Academy sponsor led · Kingston upon Hull, City of

St James' Church of England Academy

3–11Ages
197Pupils
PrimaryPhase
Church of EnglandReligious character
141387URN

Dorchester Road, Bransholme, Hull, HU7 6BD · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded GoodJan 2018

School remains GoodUngraded inspection · Sep 2023

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.8per place

1.0 above Kingston upon Hull, City of median (1.9)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Kingston upon Hull, City of

34 applications for 12 places

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

63%met the expected standard

Kingston upon Hull, City of 67% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded GoodJan 2018

School remains GoodUngraded inspection · Sep 2023

Inspection history

15 September 2023
Ungraded inspection: School remains Good
17 January 2018
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

2.8applications per place, Reception

1.0 above Kingston upon Hull, City of median (1.9) 0.6 above England median (2.2)

34 applications · 12 places offered · 10 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

2026 2.8; Kingston upon Hull, City of median median 1.9
2025 1.7; Kingston upon Hull, City of median median 1.9
2024 1.6; Kingston upon Hull, City of median median 2.0
2023 1.4; Kingston upon Hull, City of median median 1.6
2022 1.5; Kingston upon Hull, City of median median 1.5
2021 1.5; Kingston upon Hull, City of median median 1.6
2020 1.4; Kingston upon Hull, City of median median 1.6
2019 1.8; Kingston upon Hull, City of median median 1.7
2018 1.5; Kingston upon Hull, City of median median 1.7
2017 1.7; Kingston upon Hull, City of median median 1.7
2016 2.6; Kingston upon Hull, City of median median 2.0
2015 2.0; Kingston upon Hull, City of median median 1.9
2014 1.9; Kingston upon Hull, City of median median 2.0; as the previous school

This school
Kingston upon Hull, City of median

Dashed bars: as St James' Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School (URN 118027), the previous school.

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	12	34	2.8	10	0.83
Sep 2025	27	45	1.7	22	0.81
Sep 2024	28	46	1.6	27	0.96
Sep 2023	30	42	1.4	30	1.00
Sep 2022	26	40	1.5	26	1.00
Sep 2021	28	43	1.5	28	1.00
Sep 2020	22	31	1.4	22	1.00
Sep 2019	30	53	1.8	31	1.03
Sep 2018	30	46	1.5	31	1.03
Sep 2017	30	52	1.7	27	0.90
Sep 2016	30	78	2.6	33	1.10
Sep 2015	30	60	2.0	32	1.07
Sep 2014 *	30	58	1.9	32	1.07

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 77% · Writing 70% · Maths 73% → all three 63% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard63%41st of 69 in Kingston upon Hull, City of

Kingston upon Hull, City of 67% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard77%

Kingston upon Hull, City of 77% England 78%

Higher standard33%

Kingston upon Hull, City of 32% England 33%

Average scaled score 105 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard70%

Kingston upon Hull, City of 78% England 75%

Greater depth17%

Kingston upon Hull, City of 14% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard73%

Kingston upon Hull, City of 77% England 77%

Higher standard23%

Kingston upon Hull, City of 25% England 24%

Average scaled score 104 (100 = expected standard)

This school
Kingston upon Hull, City of median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	63%	10%	105	104
2023/24	69%	0%	104	103
2022/23	60%	7%	104	102

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 AcademyThis school
This school

Remains Good2023

2.8applications per place 63%met the SATs standard
Dorchester Primary School
0.4 km · Kingston upon Hull, City of

2026

1.5applications per place 60%met the SATs standard
East Park Primary School
1.0 km · Kingston upon Hull, City of

Good2022

1.9applications per place 81%met the SATs standard
Neasden Primary School
1.0 km · Kingston upon Hull, City of

Standards maintained2025

2.7applications per place 74%met the SATs standard
St Mary Queen of Martyrs VC Academy
1.0 km · Kingston upon Hull, City of

Remains Good2022

1.7applications per place 63%met the SATs standard
Biggin Hill Primary School
1.1 km · Kingston upon Hull, City of

Graded · no overall grade2025

1.3applications per place 64%met the SATs standard
Spring Cottage Primary School
1.3 km · Kingston upon Hull, City of

Outstanding2023

2.0applications per place 88%met the SATs standard
Sutton Park Primary School
1.5 km · Kingston upon Hull, City of

Remains Good2024

2.0applications per place 76%met the SATs standard
Ings Primary School
1.6 km · Kingston upon Hull, City of

Standards maintained2025

5.4applications per place 59%met the SATs standard

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: 141387 · 810/2021
Trust: Heartwood Learning Trust
Religious character: Church of England
Capacity: 236 pupils · 197 on roll
Free school meals: 35.5% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Opened: 1 February 2015
Replaced: St James' Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School (URN 118027)
Address: Dorchester Road, Bransholme, Hull, HU7 6BD
Local authority: Kingston upon Hull, City of

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