected standard
AchievementExpected standard
Attendance and behaviourExpected standard
Personal development and wellbeingStrong standard
Early yearsDoes not apply to this school
Post-16 provisionDoes not apply to this school
Leadership and governanceStrong standard
  • Exceptional
  • Strong standard
  • Expected standard
  • Needs attention
  • Urgent improvement
  • Does not apply

Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

Inspection history

  1. 15 July 2026
    Report card · 3 Strong standard, 3 Expected standard
  2. 29 March 2022
    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 did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 78% · Writing 75% · Maths 75% → all three 65% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard65%68th of 155 in Warwickshire
Reading
Expected standard78%
Higher standard27%
Average scaled score 105 (100 = expected standard)
Writing
Expected standard75%
Greater depth15%
Maths
Expected standard75%
Higher standard29%
Average scaled score 106 (100 = expected standard)
  • This school
  • Warwickshire median
  • England median
Every year as a table
YearExpected standardHigher standardReading scoreMaths score
2024/2565%11%105106
2023/2453%4%106105
2022/2355%8%105104

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

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

Eight dots, one per area: inclusion, curriculum, achievement, attendance, personal development, early years, post-16, leadership. Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

School details

Type
Academy sponsor led
Phase
Primary
URN · DfE number
140694 · 937/2026
Trust
The Diocese of Coventry Multi-Academy Trust
Religious character
Church of England
Capacity
240 pupils · 200 on roll
Free school meals
22.5% of pupils (England median 23%)
Opened
1 April 2014
Replaced
St James' CofE Junior School (URN 125627)
Address
Barbridge Road, Bulkington, Bedworth, CV12 9PF
Local authority
Warwickshire · Nuneaton and Bedworth

Data last changed 19 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources