St James Church of England Controlled Primary School

HampshireVoluntary controlled school

Bellevue Lane, Emsworth, PO10 7PX

Headteacher: Miss Jill Pearce-HaydonSchool website ↗Pupils: 228 (capacity: 226)
Ofsted pending
No inspection on record
Oversubscribed
56% of first-choice applicants offered a place
69%
Reading, Writing & Maths
56%
First-choice offer rate
Oversubscribed

Latest data: 2024/25

SATs Results (2024/25)

End-of-primary-school tests taken by Year 6 pupils. National averages shown for comparison.

Reading, Writing & Maths combinedReading, Writing & Maths% of pupils achieving the expected standard in all three subjects at age 11The national average is around 60%. Higher means more pupils reached the expected level.
69.0%
Exceeding expected level (Reading, Writing & Maths)Higher Standard — Reading, Writing & Maths% of pupils exceeding the expected level in all three subjectsA more demanding threshold. The national average is around 8%.
13.0%
Why is combined lower? A pupil is only counted if they met the bar in all three subjects. Some passed reading but not writing; some passed writing but not maths.
Reading 75%·Writing 78%·Maths 72%All three 69%
Reading
Expected75%
Exceeding38%
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
Writing
Expected78%
Exceeding19%
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
Maths
Expected72%
Exceeding25%
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
Expected standard
Exceeding / high score
National average

How Hard to Get Into This School (2025/26)

This school is oversubscribed.
Demand exceeds capacity.
How many places were offered?
30
How many families wanted this school first?
54
How many got their first choice?
30of 54 (55.6%)
How many applied in total?
106

Pupils & Inclusion

Eligible for pupil premium
22.0%
Pupils from disadvantaged backgrounds
English as an additional languageEnglish as an Additional Language% of pupils whose first language is not English
13.0%
Pupils receiving SEN supportSEN Support% of pupils receiving SEN (Special Educational Needs) support without a formal planThese pupils need extra help but do not yet have an Education, Health and Care Plan (EHCP).
22.0%
Boys and girls
47%girls·53%boys
108 girls, 120 boys

Location

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Results Over Time

↑ Peaked at 71% (2016/17), currently 69%

* No data for 2019/20 or 2020/21 — national assessments were cancelled due to COVID-19.

Progress scores (Reading, Writing, Maths) are hidden by default — click them in the legend to show.

View raw year-by-year data
YearReading, Writing & Maths (expected %)Exceeding expected (%)Reading ProgressWriting ProgressMaths Progress
2015/1653.0%6.0%-3.5-6.2-5.7
2016/1771.0%12.0%+0.6-2.1-1.2
2017/1871.0%16.0%-1.2-1.5-2.4
2018/1966.0%17.0%+0.2+0.6-0.5
2022/2361.0%16.0%+0.1+0.4-0.6
2023/2458.0%9.0%---
2024/2569.0%13.0%---
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