St James School
About the school
St James School is an open secondary school in Devon.
Latest Ofsted inspection
Published Ofsted information, current as at 31 July 2026. Inspection outcomes are not performance rankings.
- Latest inspection
- 15 November 2023
- Published
- 14 January 2024
- Inspection type
- Ungraded inspection
- Latest outcome
- School remains Good
Results and school context
GCSE and key stage 4
Attainment 8
- School
- 46.9
- Devon
- 45.4
- England
- 46.1
Progress 8
The DfE has not published this measure for 2024/25.
- School
- N/A
- Devon
- N/A
- England
- N/A
English and maths grade 5+
- School
- 53.00%
- Devon
- 46.10%
- England
- 45.40%
English and maths grade 4+
- School
- 69.20%
- Devon
- 66.30%
- England
- 64.80%
EBacc entry
- School
- 61.60%
- Devon
- 37.20%
- England
- 40.50%
EBacc average point score
- School
- 4.42
- Devon
- 4.02
- England
- 4.09
A levels and sixth form
Average A-level grade
- School
- Suppressed
Average A-level points
- School
- Suppressed
AAB or better
- School
- Suppressed
Pupil context and attendance
DfE context data for 2024/25. These characteristics provide context and are not quality ratings.
Pupils on roll
989
Girls
46.51%
Boys
53.49%
SEN support
23.86%
Education, health and care plan
5.56%
English as an additional language
19.00%
Eligible for free school meals in the past six years
27.50%
Overall absence
8.81
Persistent absence
21.86
Pupil destinations
DfE destination measures from the 2024/25 release. These outcomes are published after a time lag.
After Key Stage 4
Cohort
189
Sustained education or employment
89%
Education
81%
Apprenticeship
1%
Employment
7%
Not sustained
8%