Academy sponsor led · Gloucestershire

St James' Church of England Junior School

7–11Ages
186Pupils
PrimaryPhase
Church of EnglandReligious character
150509URN

Upton Street, Gloucester, GL1 4JU · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Sep 2021 Previous framework

Requires improvement

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

57%met the expected standard

Gloucestershire 63% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Requires improvement · 15 September 2021Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Good	Requires improvement
Quality of education		Requires improvement
Behaviour and attitudes	Good
Personal development	Good
Leadership and management		Requires improvement

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 68% · Writing 66% · Maths 74% → all three 57% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard57%130th of 208 in Gloucestershire

Gloucestershire 63% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard68%

Gloucestershire 80% England 78%

Higher standard23%

Gloucestershire 34% England 33%

Average scaled score 104 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard66%

Gloucestershire 74% England 75%

Greater depth13%

Gloucestershire 13% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard74%

Gloucestershire 77% England 77%

Higher standard28%

Gloucestershire 23% England 24%

Average scaled score 105 (100 = expected standard)

This school
Gloucestershire median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	57%	9%	104	105
2023/24
2022/23

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 Junior SchoolThis school
This school

Requires improvement2021

57%met the SATs standard
Hatherley Infant School
0.5 km · Gloucestershire

Good2024

1.9applications per place
Widden Primary School
0.5 km · Gloucestershire

Requires improvement2022

1.9applications per place 36%met the SATs standard
Tredworth Infant and Nursery Academy
0.5 km · Gloucestershire

Good2023

1.7applications per place
Tredworth Junior School
0.6 km · Gloucestershire

Remains Good2023

38%met the SATs standard
St Paul's Church of England Primary School
1.1 km · Gloucestershire

Good2024

2.7applications per place 47%met the SATs standard
St Peter's Catholic Primary School
1.1 km · Gloucestershire

Remains Good2023

1.8applications per place 75%met the SATs standard
Finlay Community School
1.2 km · Gloucestershire

Good2024

2.3applications per place 80%met the SATs standard
Coney Hill Community Primary School
1.3 km · Gloucestershire

Good2024

3.6applications per place 67%met the SATs standard

School details

Type: Academy sponsor led
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 150509 · 916/2156
Trust: The Diocese of Gloucester Academies Trust
Religious character: Church of England
Capacity: 236 pupils · 186 on roll
Free school meals: 43.0% of pupils (England median 23%)
Opened: 1 May 2024
Replaced: St James' Church of England Junior School (URN 115606)
Address: Upton Street, Gloucester, GL1 4JU
Local authority: Gloucestershire · Gloucester

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