St James School

 

Contact Details

Address:
 Summer Lane
 Exeter
 Devon EX4 8NN
Telephone: 01392 209922

School Type

Phase: Secondary (ages 11-16)
Type: Converter Academy
Religious Denomination: None
Admissions Policy: Non-selective
Established: 2016
History: This school arose from St James School
Trust: The Ted Wragg Multi Academy Trust
Sponsor: The Ted Wragg Multi Academy Trust

Staff and Pupils

Headteacher: Miss Emily Harper (since September 2023)
Previous Headteacher: Lindsay Skinner
Numbers of Teachers / Assistants*: 49.8 / 15.41
Non-teaching Staff*: 35.75
Number of pupils: 989
Pupils Per Teacher: 19.9
Sex: Mixed (53% boys / 47% girls)
Eligible for free school meals (FSM): 25.00% (medium)
FSM pupils at 10 nearest schools†: 24.0%
Local child deprivation rate: 15.0% (4km radius)
Proportion of ethnic minority pupils: 26.9%
Ethnic minority pupils at 10 nearest schools†: 17.1%
Distance to 10th nearest school†: 13.6km
* Full-time equivalents (FTEs)
† Schools of the same phase (primary or secondary) for which data are available

Location and Administration

Region: South West
Authority: Devon
Constituency: Exeter
Electoral Ward: Mincinglake and Whipton
School Number: 8784016

Inspections and Reports

Ofsted Report: 24th March 2015 (view record)
Ofsted Rating: Good

External Links

DfE Record: View record
School Performance Table: View record
The Schools Guide: School indicators | Staff indicators
 
 

Nearby Schools

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  2. Vranch House School (0.6km) show on map
  3. Whipton Barton Junior School (0.6km) show on map
  4. Whipton Barton Infants and Nursery School (0.6km) show on map
  5. St Luke's Church of England School (1.2km) show on map
  6. Stoke Hill Infant and Nursery School (1.4km) show on map
  7. Stoke Hill Junior School (1.4km) show on map
  8. Pinhoe Church of England Primary School & Nursery (1.4km) show on map
  9. Ladysmith Infant & Nursery School (1.5km) show on map
  10. Ladysmith Junior School (1.5km) show on map
  11. Monkerton Community Primary School (1.6km) show on map
  12. St Michael's Church of England Primary Academy (1.6km) show on map
  13. Ellen Tinkham School (1.7km) show on map
  14. St Nicholas Catholic Primary School (1.7km) show on map
  15. Newtown Primary School (2.1km) show on map
  16. St Peter's Church of England Aided School (2.2km) show on map
  17. Westclyst Community Primary School (2.3km) show on map
  18. Exeter School (2.3km) show on map
  19. Woodwater Academy (2.3km) show on map
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  23. Magdalen Court School (2.5km) show on map
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  25. Stansfield Academy (2.7km) show on map
  26. Exeter Mathematics School (2.8km) show on map
  27. Clyst Heath Nursery and Community Primary School (2.8km) show on map
  28. Wynstream Primary School Academy (2.9km) show on map
  29. St Leonard's (CofE) Primary School (2.9km) show on map
  30. Atkinson Secure Children's Home (3.0km) show on map
  31. Exeter Cathedral School (3.0km) show on map
  32. Exeter and North Devon Colleges Group (3.3km) show on map
  33. St David's CofE Primary School (3.3km) show on map
  34. Isca Academy (3.3km) show on map
  35. Southbrook School (3.3km) show on map
  36. St Wilfrid's School (3.4km) show on map
  37. Infocus College (3.7km) show on map
  38. Thomas Hall School (3.8km) show on map
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  41. Montgomery Primary School (4.1km) show on map
  42. Clyst St Mary Primary School (4.1km) show on map
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  99. Cheriton Fitzpaine Primary School (14.3km) show on map
  100. St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Exmouth (14.4km) show on map
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Associated Schools

Predecessor Schools†
* Other schools occupying the same site, or related to this one through splits or mergers
† Establishments now closed from which this school arose, or with which it has merged

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